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1. It's cool.
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X1 ` j; g: z# r. Kcool 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:
7 A* d$ `! ~6 q" a+ _- ? That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. " a9 Z; i9 g& u$ S8 S/ [ ?& i
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)0 Y' Y4 d ?& g: ` I; u( o
* I5 v. t1 P4 `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/ H- `2 h. m( V She (He) was cool in the past.
" Y: A' v3 n# L$ u6 k" ~ That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
: p# j$ A$ R! q( h He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) / v- Z: @- `: Y8 z
* f I) Z( A, ]) d8 x _5 `2 K g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:
5 V1 P4 \ Q/ |2 H& [1 c She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
+ c% y# V, A& Y, o emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
" ^( Y0 l6 E6 ~% c (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?
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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: - ~: c5 i6 o( b5 j
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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8 p% x2 E5 y1 @Mr. A must be trippin'. ) {1 d7 k* N- J5 g4 s/ |1 s
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。! x# r: I) z. A. B0 t* @/ N7 N
. y8 X) {2 I* k J( X3. He is a nerd
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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: . j/ d- |9 V- H; r$ _: l8 \
He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby/ `; `/ }$ w& f) B& w9 ?
( F' ?) ?6 ~) EYo 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 - ?' c* ~* B Q2 x8 U7 n
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: & ]; S) u0 X$ h. y
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? 8 N4 @6 a0 @, ]) @* Z" s6 V
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:$ K1 m( ~0 n* s: |: i9 }0 C0 I3 P
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
! ] A& m9 H9 n( \% V E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:
1 U" N, X; h- X1 J/ c6 H# I; Q3 z 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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: m7 y7 l5 \5 B9 X5. She is a ho2 |3 `0 h7 x; J. `) U; B0 B) y/ L
& M; r% s; V$ U# ]( ]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: ) \' V: ]" h8 b
They are (were) hos.
1 O+ }0 ^% W+ [; P$ s( i 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.) ' B% m" U! L. X4 x' O
% k7 m$ [! _# ?% \3 _/ |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)
; q& I; C7 N$ b' C0 Z8 W5 Q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. " m! L5 B$ y0 g5 q
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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