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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)! {) \. K8 K& W
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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:
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.) k3 V( N6 ~4 g
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)0 T3 F$ |2 E" \/ ?9 u+ |
/ t0 G( x* p Q( G/ O7 @/ [! ` 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:
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)6 u9 _4 A3 r" A2 [5 A" ^. r
) a7 H: d; h3 d He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人); v& g3 Q6 e7 ?- o
0 Y4 @( p7 k/ o 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:& @1 z! y1 ~; ]
0 t& m: ^% b, T9 } She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not1 {6 [; A: E0 X
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。# O; B1 ]# L4 q
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)1 L! g0 o' \8 V8 Q4 k+ S1 e% z7 {
. m3 r- m6 {1 {9 p* j 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:
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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: N; @. p$ o& b2 E1 } She (he) is trippin'.3 T+ O- M, t) N; H8 W% a
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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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8 W3 v- o: ~; k6 z4 U 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:
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$ Q3 L; @7 V# G2 `3 u H3 f: d0 }" N 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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# R2 D/ g' l# N Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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' e5 l0 u9 t0 Z% Y$ {% N I$ N 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:0 M. H. _/ K S. E% q# n/ x& O
) X* O" Z5 e0 k# }* h$ E He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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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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也可以用复数:# x/ m& F0 {+ ~8 ^% `+ A
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( d: c( |6 Z1 Q' q0 _# C 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:+ s9 c, L6 r. J1 }6 d
- j4 F% O f: R# O5 } They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.# P Q b0 w K
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行): H7 ^) v) @( p' i
5 D; i u# l3 _ 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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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:
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0 Y7 F0 G" A$ u4 t 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?& ~ ?, P! k" j# p, i; M
6 k: r+ R G: N “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.- P; y0 H) c0 g+ O. a5 F; E
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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:8 j( B/ |8 h6 \' |* _
2 g M; F7 }# a6 B# ^3 x3 x 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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) o# B# @1 J6 D8 \6 ?1 p6 R 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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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.8 V- r9 }# J% b4 `
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