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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: 4 V* h2 ^) i/ y: _2 r# u
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. ' h2 z" H4 f4 w7 Q4 g& d( ^1 ?
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)3 |) {$ U# y" H& r1 k* {2 L
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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:
6 O( P5 c" v3 K5 ?+ ]) p$ _8 B She (He) was cool in the past. # B5 ^# K. D- W1 O! j. \
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
9 O5 n& ^% B8 S3 y) f4 E. p He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 7 f+ W6 J# ]' l* k/ S
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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: 6 _; v& C+ A9 A3 ^
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
0 ]7 {6 {0 b' G: ?% G1 v( [ emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 + l. X4 L0 y. M: v6 V
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?
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$ l6 c1 y9 X' N, u# \# Vtrippin' 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: 5 E& S' C% L. q% K. e! F X
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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Mr. A must be trippin'. 0 E7 ~0 f8 _0 f9 F' k2 T
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: * O2 k8 R9 j! ]: r0 u
He used to be a nerd in high school 1 T1 |9 p' l$ W6 z) B' F* H! V
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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 2 m8 z% B y7 R$ O; U# Q* Y
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:
1 o! U* M. h$ k" B' m4 c 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? " t a7 u8 t# B9 j6 z1 e _1 I
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:6 I& Q/ H9 o' z" l
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. ' A8 O- \, k2 I. Y% _# @8 s% P
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: , d6 x" s* r z
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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$ U& J% x( S* G7 C9 Dho 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: * X* _/ ^1 j$ m: `+ k, |
They are (were) hos.
4 G9 M: T" p+ c' a* P 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.) ( ~, d' x/ v( j( G; ]( j; v
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6. Catch you later!0 M, C, Q; y9 B, u2 K
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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) " `& L! W J2 Y& @
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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