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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: 6 e% u( P  b% ^1 K
    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
; q1 d# c8 X3 @9 g: T( c6 ]    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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5 @1 @" s. B$ _# O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:
! A4 p3 R* O6 l' w, m0 K: p" W3 H    She (He) was cool in the past.
- v3 T2 D. j9 K9 ?: Z+ H: s6 R2 w    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) $ N  c0 }, W. D7 K. y$ |
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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! S. V1 {' N, r% c) D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: & j, ]! z7 Z% s/ Q5 f- Z
    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 5 L% M4 D% `5 i9 {4 S2 S& o+ ~
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 6 }; \! }' _( x2 O: g$ w
    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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. J5 G8 k+ c$ r/ s+ a5 o2. 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:
, G+ g: J" y7 J9 I" E. Y7 I* }    They are trippin'. (= tripping)
; h; R* R6 ^# v: ]    She (he) is trippin'. , }% O$ o+ M: S6 g4 d9 T4 P
Mr. A must be trippin'.
# X( l) Z6 E0 {. Z, z" z3 h) t通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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4 @. l- q( G/ I" ~5 Q& Q3. He is a nerd
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+ @2 j! z' T: Q( {+ mnerd 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: $ o9 E% B; `0 I/ O4 J
    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 0 O, o7 v1 `; U
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:
0 w% H% ]9 T5 c$ A; n- y    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+ W% B" U8 N
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:- ]1 z6 M( R: N4 a4 ?4 z
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
6 h: k: r7 V5 ^' f  i! P7 ^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:
8 k" U2 o' `0 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?) ( C. f1 k$ r3 h: v6 t

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% r2 q0 C' I$ [) m- d: F1 {7 Mho 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.) " D% ?9 @: w3 D$ C  M& [; G

3 Q# q$ P8 i$ p7 C7 X4 t- g6. Catch you later!
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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' w9 o/ q, f: h
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. $ G# o# z  q& F9 i  Z' q9 O3 N5 B
(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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