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1. It's cool.8 Y2 W1 Z& b$ k: x/ y6 a' C. e
4 `) ^7 m- n& s9 H, V1 Vcool 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:
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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! g; x3 j; z& h5 ^2 A) J9 V' E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:
) B: _, R# u4 C# g: C She (He) was cool in the past.
1 p+ z3 F+ A; M" T* y" O& D That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
1 L3 }1 T! x% H$ q% T% F He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) ; h9 j; Q G( H- E! m
; }2 n4 q4 W/ r8 r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: 8 H9 o5 `& E* R+ g) L; ] b
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
- W' \% [0 |! J* m emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
: s( b4 o1 ~0 }% e( ?! {4 A (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) % e! [0 K3 Y U
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2. Are you trippin'?
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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:
; `- J9 l3 l1 P! [ They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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Mr. A must be trippin'.
. I# ]% b) u$ w" h6 |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
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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: # z. U8 Q# D6 I0 G( g* X
He used to be a nerd in high school s- j2 t- ?6 |$ P% x; R7 s- k
% i2 C) c4 C" ?% D" o- i k4 y4 Q4. Yo baby5 ]6 G4 v$ {. h) S; Q, z3 l
6 m4 E8 |& R+ C# \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 # B# m, `+ ?5 E% o1 H# u
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:
& s4 N+ D; i- R: D 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?
5 b& o$ Z2 J0 I5 E“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
) b' m9 c* s1 {9 s) RMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
$ J7 p% u! c) j4 ^# M% x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:
! d8 F6 x2 b! I% C 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?) ; s4 p0 T" e- L# z& P! K
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5. She is a ho
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* n6 r) L3 T d$ U% }3 who 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:
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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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6. Catch you later!$ h% q, o6 u: z' M% |. Y
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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)
" [( K8 u) k& h/ p. L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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