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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
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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:; @# o& f& O" o6 I$ l# y
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.$ v- {5 F/ O8 p# f( s& t! N
: P5 d3 z8 t1 p2 n* n6 S7 ]9 ^4 W& q Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)- U, E8 m8 f, w' B1 }
2 Y; a# ?7 k- [; j. c4 ] \3 f% [ 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)4 E8 u7 g) I Q" F# [! v; m! \) {, q
6 L# I' M$ D, G' c& h He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)2 f0 d% e' n6 l6 K( W) c L# L2 F
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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:$ n) \! C2 Q. X) V+ k
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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: a; _: ]1 ]- o" p( J; B emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)( E' B, r; v" e6 [* k2 C; I3 h
1 Z R" J9 G; ~! E A 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:1 c: m M u) L( \- S7 z
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'.2 F1 X) I1 G; B1 i$ x4 \; E
' _3 n+ ?9 o0 L 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。0 Q9 t; y% S) ~, D" J
0 L; q7 o( d1 s, G5 x8 N4 _( `! n7 } 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:5 S& u( h* V; y1 D6 W1 d5 T
: q. d3 x! o9 n/ B& ?$ g, V% U 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.3 l) x5 X) Y* O; s. `
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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:5 q b' x% c) m5 p
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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:! B) U3 \0 H0 \/ ?( A
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.# R* Q4 U9 x( e, E- I+ z l! f
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也可以用复数:
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:! p) K" ]2 I& Q
% ]5 d b2 |) j$ ?( Z( _ They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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0 g( t! S1 ?+ c9 S: `3 Q (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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2 ^8 n8 O( H$ C2 J+ Y4 I$ g) v: l 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* M8 G+ b$ z" I2 \$ {9 D; ~
: E4 K, I/ Q/ 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:$ |+ R5 O3 E H+ h
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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?* E8 u% u1 B) ?0 ?) D- H
' `, V; T# m; ~ “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:* }: Z C9 @$ m( }
8 y/ V: L5 J2 `5 @: c7 [3 x2 {3 F2 _& H 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?)
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' A( R# ?, B7 s& |) c" W3 Q9 u 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)5 U3 H, a% G* H; b2 N
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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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