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1. It's cool.& T2 Z1 ^; ` X7 Q9 R: Z+ ]
1 m. V, T! S( Y8 ~! F z' Ccool 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: 2 M0 i5 f* {4 B
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. " k) D' x9 Z5 r# }: p+ U5 P5 p
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错). W, W: |4 |, y
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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:
' Z/ Q& w- N+ c2 L7 l She (He) was cool in the past.
! E! }* ^2 W3 N/ ?+ q That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) - p4 f7 H' b4 Y# E/ j
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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5 _. ^0 ^/ m; u( f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: : |* ?* E, w: p. f$ ?8 p
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
5 C# b( E% Q( f! O0 T/ i emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 n) D, d) T+ U/ u
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?, |) @ a- N( _8 [+ |3 g
$ W* o# M# a( i1 `2 I4 K- r# U# Strippin' 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:
% ?! f3 Q) M* b$ |. a4 E( Y They are trippin'. (= tripping) # O) }- w9 I1 Y' z0 e9 Q, F k
She (he) is trippin'.
9 Y! D8 ?6 ?2 _Mr. A must be trippin'. : t: g0 c! O- S) h& y" Q4 L
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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2 u C6 R5 z p) c4 H# snerd 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:
/ @+ z. r: R5 V2 t4 K He used to be a nerd in high school ( F: K6 S; W/ _% M4 ?- t
, W/ \* G3 P7 h0 S$ b4. Yo baby
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$ k, ~; f) A0 j7 l; t qYo 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
2 s( ?, s$ f [3 J$ U. ]6 o/ iyo”,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:
3 w/ _/ k0 D/ T 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?
2 M. }: D# E2 c; h2 ~, |2 v“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
* P% x) g# U! Z. H. T) [May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. 1 C0 ~# `. P2 y0 N" ?, w
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: 8 O: ^: O& N# W1 p: l* R. H% F7 {
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?) 7 N1 C1 R6 c$ Z
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5. She is a ho# ]3 x; K+ v8 \! Z6 @( x
+ h1 Z0 U! _! V1 {1 o# D* ?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:
4 t$ P5 G) C9 B They are (were) hos.
. H: |' d8 ?# ?9 G 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.)
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6. Catch you later!- D) ?7 X% x4 Y T% t
! l2 X3 w4 o% E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) , M4 c% r2 K# e
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. ( c# [; W' V6 g9 t
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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