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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:
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a8 S! X8 ~, [9 E {; K" y! d That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.( N) s$ C4 x1 `; p
6 d# Y. g- D ~1 v8 { 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:7 o% y% O9 N7 m4 d& J) w
2 n- w& F% J( s: k( I She (He) was cool in the past.- n3 D6 ^2 f+ \8 |& c
/ s- I+ W! B Y' ?* c" s That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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, u! F1 t7 g: h1 e3 Q He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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8 _9 w" B8 O1 ~5 w9 A, R) p4 ^ 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:4 o# F% ]) _4 H9 |) ~2 ^
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not% L2 x* B, N2 g1 }
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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- D' c5 S {( n7 k* ^" e8 x; L7 _ 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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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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* _% f) Q! F4 z# ~. W' L# x4 k She (he) is trippin'.# x! `' W5 r. D
1 y/ m; b Z! J. l 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。) C1 \+ ]8 J' u' G% A
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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:+ c: j n! a$ Q" r) K) h
( }; e8 |# v4 @ He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)( ^- h7 g: P% S, v& b- ]: z! a
0 `2 R$ G$ d# p" T& A) q, ?( t1 F Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.3 M Q% S! ? V! V
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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:8 o( o7 T, V- `+ S. x0 P) m
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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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:5 U& k. c) _+ D2 n
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4 T' {/ G! {8 ` 也可以用复数:) k8 B- y- [6 ? ^9 t: l
, j2 k! m; @! B: W: L9 x2 r 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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# ^5 |: d) t+ ?) c) ?3 C2 ^ 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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n2 c$ N S6 @. _3 z$ ] 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! j' C9 f& ~6 \
8 ]7 X9 P g, w2 e8 \ 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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3 J: e6 w* @, {. E# i 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:
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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:. ]* A* v1 B) p/ X
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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)
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9 h, K4 m& ]/ `7 W$ P( _1 y: @1 K3 @ 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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