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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:
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.8 x+ Q. c8 m" Z7 Q+ O# H% c1 V. d
) i4 L( `/ C7 V Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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3 K- h" V* {- I. ^, ?* U 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:3 C& z$ R# |! q4 C n
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫); H2 Z% z) n" m3 x/ A
9 M% c) z( `2 }0 ` Q | He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人), H; L9 t1 O9 o ^
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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:# ?* n$ J+ R' O- @
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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。
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8 x8 z2 _# j9 q6 a& B/ P3 ?6 l3 s) W (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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* z& F4 G! ]$ ~4 P O7 Y" W5 l 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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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。6 |2 q0 s, _ E' R+ g. R4 W, {
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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:! v3 r" L. E. I. X( J1 e$ c2 e7 b
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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)0 b: g% S6 K' ~2 U" \- F
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds./ v' b. r `! S6 W4 Z% [
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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:( x! s: V, l7 Y/ | w" a
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% l- I# b x3 W6 x, ` 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:% y; [9 {* i* m+ R. m
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也可以用复数:6 U# a& U1 V3 D- ~. w) P( s1 w
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& L9 v- ^% m/ Y 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.5 M. x" |8 i; q0 y* Y: L1 g
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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
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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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- }3 ~) I% q1 z4 ] 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?- t: Y/ Y' W2 c
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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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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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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:
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7 c& R; Z0 f& L 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 e p4 o2 V R, k 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)% q9 [9 s) S- O5 F# \
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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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