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1. It's cool.
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cool 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: # N4 t/ j) R: U# p# G
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
/ F3 ?5 q+ d7 t s* K3 ` Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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1 @# K6 W5 ?- F" J3 J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:
I; U& i" Z: H/ h; _5 x, `$ Z She (He) was cool in the past.
3 Z& o5 `3 g* r* D5 ~1 i That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 4 {$ F5 {* C8 x8 J
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 4 W/ O" E$ f- ]
( z/ ~3 ?7 A m R- N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:
5 ^& \+ q% `. b: N J k; Q @ She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 4 m3 K. A* W( [; A0 J4 h
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 : _3 k' G2 R* [
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 0 l% E3 l# k: f2 U+ u
2 L1 b& g& _' _/ d: J2. Are you trippin'?
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1 a- E; P5 [# ?$ {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'. 3 [7 T8 s' E8 s: x/ C6 g o
Mr. A must be trippin'.
; O+ t) k* Z( N, ]通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。7 |9 s- y% n( n1 m: `) c/ Y& `( V2 E
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3. He is a nerd: T( J; v4 i. S* ?% G
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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: 1 Q& j; w6 E ] {( H- O5 s
He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby
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7 Z+ H: K. f6 Z5 _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 ) H( i: d1 [( T
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: ; P# |4 W. l( B
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? 3 K6 N4 W8 i8 d5 W
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:$ F7 R9 k0 J7 o1 a. H
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
% V5 U$ {; i' E2 Y2 S5 `- A3 }% z8 n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:
" X- V! l+ k) ~0 Y- s2 k3 Z 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. She is a ho
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5 b% z. t) L# x' \' P8 A$ Q3 L' ]1 Aho 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: 3 f9 e& ^* E0 H& [: n1 k6 p
They are (were) hos. , H- @! L* P2 i1 h, x- c, ?# h
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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- j% \2 X, q1 V9 e6. Catch you later!! u7 @, ~+ y+ H0 s$ K
/ s! G1 W. d/ u6 b* Q% W0 Y# G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)
4 X/ |' z3 k) [4 L- k# H$ u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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