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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.
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# J8 \6 w+ p$ vcool 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: ' y) }/ h0 ^4 g+ U2 m
    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.   F5 C# \0 B, _/ V. l
    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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" r5 ^4 c" ]# \# F" y/ j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:
3 _- F  y$ k) u2 o7 w9 S    She (He) was cool in the past. 9 g5 z  G( f; h+ R: Q; K  o4 w9 l! k
    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 6 O0 h' u: G' C- v. C5 U
    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:
3 e$ ]2 o" d. S3 q8 S# Z7 r    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not . t" T" ?: x! @8 C
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
# `4 L% T- D! Y! }; m% u    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?% y1 \( I3 h4 I8 Z
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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: " x% K  ]* y% ^+ ^+ u$ ^  `
    They are trippin'. (= tripping) " `" T( P  }" l' t/ |/ c
    She (he) is trippin'.
1 x) O+ Z" k% ?8 }2 R1 k( y/ O4 RMr. A must be trippin'. ( ~3 p( Q$ e/ Q2 @* O" E
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) p# w5 M2 D0 [& U! t* P) b$ g; i
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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: 9 P1 o0 `+ T9 ?
    He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby
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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 * e( H3 e+ d4 R) f+ m" J# T
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: + m0 g! o4 j' X" w& g/ @: A
    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? ; M5 J+ U  q2 C9 p& O% G, [7 x+ t# ]
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
1 U. `* h) |' A2 R3 pMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
: ?& n9 {* F4 U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:
) i+ K! j, z8 X$ g    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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. Y& B. v0 v  @+ G2 x5. She is a ho
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ho 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:
8 q, U8 j1 s' R$ f    They are (were) hos. 3 S% a9 Y) U0 T- J6 d
    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.) ( ~4 p& D& M5 c( W+ l* [
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6. Catch you later!
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2 W" N: v! g+ b" j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)
9 a( }0 ]1 ^8 p4 n' 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. & e: f3 v- {5 H" [, h! A
(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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