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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
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7 g/ V+ W" M+ A- g- } 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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* y* {8 t* G7 p+ ~; L% I* W; j That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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u3 C! r) |& Q; _ 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:; U' `% H) \; G. b0 |
2 S& X8 T* M% m+ _$ R) ` She (He) was cool in the past.
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7 Q& q8 p/ M* C( S# m W That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)7 T C7 [& }" `; y
8 d! r' ?/ ^6 W+ ?. Y. { 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% }& W6 L9 }% c
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。# Y& `" b( Y8 S0 K( x" A9 R# g% F
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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& B( P. \: j) \+ D 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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8 `, X5 w) M x9 `) a, ?" y H She (he) is trippin'.& {( v3 [2 ?: T0 P$ H' o- ~- t' Q
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Mr. A must be trippin'.0 I) X Q; _% Y/ ]% O- S$ D9 \
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。: s k6 Z2 }5 G5 I
1 h1 }8 c+ i9 g2 W 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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# X) ?" ]: F/ ^. Z+ u7 I4 ~$ }8 o 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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& b6 V, J3 K- k. S9 | Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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% E* N. `) \- I! i, T" O# ?7 i 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:4 d7 |; O1 E& R
" F5 F8 A; S ~5 ] He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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. \* [# N' `$ h 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:2 o' k- s, t) Q) V, O
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.! w3 Y/ t; V* D8 W: Y8 ?: v9 J
- B+ ^1 J; @/ q/ E% v: b6 A4 y0 T 也可以用复数: `7 }- E: Y' O2 c) y1 o
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:2 l) e* j0 C$ k0 t
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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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(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: _! i, d3 |% L. l5 b
) x$ @: X! O$ f5 ]# l6 D+ e 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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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? C2 w0 n1 Q7 D/ W8 O/ W
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:/ E5 d8 y. U7 G! A( l$ D5 Z5 C( `
4 ^! p, H( b7 U 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:
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, o$ ~$ L @5 B5 P% S, m; ?5 m8 N 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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9 v# f% `; u8 R: w 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)# Z1 F$ D: k5 n/ J8 @; }
v ]" w" h- g2 t7 i) s! V+ K 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.6 H( q, \$ |/ U- D
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