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1. It's cool.- f, a v( D: K' `
6 [+ K0 p& W% ?% `3 i. X- ^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:
/ f8 o% H- ~+ s. s" q That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
. }" q2 u4 ^: V% s$ S) [0 e+ D6 ?9 N2 G Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)( f8 ]* A8 G0 h2 O4 L! z
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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: 0 I, C: ^/ w8 Y( U
She (He) was cool in the past. + u U, { L) [" G1 w# O- [- l
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) + _3 o6 r9 C; v0 ~+ t) a
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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( _; H9 g0 a* r6 l2 [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:
( c8 s6 \% ?7 U* J3 c She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not % I0 c5 c% a. s
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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{5 G' C# o/ w; F2. 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:
; U% E3 B8 l2 o M They are trippin'. (= tripping) + b4 l+ x1 l5 a4 v% u3 W p
She (he) is trippin'.
2 N6 p( L* k& F. z' PMr. A must be trippin'. - T: o6 Q0 G/ e, a0 o- K
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: 3 H0 \5 \- ~+ L! f2 j
He used to be a nerd in high school $ K& ?8 h5 }' ]( _0 A
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4. Yo baby2 P, p" o8 N8 ^+ r9 L p: u
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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
7 ]& {9 a# @& Y' O# Nyo”,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: % d! b# r. w5 I# `0 r9 y' U8 i
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?
- j- d9 ?: Q2 `“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:5 |4 }( T# l) \2 P
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. " v3 b0 t* T- q0 l- X4 C
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: * `* p5 Q. V( K0 Q
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?) / A+ _/ O* J C2 l, p8 q
- ?* @ U. ^1 N: }$ X5 B5. She is a ho- E, K9 @3 _7 k9 A' M/ @" S& O) q
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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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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.) 8 W) L9 @# [2 T
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6. Catch you later!
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; k$ g9 }" L) r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) 9 k. V) m0 g8 F
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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