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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)% X0 C& V0 I X8 E7 N( I
s1 F" F1 i. H3 v3 W1 H/ ` 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:1 y4 n5 C7 j v
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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2 E. N0 c+ F# I* ]3 J. U Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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" p# x" e1 ~, q# O 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.0 \5 p# i& O6 ?' p) S' \
7 I$ ?$ ?" d+ R1 P: Y- l That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)! Q* Z, T! y! V0 H
6 i; U) x. x+ G' O 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:
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1 l- P8 F+ }, C She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not4 m" K2 ?0 Y) v+ i7 M
7 @5 l4 R% i& {- | emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。! ~# R/ m' [/ V+ }8 i
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)- X0 ]7 K8 W/ \
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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)0 N; v' S/ i0 o }1 q
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She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'.
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/ ^ V$ m3 _1 @. K4 {3 n% c- n9 V 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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+ R8 ?" M4 A2 s 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:
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9 b$ D' N- P- |: W% q He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)
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4 ^' Y6 q4 p% I6 Y Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.5 z6 ^& }7 @2 q6 n
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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:
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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:
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- Z% w& o7 w/ h, l* \ I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数:, }, b( g4 P$ x/ d9 G5 U Y
4 m h. R. e6 }: E) k% 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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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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$ s! e5 O+ p/ ^ (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行). z" @- U$ ]1 Q @2 L- p
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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 baby4 b+ h9 Z8 h% m% b. R1 i: r# G
6 K3 F y8 e( }/ i 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:4 j! ~& O) G, D, J
/ W3 N$ a3 b {( _ 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?- L9 D2 D: y& K7 ^- ]% @- `
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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:
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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)- o q$ W r% F0 ~/ y
B5 N! [ `5 U, k5 P, c 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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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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