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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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; s. g# ^: n& M& N' r, h% p. L+ u 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:- G, k+ J/ G: W R+ q
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.4 ^; _- C# b) ~* Z& |
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- k$ q# F& e2 H5 ^ 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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% h% [+ U% L$ n: q& m4 I& G( i She (He) was cool in the past.$ ~8 e) x, V) ~7 h6 T
2 b1 f+ [, j( S That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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) d: S* p! d, v( P7 ?5 D 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:( \0 i8 Y6 |9 T$ |' L7 ^4 e
; B- Y) s, M8 Y' } She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not. J+ X* I. L6 r' }& s* C. s
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)+ j+ M0 M" @1 [) d
, v, i2 _" A9 ~ 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:9 B1 Q* q! Y# B3 p: R
" L7 v$ ^3 j& i- h b/ B; w0 q They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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She (he) is trippin'.) V. [* F) k B% q2 Q9 r7 y
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Mr. A must be trippin'./ r' ]& O& @- }- \3 t
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。$ w) b2 k& {0 b$ t- U" V' y' a
6 S; H' I4 l/ b( s9 w7 ~4 m9 P+ J" ^ 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:4 n* N4 v* ]- d1 v" P# u
$ `1 {1 E/ m+ @( n2 U7 } He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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) l1 l" O9 l5 B) h 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)% L3 }$ }$ b) n. j" \8 }# ?
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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: P" {+ a! P* N k) l5 u
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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* u2 I) b6 M, I 也可以用复数:
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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2 q+ `' ~4 J8 T8 i( A5 x5 X' a 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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(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# o: w# v- A; W3 p: i+ h: c; T
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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: O7 Q" l j Y; Z9 u, o4 B
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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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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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, l; G j1 {$ S2 k- n+ H9 L+ @ 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:# D' h; p2 P# R! F. X* ^. J* I
% }# L8 ~) `9 [' I1 ]- T 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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' ?& Q* T% C# A) y: L# h" i6 { 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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