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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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6 G. c3 E; H1 C( X9 v7 Z 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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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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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:6 j4 e2 ^5 v* w" p+ k5 ~
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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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( k. H- l1 R# o4 y, H He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人); G% K/ Q1 O4 [7 G4 K
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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:
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not. m" e7 Y: o7 |% O
9 y. ?' \8 V# B# K5 `7 y' C emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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) [) l6 C# }8 r [2 | (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」): E6 Q4 M3 s6 b) b0 k& P7 u
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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:
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3 Z% ~ H0 |* p! J' ]/ [& U& T They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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0 o7 V/ n2 N) @( q She (he) is trippin'.4 `4 i( O0 G3 ]7 [
. G$ ]1 F3 T: T A* l# r* a 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。
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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)$ `" T: ~$ T5 b0 W6 n
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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:+ ^ M+ k. a0 z% u& k
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)+ Y3 u1 o( V, @0 `' ?+ s
( `1 Q# G$ _5 `% V0 |4 f' n) u 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:& f! d, Z) I; s6 G) D; F4 f2 s
3 r2 m, [6 }# [6 _ I don't like him because he is a jerk.9 b- R% L) c5 D% p$ f/ @, e$ P J* K/ i
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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+ T9 ?9 [. x; s$ v- e: w! l D 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:# J" ? b. e3 k: h# D
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/ Y. h& l; \ \* E' b" t (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; D# R& Q, E/ {) S6 z) o' e
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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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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? o5 e* Z8 r8 B( u$ w, b
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:7 r' f5 ?8 W, W; @) E. |# K) E
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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; `- c- V* c$ _. Q0 c7 d* N 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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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)6 y. u. [# @, N! T
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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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