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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)5 Q# J7 U# o [3 ~
- L% @( \4 U4 k, ?: e$ k6 @ c 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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; b [$ \7 S$ Z* [2 a/ K That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.# E6 @! e8 E9 R% Y
3 A2 {. d' ~7 B$ c Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)( B& o/ x) u4 B- r
) R( v* j$ _: m) g& t6 B3 S 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:+ N4 ]: B; g# F# A
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She (He) was cool in the past.& d# z; O6 R+ P2 t
m& ?7 Y0 }& {6 |* y% [0 f- Z0 c That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)* B" [3 G% u! u% P. t9 B5 |& Q
$ n7 M6 O) ]. h* \; w6 I0 K3 N* Q8 ? He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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) _- |5 s) l' u% y- c 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:) F/ I! u+ N* t- x( n2 L+ ~
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not/ y) J4 l r# K
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。2 Y3 q. P9 g; M a( C' H% v
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)/ a4 c& o- n; o
" y: ^0 [; M, H5 @/ b+ A 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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/ }5 H* {; Q) @ They are trippin'. (= tripping)7 P- r! }7 y4 M! y# }( g, b9 z* I5 A
3 P* G( n0 s" S* e' A4 A. V$ i. b She (he) is trippin'.& k2 g$ o- R! D: W a
& u6 t# \. D0 K 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。0 }5 ]; b' |; \9 t
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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:
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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)
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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) g$ p/ l4 E- X0 [2 i 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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0 n5 Q; e( o! @* `# Z, P: r9 L He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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" R0 @1 V. E7 R3 _/ q o 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.
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, c9 G5 B; j: |6 _6 E. Y 也可以用复数:2 v1 S( D5 P) I' i W* u6 o
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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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; R8 a5 C4 y% [1 D! @1 k7 k2 N 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) C3 {! G$ J, S6 t; _6 I5 c, E7 A
* o( h) L: |6 {( @: M. H$ O 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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8 i; @1 W6 z( A2 E9 s: u p% e 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:3 R6 p; v3 c4 x: n9 ~1 a+ F& I
- B+ y: y1 t# a' Z3 K" D% x Yo baby, are you trippin'? 意思是:漂亮的姑娘,你的样子有点怪里怪气,有什么心事吗?4 o9 E, E; F! x" T
! \6 R* T% ^ o& s0 s “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:' v6 {: h* ^. M& W9 u0 x2 C6 I3 ?: e3 f
2 h$ |' `$ l- k* G" G" J* m/ } May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.0 V. I- |. V+ M$ l3 A' C
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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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6 s" c" }3 Z; { 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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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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