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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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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:5 P" i! N. f/ j2 F) A) ]% |4 r
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& I, D" f$ k/ H5 U* I6 T 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:
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She (He) was cool in the past.' g' D8 h/ i+ I$ Z. _
* q5 o/ N) D# `# ] P That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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6 y; [5 ]: w e! K He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)6 K- \- h! [ `. c4 `
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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: V; j) } L# z; h2 m5 E$ G
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not8 ~% L3 y: M- `6 |5 o
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。, y- y W1 P( I7 Q5 F6 g& o% Q
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)" B% X: f) H2 `. c! V* g8 d' ?
% m( N+ f M4 C4 ~# P 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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& R) V) i9 S: Q( j+ i+ P+ D' | They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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, r f# @# b* n4 E( E She (he) is trippin'. `# V! ^9 M* b8 E# B
6 R- E2 d" K0 ~2 o 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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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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. o0 O# P6 Y1 @& D% \% n- [7 o& p 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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5 E& v% u& }3 |; K6 u+ d" a& S Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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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:/ S8 @# Q& u, h
8 f; `8 g& \. m2 l6 @ He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒): A$ @+ R5 h8 U, C; ?; O! x
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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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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数: {: f5 p$ G" |0 S j) ~4 B% c5 Y( a/ U
0 ^3 Q' b( K1 |0 m( l# B: J Many jerks are working in our company.
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.6 @3 A1 J/ N6 @# ~! S& F h8 C- T5 D
3 X9 z- G8 ~/ q8 q3 S" s (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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0 a. S% Y- ]3 U3 L! E& |0 s; g 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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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?
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:8 B3 E" E0 [% O' B$ k
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4 S, r1 K, Y4 K 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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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)+ _" Q2 s7 s; R+ `
5 R1 z6 z5 K0 p+ W0 M5 I 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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