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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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5 I) B1 f, h* u& G0 n 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:
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She (He) was cool in the past.( r: F# g0 X4 Y4 s$ w$ Q$ h2 s q
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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$ B. J r( m- ^ F He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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- q' C0 J- z$ ~) g, ] 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' T( p) M. X% R0 X# }
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not9 s7 T o" b" K/ n# K0 r
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5 \& V2 a& X9 s/ ?1 Z (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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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:% b# C4 | j; x ]3 \5 h& A' K
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)* i# u2 s" _) N1 | ~
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2 {5 g3 A6 `# L Mr. A must be trippin'.
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6 M( b2 O: P/ e: T7 @7 |5 x5 L5 B 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。" @& j. ]- k" _! U
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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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' q3 ^' c* ]3 ^4 B He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)5 \6 Y7 U( G- |! O4 u1 z0 t
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.0 x: J2 w3 T, `- t( U, { u
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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:) A$ b: x- {% P
; @+ @* ?9 z3 F9 H$ U% c" y( ^ ~9 A He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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+ e7 m' F1 e6 ~% N8 G. {% v 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:5 b5 X3 w2 l; _ E1 ~
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数:% i8 M' y `* o: v0 w6 M% q6 X3 h
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& D& @% n, }6 M" N+ L 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.; S& O+ W/ _7 k4 W; u7 \2 D. G( X
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) T" T* g; s% c }: Q9 q. Z) p 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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) a$ Y0 ], G1 s 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?
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1 H6 X, Y1 L, x7 h( C “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:# B! Y" |% K6 g# G' J5 ]8 s
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2 j- D! O' Z" q: I0 H3 u* L2 m 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?)" _6 o, g# p! z0 R& o
) w& c2 }; y7 ^7 N) Z5 c$ W4 G 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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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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