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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:/ y+ f' O4 L4 Y; j, t" T
) N1 Q* Y: W7 Z- i F That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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& e2 @3 ]6 L' W0 j Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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& Z+ j, ~3 M0 v: c) d 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.3 t* r" k& k* p2 t# H7 `
/ E# g2 ~* f! R) `; R5 k That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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, B1 |2 T, p8 o0 M% e* j He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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) F. |+ R! _. b* ]! d# G 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:6 @/ f/ P$ n% n' G/ b
B: j" K0 {: _7 g) v0 Q& E7 Q5 j8 K She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not# U! ]( T# c. c; c! J7 l" e9 r/ c7 y+ N5 ]
4 N$ v$ d: W! h7 R emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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M. e( c$ P: ~" P9 m4 K7 T& Z 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:5 y4 t i- o0 K! v Z
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She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'.( R2 H6 `3 i+ y, S
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。1 [! M7 D U0 O7 C8 l& L& E% z
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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:/ b8 I! h% p% V! ^7 g( \
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He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)% a6 n1 |+ Q0 l, N
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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:/ Z2 r w; W' Z% N6 g3 A' N
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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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7 \+ U3 G8 N8 _& O. {; a" i7 u p 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.# w4 z% a; L8 c, G# ^6 u& O
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也可以用复数:$ C$ E+ e/ U' ~" y- E% ^
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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. t0 g# T) C; P! U 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:! o6 U1 G: f9 S, v' ~
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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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7 Y6 f9 x6 V+ }+ U& s5 u# p 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:0 R+ Z; l0 \ p* v
/ J" @7 N7 d) m/ q 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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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.9 k7 K4 G/ w: D7 L4 M8 n- Q" b
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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:
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8 M% m+ b* P! B# W. _3 m 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)- C( b! Z! Q8 ^7 u8 i3 e: D
: D1 s+ v: j- X% l 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.: i; L! ~9 |9 d% b; Z( Y- \$ E
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