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1. It's cool.
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cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire) 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: + e; p* j0 g& W. ?, ]
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
& _+ t( d5 m7 F% @! y, b' [ Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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! \- u* _! i$ T& L7 C m" h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:
2 F) q1 r; V: T She (He) was cool in the past. E# z7 w( D! m0 Q7 S
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) % M. U. f6 Q" A4 J4 ~" c) t5 h
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 6 M' W# y, R( ^1 k8 V! N
+ I& ^ p+ x4 z+ l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: ( k, m5 K! A& c
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
% O, U% M' d, v, f% d) ~& U( H- P emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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6 z: P# [" d9 }" `8 R2. Are you trippin'?4 q: k' R. Z6 p4 b
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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# v; r D9 n; Y
Mr. A must be trippin'.
& O7 D4 U8 J+ x$ e通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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3. He is a nerd
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9 L2 ~4 H- n$ o+ g5 ?3 c3 Snerd 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: ' a, l) H: a0 ]" I, X) P
He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby6 M9 q/ E" N) {5 Q0 Z7 T5 k! ?
+ v- m! L- a* z6 ]/ C' TYo 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 3 s4 I& i; {8 \7 X
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:
% u, J; L% \. D 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 心事吗?
, K# \- |% o6 Q3 ~$ S“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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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 就用:“Hey, hey, hey" 後跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
* ~7 ?/ @* k" w2 }+ R% y N7 T 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?) % i9 \. h% O; f" x
4 N( Y& R, M. u( L' `. e8 a6 V5. She is a ho
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) {2 ]( z, D6 P3 s9 c! I! Vho 这个字,也是美国年轻人把 whore 字改变而成的一种口头禅或俚语。意思是指一些年轻女人,也许因为 peer pressure 或 curiosity 或 enjoyment 的心理,随便自愿与男子免费上床。(a girl or woman gives sex freely without charge),也就是说:She is very loose. 或 She is a loose woman (girl)。 ho 也可用复数: B9 T8 y# s9 e' o, Y
They are (were) hos. ' ]( e% ]2 U) [( h8 ^$ y) _
There are quite a few hos in high schools. 但是如果用 whore,是指妓女,男人需要付钱的。(a girl or woman is paid for sex.)
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) D, T$ ?0 \; J1 L6. Catch you later!8 X: Y- M& V0 r( w: I
: `) n2 ~. o2 P, ]; L( ] ^* P5 l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) 0 z+ ]$ |4 N$ _% d
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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