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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: 6 X0 y' r( l) o" c, Z9 h
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
6 ~: [$ Z! J3 m8 B5 w7 g" b 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:
5 ~9 }; O2 q+ e0 \) }5 d) W She (He) was cool in the past. 7 z5 E5 ^' H1 m7 e
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 1 ^ O& }0 |# Q; N( u% ?. I
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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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: ! ]7 J3 O- ^2 A4 O' {& w
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not * N M4 e! n3 ?' {. N/ B( s) r
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
$ L Z# Y- B) l- \) j, I: {: V' Q (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) . Y$ d: g0 ~- Z" i; ]
* ]7 i b: a6 m2. Are you trippin'?
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- H5 {) w0 h- S8 ]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:
- U! T3 A) O/ k/ ]+ q0 Y e, q% l! X They are trippin'. (= tripping) 4 s6 h/ i2 C0 F9 _ o+ Y
She (he) is trippin'. 3 s2 j5 h4 _, s4 y
Mr. A must be trippin'.
5 J- y1 g8 n+ v通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。% Y8 r6 |+ ?0 o, Y
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3. He is a nerd
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7 N6 t# g' i& F/ n1 i$ O& bnerd 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:
, P+ h4 Y& U& `4 L He used to be a nerd in high school
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$ Q/ y n* @0 Z4 @4. Yo baby
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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 1 b7 `) `% q( J! J" ]
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:
; }% N- ~+ v# j, @3 X6 M 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 心事吗? ' E- i1 C& @8 ?. i& ]
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如: C9 ?0 ?2 Y: e& n- D i8 y
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
& U# h2 {& w" z4 }# o9 A/ R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:
$ c0 U4 }3 N: i6 X9 L( S/ F& { 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?) 9 ~) D7 i2 x8 D* w
" \# d2 O e# b5. She is a ho
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ho 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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9 o9 H( c+ U! F& o 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.) ! B+ {! s- l% [: ~/ c6 p6 X
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6. Catch you later!, O; p& H' t9 N
" i) J- t; j8 |7 x$ O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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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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