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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
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/ w  X1 {" g, Y4 t  其真正意思是指可以接受的好事;或是情况可以控制;或是保持冷静、文雅、礼貌、外表不错,能够合乎年轻人的标准。(可指人或事物)也就是 something good or acceptable;situation is under control;being calm, gentle, courteous or good-looking;meet teen's standard. 所以可以说:
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1 ]6 `/ e( T& P2 |  That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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3 D8 W% d8 R/ t' [  Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)0 p# f) x7 n4 o3 t3 m. X7 T9 c

9 {& j+ U3 D4 u' j  主词可用任何人称的单复数 (I, we, they 等),动词可用 verb to be 的任何时态 (is, was, were, will be, have been等)。因此,也可以说:; ~+ W9 r7 W# |5 p: F
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  She (He) was cool in the past.
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' v7 y5 d2 c% ?% k) o; k. G# }# C  That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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  He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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  但是如果说:Are you cool?又是指「你冷吗?」(cool = cold),可见 cool 当口头禅或俚语时,多半不用在问句。假如说:  X  Z7 ^/ F+ H0 j1 j+ [3 A

- W/ @  i8 \8 S4 C  She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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! w4 |" j% Y$ N8 c1 \9 I$ \, g1 F  emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。; E- U& l% Z2 e( i0 P% F; m

  f* u2 W) d. p0 ^8 j  c( {  (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」); Z: r  I9 h9 l" q( u

. A/ r7 u# b* F* S, F) D5 K2 |  2. Are you trippin'?:trippin' 这个字,是由动词 trip 演变而来。(动词时态是:tripped, tripping)年轻人用省略符号 (apostrophe ) 代替 g,表示是 slang,或口头禅。这个字是现在分词当形容词用,是指行为异乎寻常,也许受到吸毒或喝酒的影响,而显得神魂颠倒、奇形怪状(to get high on drug such as LSD),也就是说:要不是受到药、酒的影响,你为什 显得这样古怪呢?(Are you under any influence of drug or alcoholic? Why are you so crazy and bizarre?) 所以可以说:7 E% j  A' z. S$ s6 n( v

9 B& V) \" b4 _5 y# ?7 [  They are trippin'. (= tripping)  x/ v* f4 Z( i* X/ ^

* W- c& T' Y! k6 Q/ b8 s  She (he) is trippin'.
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  Mr. A must be trippin'.
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  A: ~4 P: ^+ b/ `  通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。' n7 C9 p9 E0 ^) m) T! N& K5 w
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  3. He is a nerd:nerd 是指一些年轻人,每天只懂读书、考试,但对生活上的其他事情,都很生疏。 (A person always buries his nose in books, but not good at social situations.)由於美国十分重视多方面发展的教育 (well-rounded),所以许多老外认为 nerd 虽然学识不错,但很乏味;有IQ,但缺乏EQ,只是社会上无足轻重的「书虫」或「蠢货」而已。(IQ = Intelligence Quotient ; EQ = Emotional Quotient) nerd 可用复数,动词也能用其他时态。因此可以说:
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  He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)
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( r1 t$ _, D8 U5 Y; Y1 _4 o  Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.- |+ x' U* h1 w; M
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  至於 geek 这个字,虽然与 nerd 相似,年轻人也常用,但 geek 是指在某一方面有很高的 IQ。我们可以说:/ O- d$ o) R% ?" P5 b
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  He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)7 L6 D. S, r, B4 y
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  另外,年轻人还用 jerk 这个字,通常是指没有社交技巧,头脑简单或古怪,令人讨厌的家伙(annoying person),如果你不喜欢一个人,就可以说:
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7 g" K# S, F/ i1 K' }  I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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  也可以用复数:( ^2 b2 o# Z6 M- h% q0 a4 s5 }+ U
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  Many jerks are working in our company.3 {5 `0 N: `! ?# A, ]5 h7 G1 D; x
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  主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:' M0 X0 X* R  v2 O/ J
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  They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.3 T' t7 J) S" J1 c* @, z" k& x

* B5 x+ p* [7 E9 U6 j  A1 y  (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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  4. Yo baby:Yo baby 是许多年轻的黑人男子对女子的招呼语,也有人用“Yo baby, yo baby' k+ Y* P( B; M: x
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  yo”,由於女子很漂亮,很吸引人,他想与她交谈。(He thinks she is pretty and attractive, so he wants to speak to her.),也就是找话题,想要「打开话匣」。(to use as a form of opening line or pick-up line or to begin a greeting; try to know her or date her) 如果说:2 I- u; w. I+ {3 @% S
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  Yo baby, are you trippin'? 意思是:漂亮的姑娘,你的样子有点怪里怪气,有什么心事吗?. }2 g5 M& c6 n, V
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  “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:6 a  w; k) O$ C6 _- ~, c% v0 q6 t

8 _& ?' Z- a+ l8 {% s2 T% ^  May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before., ?0 h/ r, \% ]- a9 y( j) Z
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  同理,如果年轻女子看到帅哥,有吸引力,很想与他交谈,那么就用:“Hey, hey, hey" 後跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:, U: j! [8 d3 i. @1 `
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  Hey, hey, hey, what's going on?“what is going on?”就是年轻黑人打招呼的用语 (a form of greeting or open statement) 或 Hey, hey, hey, are you going to the movie?(帅哥,你是去看电影吗?)2 L+ g, l4 b5 w8 V2 s2 x

# A1 M- Z& P* t" j  5. Catch you later!这是年轻人说「再会」的口语。(a form to say“good乡bye”) 也就是说:现在没有时间与你交谈,以後再谈吧!(I don't have time to talk with you now, but we can talk later.) 因此,catch 就是 talk 或 contact 的意思。catch 後面,也可用其他人称代名词(him, her, them 等)
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  有时年轻小伙子也用:I am off. 意思就是:I am leaving now; I'll talk to you again.7 l& U7 E/ e! s+ Z2 A; j7 G+ F6 {: w
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  (我要走了,再谈吧!)
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