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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire) P( n; f5 f$ I4 e
* I$ P! [ y8 a9 ^! V 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:2 K& b, ^# D5 ]; V% Z& F
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.) J% i& ^: [& ]) q' Z( Z9 n
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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:! O5 O [9 p Y C4 B4 s
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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" G8 s0 j0 { y$ C0 e0 N3 X 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:
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not( c' @2 ]" y9 o. r R8 t6 S
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' }2 b9 @. W( T( l (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)( ~7 h }3 [2 i( s5 m$ d1 u
* C: @! l) C2 ^7 V 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:0 I- U b- G1 i8 b
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)3 x. D# J- t- K2 u3 J
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She (he) is trippin'.: i8 n# d% z- h+ G1 H0 T. r
0 u+ z4 K4 {/ }, K3 R/ }% _* H$ M Mr. A must be trippin'.
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; X4 Z% V. I8 u# y4 p6 E9 q 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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+ X+ k7 Y8 J7 i4 n( b5 G4 I- { 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:' h6 `: ]0 N" J5 O3 f
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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)" r N% I' X! ?" S7 x$ a& b: s% b+ C5 M
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.1 W1 L S$ D7 O" N c, ?
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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)
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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:: a4 L9 a8 g5 w$ E/ {! z) V/ H
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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1 Z/ T# [& Z* ?" j, d; ]0 c" I6 L 也可以用复数:3 _) j) Q" K; P
" t6 D0 a0 }( E1 H Many jerks are working in our company.
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9 o) `: H4 |) z) d 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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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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. U* }7 b1 D4 Z$ _. E0 G& e* s+ B 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* G s6 d# T9 y' N
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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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$ Q5 |4 @6 V% ^3 @, @7 A. G; 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?' E8 O; V% ~# D
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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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P8 u) W( D% U6 V: q May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.- l7 r$ Y. T7 m6 a' `& j. B
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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:$ s5 z1 X' m0 N* A% Q/ n( @0 P. w
- \7 F# t- a" u+ Z F. r 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)
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6 D8 i8 m& ^+ {8 p 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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