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1. It's cool.
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4 I# r/ p0 F3 J8 y3 p1 tcool 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:
: o5 }" i, n3 a; `# V That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. ( g+ r! j5 c1 w0 t! A2 y2 K! s
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: 1 w. V& |3 M8 F- A( s j3 I. d
She (He) was cool in the past.
) W( ]6 j4 N2 J0 V, @, |" g. ] That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) ; }8 i0 J, D/ W2 j& W
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 3 T A& T/ O; i4 M0 o) e0 }7 @
6 d) f' u/ c& m( L; @7 f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: Y8 s2 F' ~/ q+ z7 v, a& ]
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) " N* l) g, x! A1 S/ o5 c8 t! M8 A
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2. Are you trippin'?
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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: - ]& Q+ \5 F0 z5 M4 m. ]
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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Mr. A must be trippin'. 0 C1 B7 T1 C9 [8 {8 L$ b
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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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:
' Z* N9 ` G2 W s; w8 Q( x He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby
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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 4 R! X5 [7 _$ _5 R* H q
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:
# j0 a; k- p6 W6 s/ t 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? 8 V. L, F+ C9 e$ T
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
0 u+ _5 \( ^9 `) U* L* xMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
) ^. a8 t% Q2 A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: e4 N0 H1 O. U C
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?) 4 T; G! M) Q* C. `
$ R( H9 y6 E4 t3 z5. She is a ho: T: P$ z6 |* ?/ Z) t1 U
1 Q- A( V1 m! i$ Fho 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: ( Q( q# e G, V
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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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' U2 F0 J0 L2 z6. Catch you later!
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5 u: b& `, o% k$ O0 f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)
9 m0 }0 n; T( z3 D( v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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