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1. It's cool.
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* b- w& Z5 W* n4 w3 n; @, Rcool 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:
' i9 s( _) }% g7 H1 Z8 t- D# H That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. 8 h8 x+ ?& [: q" U
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错) s" `& {) [4 j' z6 [/ U
/ V& y( Q5 V: p. S w4 L 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: 1 E, { r2 W; X3 f( G" @. k/ i
She (He) was cool in the past.
5 l% u( O! f5 `. x8 O& l; F% l3 u That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
- p" u, {) Z r8 H" Z9 _* O He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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. _( w" e: C% A0 V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: / T2 U6 @! C4 t* f& f7 K' g+ A
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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; j1 j- i3 K; e5 o X2. Are you trippin'?3 J( F& `9 b) b, J' o: K
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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: 3 v6 H( g( D% l' H) ^2 n1 Y# U
They are trippin'. (= tripping) & @+ Z- `, H& {4 m0 C
She (he) is trippin'.
& Q* Z' Z8 k' b+ b- pMr. A must be trippin'.
& t8 l1 _$ J/ E& f通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。+ m- T8 Z. h; |3 J: H0 y3 {
2 S/ l4 U# j$ O* k6 c# r3. He is a nerd
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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: 0 O7 h7 ^- H: H! s9 b. l) `
He used to be a nerd in high school : t, C5 z7 o" S7 k2 x
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4. Yo baby, L7 w. q: `9 v2 u
1 A9 @1 F1 J$ w- B9 b3 |: dYo 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 ; \3 m& L4 E* ]- A3 d% y+ L2 A
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:
; F# Y- g( C4 j& x+ X 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? ( P$ |) Y8 O# \6 B2 ?
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:9 l* t! [7 \3 c1 f
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
9 k6 y! ^" a7 w: A3 V6 y }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: 5 t6 `' Q# E3 o; k
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?) 0 y4 H5 u, T. R0 m9 c0 ^, N
, w# _2 Z+ t' r4 m( I" W/ e5. She is a ho
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2 v, P9 x9 C& Qho 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: 4 C/ T W) ~2 [, t. [
They are (were) hos. % X9 B! i4 a. |$ {+ R/ f% b! y( `/ }; B* n
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 J( a9 F0 D# q$ A
& v; {! ~6 g& z, D" V7 Q6. Catch you later!
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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) 0 d5 W; a1 B: L5 k- k0 ?
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. 3 K3 x+ o' b3 p
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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