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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.
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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6 y- E) U8 p( T2 k1 D 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., V4 j- }9 U4 P. e9 M) t/ o5 C8 R, ~1 G
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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5 D% E" ^# G7 `3 R! \ He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)$ U# Q: G1 ]+ I2 _- p) ^4 G) X j
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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:
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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」)7 w; h# G2 o# l7 ~& i
! {3 L" r9 ?4 V/ F" ~ 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:: Z/ D A: D9 L$ h
0 Z$ D# W7 h/ t0 f! j They are trippin'. (= tripping)6 f, Y7 \$ c% `" y/ C3 [
+ a0 j5 L" B- Q) C She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'.5 }( z$ ^' u, `
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。7 G' N" ?, I: R3 u8 ~, P) s# s
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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:3 z( h* L7 }0 R6 f0 P( m# X+ ]
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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)9 Q! w/ G3 ~7 _: ^/ s1 l- d
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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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:
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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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:( Y8 T" p" ] J) a$ @4 M
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.& g/ i+ s* R9 v
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' x6 m3 j1 M( B, Q! q9 I 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:- t7 s) }2 W+ j, i
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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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3 c1 k: o9 k$ M! i, J) m/ C (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: ^ \" {. l8 y/ s. ]: K" P6 z
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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:' b. f0 ^8 N; |
0 o2 n+ J8 s$ G( k 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?6 S- |, [& [' c$ R3 G1 |0 t
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:3 `- A, [# g5 |1 ?4 [) [
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.# X1 o% J6 j- |4 o7 R3 |$ O' @
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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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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. 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)/ R+ w |# P& b; o
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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.0 Q2 F9 h% Y2 m8 Q- Y1 f
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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