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1. It's cool.# M$ I& K+ r) i0 Y/ Z
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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: . F1 m* T5 i2 s- f$ o) J
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
( m( C# |1 o1 O- c Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)7 E; O9 S3 k$ _9 @, ]) Q
, L9 r* s0 v3 F1 ~7 v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: ; h% x' f6 [4 ^: ]& c1 U: @
She (He) was cool in the past. 6 p" W1 @* A( w% Y1 T
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) ( k% E9 x" H& I _' `
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' h8 ~, X She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
5 C6 z9 z) ~ S5 R! k2 h7 Y# `' m emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 / N. _' G9 |3 o G0 W6 G/ V
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?
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3 L, m3 `' s+ G+ o1 Ztrippin' 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: # N1 O* s- w6 H7 L
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
! p) N: g& ~0 }( {0 p% h m She (he) is trippin'.
j0 W4 p/ H! s* l; X& D, a1 D9 M% `Mr. A must be trippin'. ( ~8 O' V; |9 }$ w
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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9 h" @2 R- \; i) U/ q3. He is a nerd, x: i4 b, l0 ?& R" _, @
/ u; o0 i6 t8 x0 d* s. n3 wnerd 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: 4 {2 l" G/ q" t3 n
He used to be a nerd in high school , i- a# N% N5 \8 @- P4 I
, T; Z# n! y8 P+ L( ?4. Yo baby
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" Z& P) o3 P2 \# m. DYo 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 ' P- {+ y* \4 I0 j" F# n/ e+ `: z
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: ) m4 @& A8 O- c+ L8 A+ X# B3 U
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 z7 N/ r1 P7 [9 c- L“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
: V) O! |4 h7 H+ j o% W5 {$ t/ zMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
* h3 i" Q7 U7 z0 X$ \2 h2 g) h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:
: g5 p8 k9 x7 z, {3 `* v% l7 _+ ~; M9 Q 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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4 d6 y4 n, s$ j) G" l2 L5. 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:
" W3 e2 k$ T* d; ^( A" T They are (were) hos.
g! F' Y$ m. ^* L 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.) 1 x2 K0 `; p" l; I
8 \. w% g4 B8 J0 X+ U: {/ ~* t6. 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) # G2 Q- e- z) Q B
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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