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1. It's cool.
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- I `& u; S' v0 {- zcool 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:
8 E$ ^9 g0 a% e) ~ That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
* W6 X9 ` n3 w; A Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)2 Z$ ^5 _+ ^( W8 w3 q
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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:
1 R4 D" L' k# N* {& |8 T4 i6 z& r She (He) was cool in the past.
3 V% W& n" O$ } That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) - y4 ~% A3 J3 v: |( H
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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6 t. U$ j% r4 n$ _% @5 q) 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: - y2 }+ H! z, u8 ?
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 3 ~) p- z! G) t: s P
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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( t$ u. q, _ R1 c @7 B# u2. Are you trippin'?
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_8 q* q3 g! @8 ?% E8 @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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She (he) is trippin'. x8 Y0 m& T" B k* O
Mr. A must be trippin'.
$ e+ ^2 V' i# S: M3 m0 P; Z6 W; _通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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$ u4 r/ Y1 |! w2 a# U3. He is a nerd3 {& A/ N ?/ i- x7 s# v! r
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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: ; }5 z% ]( ^& V+ n' o# N+ e2 b
He used to be a nerd in high school - q7 k% u! j/ j2 h
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4. Yo baby8 |, S$ U ?4 W5 z4 [
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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 , R, r* O% T; s' t' 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: 8 |1 G+ G, l: V6 r
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?
) Z' y$ \4 Z. }9 Z& |/ s+ v9 q8 @“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
: {9 S, F# M8 Q* [) d M) v3 F/ FMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. $ m/ Q" a% G$ I6 A
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:
: v3 n- w' c: G8 S5 l3 l; S8 Z0 _ 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?) / N+ f' O: @: L! m8 V
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5. She is a ho
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$ ^/ h- Z4 |% H8 L H# g. ?* |ho 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:
( ~1 ?8 F5 i. _- | They are (were) hos.
/ r! p2 \9 a& i# k4 k 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.)
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6. Catch you later!, p& e$ d' ?; u; s
7 J$ g/ u5 R2 Q8 |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) 2 N0 i7 @) @6 c" z9 E
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. 1 |% E4 m1 I! h' E \( d# }
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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