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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)7 W; d0 z! h6 ?6 @( r
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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:( v E0 U. |5 ~! k* d
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.$ e; `' c$ C* P, t5 l
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)) U9 I4 I I5 h3 n8 l+ `' [
, _ z4 F# y& q 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:7 f" n# r5 R- E C. K
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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0 \# y" ^( \: e" A9 N5 s! Y That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)- ~' a* |1 L# E, V/ V7 m; T2 E
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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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:- d& D* Y; t0 m( Z5 m
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not* N. s! n. ?) Y0 Y( A+ u
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$ q) }) N, D! A- [, S (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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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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* W I- F( C( B9 ? They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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She (he) is trippin'.
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" [ f( n, y3 ]* q- r Mr. A must be trippin'.1 G6 l$ ?% t9 M8 h4 y3 S& I6 L. i
& ?# L c5 c7 g 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。1 L$ I9 Z% N! e/ X$ C
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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:2 ?2 n) e6 M/ Z$ B
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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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1 E3 _) q% t e( ]3 A: R1 S7 B) w 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:8 H. X0 G' |! C( y5 D9 T5 g) ^
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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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:' i$ k+ c5 K! [5 h ^) l6 L
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数:
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1 A( @4 m* |1 h 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:4 x( T9 }: S. S9 q" C: ?
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)/ r7 l; r) B( X9 _0 u0 j! h0 @
# r+ @7 f# R, Y7 S9 j 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 baby
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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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; g7 R+ l( }5 |! ^ 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?8 N% `& N* w, k" Y
6 k- o/ g8 m/ z: x7 t: {$ |: f4 v0 N “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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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:
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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?), N9 _ z! V' V; c" C
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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), o# A! {2 N! ?% _4 o; s8 G
" T# i# Q$ z& N# s 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.# W3 A" M. p) l
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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