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1. It's cool.
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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: ! [( e+ l9 M# @" v, {
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
- I/ X, J9 [3 R9 l, v/ v Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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c1 F7 Y+ [ \2 s9 b. H4 h' a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:
% B* {+ R C- I She (He) was cool in the past.
4 I" s# I6 f+ @# Y4 {& P8 I That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
. r n3 ?# R! s. | He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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4 J: N5 X- H. e8 O, J1 c. d' R3 W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:
: o ^' ^, [. P% T m/ T She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not / W$ x; w# L+ @, _6 g
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 / S9 O- n4 F$ c) U
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 0 h# W0 }. e; O8 _5 @
! [7 ?9 P m/ e3 x2. Are you trippin'?- U, d1 P, h, j
1 _( q. Q! Q: p. {3 \6 w( Otrippin' 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:
* A! Y6 c& x% S# D) N3 m They are trippin'. (= tripping)
7 T* J# q) y$ h5 h" d2 d. x6 l6 G She (he) is trippin'. 7 M0 F% D* t3 G( X6 }% p
Mr. A must be trippin'. 4 z' w" K, b0 F I# \1 Y) p
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。1 G4 d$ A" o; \1 _
7 r2 f+ r( z+ ?3. He is a nerd/ d+ m7 M! g1 I; i* M
1 r, {, l7 u3 j5 snerd 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 z0 Z: A" J1 M9 k He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby
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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 ! u- G/ p/ ^9 R9 w8 Y
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: $ T! s( p0 o2 |) 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? $ Y# B9 C2 ^! D- i0 L
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
$ l' h6 r( D3 x& y- eMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. 9 B" M8 G2 ^* n/ y1 {8 r
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:
3 Z3 h# ~# o7 N! r 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?) ( M4 f; p0 Z0 v; ^% N) f
4 o* p! S/ Y/ S* g$ S8 A5. 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 p8 B4 g7 d- r+ I They are (were) hos.
% y4 ] m+ z* @ 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.)
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6. Catch you later!
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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)
) s6 g: x* ?' Z( |3 M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. ! y4 l2 l' e; C+ m7 p/ ]
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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