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1. It's cool.- a q% c0 U% D3 M3 C
9 ?8 B V' l: f, i0 M! \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:
" v- I8 i3 J6 C% b! S5 U" h1 L That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
, D1 |8 a4 X& z9 K Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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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" N; x/ m9 W! W' {
She (He) was cool in the past. . r. ^9 B0 v( Z7 _, Y
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) ( M5 T, l; n6 K6 j1 A) U' H. G# m
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 5 F# X* w3 H( e, b. j3 v
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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: ; J* c& D& N. v" y) P8 u \7 Y
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
4 i- M, d$ T. \2 {; N+ y! | emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 3 r8 Z5 @( C' S0 j! ^" p1 I
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 0 H) ?' J7 L6 V: P
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2. Are you trippin'?
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: v4 R5 @, x: l) c( 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:
3 b" o; {! j9 j* F. L They are trippin'. (= tripping)
9 J. M6 C; i U' v6 ]- F, U3 c She (he) is trippin'. 1 n0 f" ~6 S' D
Mr. A must be trippin'. X* c8 S e% L z! u6 \
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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. P, P7 h& F- n. |* u3. He is a nerd6 Q3 C8 ]2 Y9 R3 O3 C( J
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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: 2 L6 q$ ~6 w& E& @
He used to be a nerd in high school 0 j9 U( x+ d& _! s* ?; G
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4. Yo baby( o$ b% \+ e* j* X" [
, \: g5 D' s7 j. L/ b/ M" YYo 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
5 j- c0 |% \! U( pyo”,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: , a# Y) v+ F l; D
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?
6 R' F D! C2 e! l0 k“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
/ w) s2 a. x9 o+ ^/ {May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
" S% ]2 E7 e% o2 o! X1 F8 ~& A# R3 H) G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: & X& n$ d. w/ U# a
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. She is a ho
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# N! y% G, O) {+ u, who 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:
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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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9 H) l8 H( w5 W3 Z0 ^6. Catch you later!
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1 n# {$ Q- S0 n/ X# D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) * n& i; f9 e1 ^; `- T$ }) x
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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