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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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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 Z. g* u& t" k
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. ?+ \: o2 p: ?- k4 G Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)' C' J5 n/ D. t) F* R3 `9 z- c; s
9 }8 }( Q6 F+ y8 V$ } 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:: j) p- a1 t4 M0 o7 f- h( L
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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3 V i3 F. k5 f( e& n: m' {3 e He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) T' Z; Y- J( w9 B
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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:" @" Y `0 S( w# H% G7 f* k
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 M- |, o3 T5 t- K$ D
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)# a' }9 J2 I% @ P
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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:; i7 B7 C1 s, K
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- R' O7 L2 B0 B' s8 O She (he) is trippin'.8 H& `, L# F1 J: E0 U
: ~1 y( H, W: y+ k Mr. A must be trippin'.- ~+ z' f& u" `1 K F0 A6 X
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2 n8 J% V6 u r& {- o, c9 k z 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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- f6 S+ b2 e; } He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)7 ?& A% k2 _: [; M3 f
( B2 Q$ f2 b4 I5 e+ W8 T 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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0 K* l5 U& N! R3 t4 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:; v8 s4 X9 r, ?0 L4 k# u+ W5 D% o
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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% w: I+ b: X* N- V7 o 也可以用复数:
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Many jerks are working in our company./ o* r# S8 N2 Y: U$ S" u
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:5 |5 A1 `4 _6 ]: b( t9 N
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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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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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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 baby, x3 Z8 p9 U1 N6 o: g
4 f9 P) k6 H% c+ F 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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' c5 l; d! ~( [. L# P( | 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?# a- \7 v5 P7 b$ W! i: S
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:2 O! I) t% X' d& Z4 S+ J p
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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:- _/ \ p" A# u) l8 R
1 ?# a% S! E% ~ g# M0 { 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?)" m4 X3 ]* {. N/ _2 m: H% x
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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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