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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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# f4 g0 O6 @( g 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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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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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:
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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1 E3 N7 O1 c+ s# G, Y! @) q He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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8 ?$ h5 J# \, d; t7 z5 o! E2 Y/ f8 |, G 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:
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! W) L3 d- ~/ t% I3 L$ w6 ~' X She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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2 P- u% X9 R" ~) {9 x emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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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:
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She (he) is trippin'.) K( o$ |4 m% X
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Mr. A must be trippin'.4 j+ K) ~3 S* P0 e _
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。. b6 q$ R7 E( H2 G% I2 q$ c
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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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: w3 M! r3 }0 U6 b7 n9 x 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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; l1 j6 \/ v8 a2 f$ k ]& V Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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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:
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* n3 t" A3 l/ b3 Z9 r R He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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* c) q* ~- a9 T( U9 J4 m 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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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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- B5 G5 }" j. Q$ |2 l7 b K- P# o 也可以用复数:
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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( m# j$ V( V3 f% I 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.( m) J; U5 [1 Z |9 n
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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6 ~" o! l$ [* P: T0 } 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
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7 z" H3 b: K, P: d 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:
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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?
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( }3 a( |/ E3 B/ a “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.' V2 Y( H# f% h( K0 I9 n
- W' i% k+ [% g0 b' D1 C! L 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:
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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?)
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+ @9 D/ V, ]5 `& T2 i( g# g 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). D/ s( W3 h% q( U" Z
; n+ J! d2 t4 g- p0 c8 K 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.
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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