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1. It's cool.1 k5 v( R/ I* N) U, b" Q: L
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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:
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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: 0 y8 f+ q# [' x* C
She (He) was cool in the past. / [) I4 B: R; S
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) @ H4 M# S+ g0 D$ I& `
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) ; n2 G S+ \9 E/ M8 Z) @
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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: ; A* ~. w1 N+ b: X9 L
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 5 y, J5 q. C+ q' `- O
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 / |/ M- z$ d, }1 S% z' y) w! u# u
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 3 n9 }% B! n" C) m& K' E
+ _2 Q$ i' O8 d2. Are you trippin'?
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- U' B1 z }5 B7 L. \/ K0 O" D% \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: & z0 \* s5 z( w% U: y) M+ Z/ n+ r8 Y
They are trippin'. (= tripping) x& U" K6 f {0 I! F+ y
She (he) is trippin'. 6 {0 |; l9 t) Z* e3 Q
Mr. A must be trippin'.
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3. He is a nerd6 U9 r5 s; _, X# I0 j
5 M8 q* l; c" p9 K9 y3 p: y$ Anerd 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: " Q$ n, g- p6 r' U7 `5 G
He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby: I- m/ \- W9 J% y
( G: r" f6 t" j1 [% W! O. e4 f6 MYo 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
B* ^- G! @- O8 oyo”,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: ) _' F( i' I A0 [$ I& {
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?
2 D$ { u" v+ I; s“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:5 }+ A0 N+ N% `# O( |* W
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
; ?2 p" w! y5 t- r6 r" }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:
1 i& ?) u8 V9 X, G4 C- C+ }6 j& L6 D: B# ~ 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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: w* [6 i( ?) i5 i5. She is a ho
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ho 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:
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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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6. Catch you later!
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& P& I% |3 Z b; o* j# k0 k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)
# k' I/ R. |5 l7 ^6 t7 c) I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. ) s. }& I* n: x& H0 R
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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