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1. It's cool.# C2 R# a* N4 F
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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: ; |. a+ H* C6 a9 r, \& b' [
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. * g, L4 m6 M9 `
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:
; \% R' i; X8 P8 k7 s She (He) was cool in the past.
6 A9 i; A: u! r b' S& C That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
1 z1 [5 y/ L3 v1 Q. Y% q He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) # G2 b! C4 L# q) p4 O$ A( D1 @
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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: , i2 x2 W+ J1 D$ u
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」)
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8 P# Q. W/ D1 x2. 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: - ]) | H: m T! i0 S8 a; C R& V
They are trippin'. (= tripping) ' B/ U% D1 t* L( S! }( m( z
She (he) is trippin'.
9 V) J6 T+ \. }Mr. A must be trippin'.
- q$ O( U: u6 ?$ V3 A, {" i0 t1 J通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。% c/ f- @; u7 p$ V& @
8 S) _% Z2 C7 R( Z; q1 ^3. He is a nerd: R3 ^) u* ~ S
$ x X4 w! D4 n% Qnerd 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: 1 H1 b2 n" z4 a. {& f
He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby, V# v: @& R0 u- `% ~# z$ V- p
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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 + j- j( q2 i; v! O" }
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:
3 V: e8 ^" K& [$ I5 ]8 P 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?
4 U; z3 [1 T: M* w“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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8 I$ Q! e4 i- p) h" K5 j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: R9 h5 ?/ q$ U( t( H
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?) , ~2 v$ F5 X1 G" c/ ]; q
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5. 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:
1 g& U& P& m- S5 m: X3 a They are (were) hos.
+ `* E( e+ s* B) [. v1 j& E6 i 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.) " N8 |" U( Y" r4 t
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6. Catch you later!9 l# e. C$ c# o6 _( q$ h$ W
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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)
, A9 T) ^# `7 s5 v2 x, 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. 3 J2 E8 ]7 O* q7 Z/ x
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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