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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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0 K+ W' U: W. B1 | 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: F/ s) y6 V; F& d8 L) X
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)4 [' ^$ t8 P7 u( {3 ~* S
" _" d$ [' ^+ m% B$ @) }$ g5 i& j 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:/ I6 E0 {8 w; t0 u
" P4 S# [3 b, t# m) Y/ h She (He) was cool in the past.
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: D/ Y: D5 F8 T9 a+ ` That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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5 `! ^/ \& i% D+ ~ k$ M 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:/ i; I: f9 d5 ]2 E) |+ i
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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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2 k7 b# L3 w* q# f emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。, s5 U/ j; U" q; e" R3 r+ B
' f+ U7 M: C% T$ n (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)$ B" }8 P$ e0 d% @$ `' v
2 x0 {- J( S( q1 L 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:/ D! A! Q6 W* s7 G9 b
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0 i4 W0 ?2 ^2 V! T- f- ?/ |7 {# s She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'.
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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+ [- p% M% m( ^- G3 z! Q 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:- f) i+ A* N+ s, H; X* Q, o
0 t6 \4 J# }7 Y& @; ^. m; J' W 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.
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; J( o H3 r% \- l7 T' h r2 ` 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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( R$ L' `; ~+ x8 ^ He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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9 C" b& O& q1 \ 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:
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( J* S$ d. M+ B: T4 b' g I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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; s* h8 O! K# b: ^4 R+ G" p& G 也可以用复数:
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/ y7 [9 U! H% I. H0 ~ Many jerks are working in our company.
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2 w6 v+ [/ M7 G 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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. J! n9 @; C; Z: x0 q# p They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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, ^# R2 x1 |$ t( B, S 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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8 m5 f8 j$ T" D2 f/ g 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:) B) a2 C7 R6 B+ K
2 `- n7 N, o7 t& [9 \ 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?0 H' |8 s: m4 K9 d! w
/ A. Y+ I% ?. E. L; o/ ? “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:: `& Y0 e# t8 w; n+ X
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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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$ c* \4 [- d. o! 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?)
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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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) j5 L% _" m, m; K3 p 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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