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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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' }4 G2 ? |* l 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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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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6 q6 b6 ?5 f/ t3 n% x# b% o! { Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)4 w V7 V7 y& E$ p# a# z* t X$ I
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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' e0 i7 s# r
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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; D) c% W) J2 j He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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1 Z( Q* o' t3 q- \' ^1 f" d( z 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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: n. {% d3 f2 F+ `' t; A! I# a She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)/ m7 ^3 i& ]! u# `
+ t4 M+ z7 { f5 j 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:: `9 i) E) h+ I/ M
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8 w# z% f. {' J6 [* ] She (he) is trippin'.
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& }! b4 X+ L: h4 o- Q- ]% n- Q1 [) F Mr. A must be trippin'.
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# S- u9 U" X1 e 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。- N; p: a( _% Z5 Q
, q$ D+ g+ d' g% r, M# p 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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: E5 i; b9 X f$ @8 Z% s 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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! l+ A! {6 f- R" e4 Y" t0 A 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:
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)$ T# m7 w* Z& e5 y' y; [
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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 |! @2 l# ^5 h6 E
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也可以用复数:
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:3 D) v; J9 x' z+ t* k
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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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+ y& P, X) U, @* W( t: Q (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)5 c8 X$ j$ U3 x/ T( j# C
) R/ P& ?3 L9 ?! S; w9 D$ | 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' K' Q+ O) y) Z% r
$ n: u! E4 L2 q8 m |( } b 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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$ _9 X# ~3 ]7 l0 [* {2 m- U 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?1 N+ w4 X+ f( B. g2 D- h
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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.) l; W% G5 ]) A, C9 j! p% I
. e, T4 M; _/ V m: s+ g' b 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:: V6 g* i! ]% a7 A9 {; D
/ C0 ]; _$ J& p" J2 l5 [ 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)" X& n* f% d5 N2 M$ u( d
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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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