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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)2 e" N# i( C8 H/ ^+ [
; i+ P' N8 i: `! n; `; j 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.
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6 r7 L, M0 R+ S2 P% s; a. G4 k: f Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错): L6 p R$ P& q5 m }# l
# }. o* T* U( s& [6 f9 a1 h 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.* P8 }8 ~+ n n$ Z9 g4 o
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)2 x) I x$ ] q2 @
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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:
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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8 I" t( u+ ]4 y( J/ h3 F0 h$ g) q (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)! W$ A$ }# \5 M' O
5 g0 k) y {/ 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:/ n0 J) H* ~5 {9 R
2 n. R: L8 n/ E7 p8 w They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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2 `3 o, P* f" I) J# V8 x She (he) is trippin'., T) _ C4 {& X3 i; Q4 X
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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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. a) M1 E, C* x 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:9 W, Q. k. \' J0 o/ [+ L
) E' }# M1 t5 R* k2 L" W% p, Q# v; u He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)4 J" t9 K6 D& K( {0 ^* |5 V
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.* w- o4 \ z# l; J( N! S8 }0 c
$ w( s, F$ J3 m+ Q0 ? 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:
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)7 e( ^ M. X! {' U% w
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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:# {, B. C7 K4 L/ m: k
# d# i/ E* S* r I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数:
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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8 f* K. Z5 y: E- q8 i P 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:5 E" S+ E2 N! X6 Y4 K5 {
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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* q4 I5 `; Y2 C# E. _ (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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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" A' }% d1 t, d$ r0 a9 R$ ]
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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:# ]' j" O1 s* j. r
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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?# a9 e+ h2 g0 d5 A# w3 }
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:9 r% M. L8 {6 i2 D! a6 Y2 H* Z
: Z3 H! a4 r. y; E5 r$ ~# F7 s, w, X; | May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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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:2 m2 ]" _- m: V. S4 {' @* k, O
( {- ^# v1 _5 s. t3 W: P2 Q. O 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. 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)2 o' E9 r5 R2 N$ i
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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.- J9 t' y" V8 a: |: u
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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