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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)6 P( {- A. L2 [" u3 n% ?+ ^
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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: P: T x, v8 J2 l7 x H& i: E
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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:
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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8 z4 r% O6 \% O He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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7 [- J& k# D Y: t, m8 e 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:
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# V" b p' W+ s; ~3 b5 C$ B She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。4 u$ {* B$ V5 i( u ~0 _8 b& i
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)- l7 U& R6 ^* K1 I2 Z
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2. Are you trippin'?: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:
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)& z. U$ j6 i5 p; W
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She (he) is trippin'.( J8 f( _, A' W& U
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Mr. A must be trippin'.
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: K; b. O. \/ C! I8 M( r6 b 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。4 l) R; D3 I9 {5 t2 Q
. ?1 i( @7 h5 S2 l2 S7 ` 3. He is a nerd: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:% H' Q5 P1 \. b% C- M
6 _' d8 z7 {7 H6 ?0 S4 Y He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.5 I) Q% G1 Z& p8 m
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至於 geek 这个字,虽然与 nerd 相似,年轻人也常用,但 geek 是指在某一方面有很高的 IQ。我们可以说:
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* d! o, {1 d# z$ C$ u He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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, o4 N% o W; B# G& Z2 D 另外,年轻人还用 jerk 这个字,通常是指没有社交技巧,头脑简单或古怪,令人讨厌的家伙(annoying person),如果你不喜欢一个人,就可以说:: D( E% f$ Q7 e& j( W
. j; r! d! z8 v# C0 ~ I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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0 X$ q" u% p9 Y' `: w @ 也可以用复数:4 L3 ]0 k! ~% Z
- d e9 e( U: @9 p Many jerks are working in our company.
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$ _: a( N5 }) e# B' k% m 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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4 ^$ I: G% x) V, [1 y# D+ L5 Z They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.6 S3 I9 P7 f" x+ k+ ]0 i
+ e! V1 I5 ~4 Q* s' B% [0 F6 e. i (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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4. Yo baby: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 baby2 U% N/ L/ ^/ y) P1 S6 ]5 D
1 t5 i/ [+ {+ I/ s3 Q9 h5 t 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:
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% W! s/ v+ D4 r9 e9 j! I5 w Yo baby, are you trippin'? 意思是:漂亮的姑娘,你的样子有点怪里怪气,有什么心事吗?+ X! R& x2 r2 H1 ~) j& F
$ r% C2 F4 l& P2 Y8 K; i) t “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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" ^! B% C6 r/ x; K& o1 J 同理,如果年轻女子看到帅哥,有吸引力,很想与他交谈,那么就用:“Hey, hey, hey" 後跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:$ R2 J4 Y, O$ A4 z
& G1 X7 v* F8 Q) c1 U E* G& p. s 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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5. Catch you later!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)
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3 E! N" `% U0 Q% 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.
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