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1. It's cool.
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cool 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: ; x1 W# u& U+ Z9 v2 V( d
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
; F: @0 g7 h0 S Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)8 O3 P. n1 A7 [. _ G
3 l3 S( e+ y6 l1 b# ?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:
) t7 C5 F6 U, V. B' k, Z+ h: O She (He) was cool in the past.
* N- |( Y3 z: ^+ N* m, k+ g That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
0 w% Z' w7 q% j$ X* u( u 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: - t& h2 {" N5 k- p1 Z" v
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not ( A5 o, Q0 j6 W. v/ \$ n& o
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 - n8 t/ A9 v$ r. y3 |
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?
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% R) `- f) o @" l) k, g/ q( t# ztrippin' 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: ! F- ~1 k a, c$ @) @5 M4 o
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
3 D6 Y5 l. O& i) b/ q/ j She (he) is trippin'.
1 ?& s: S9 I! C4 o1 m3 }' M' ~Mr. A must be trippin'.
U* p5 [. }. Q9 t通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。) U. n7 V* E# O" J( D
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3. He is a nerd
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0 z' E' v- L4 {8 P3 ]/ `3 @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: / E- e- S5 v! u- M+ N1 @ w9 R; m; V
He used to be a nerd in high school - E. Q d/ M8 S4 M; k3 B% h h7 S
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4. Yo baby
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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 " q5 M* W8 [0 Z& ]; }' G( a
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: % T4 {9 `" J5 F
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? . k( T/ ^4 O1 y% S9 h
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:; r5 H% p5 m! q% a9 s5 d4 a6 @% X+ c
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. ) e! f2 Z/ `$ r0 v/ L0 f( e1 Y- t
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: 7 d4 k" t1 k0 S
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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; F7 v1 C- b7 Z8 @2 X v+ p5. She is a ho) Q" V v1 u4 P! {
* Z: D" ]8 I' U8 bho 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 K2 V8 n( `. e* }" P( w3 X, Q8 c/ F
They are (were) hos.
1 W# M, K% n l4 y$ }0 O2 y 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.) 4 D* f; p1 p; N8 g! Z
: d7 F+ X& Z" V& D% }6. Catch you later!3 K9 p( \' C& b0 K0 T6 i
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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) ) |- [& v9 q8 b1 P" o5 V
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. + N/ g+ q0 O2 \% B
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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