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1. It's cool.: |0 ]$ c+ v9 T1 j
1 s' T& Y2 L4 i( M, Kcool 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:
( G8 e; h8 E, v% f6 } That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. + v0 }" ?8 f, t! @* X
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)1 \: y$ I% o" [% G6 d0 z! t1 Q3 T
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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:
3 j/ y$ L& f2 E1 f" s She (He) was cool in the past.
' }& p. O% u! J* t, @ That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
4 k' T% a/ ~4 x1 l; e9 o* M, r 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: 3 m" Y, ]" l/ T. i3 Z- ]3 Y ~' I/ l
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not ; }' V3 o: H+ J9 U) j
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 ) R& p% N4 F6 w6 ^2 g+ a
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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: _% o7 O/ x& R0 H( B( `/ L2. Are you trippin'?' Q, u/ O. N$ ^; D5 @
: `6 B6 ?4 d$ K4 atrippin' 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:
2 }) N0 x7 T9 q; O6 E# w4 e4 A! d They are trippin'. (= tripping)
& m. K) w! X" ]/ p5 e h3 A# k She (he) is trippin'.
& s7 ^( Z' I- UMr. A must be trippin'. ' c" {; F" G5 L$ ]1 j) m
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。# j m, a7 h) I- }: V
$ U! v$ g/ I+ L. Z: o* Y8 v( _- n3. He is a nerd* A! J* S' n y; t1 \6 T& E
9 j! a7 z3 ], O3 Nnerd 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: * e2 L! b. i7 g2 ?9 x/ G! y
He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby8 T$ x. ~6 B4 c+ J+ M6 q. q
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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
; C; h; h1 H+ Xyo”,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:
# W4 v9 ^$ Z1 P: ?% P5 i7 { 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?
- K3 n# u6 K3 v“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
. u. _& f, ?! m8 c: O7 BMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
( R& \( P6 N+ V: x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: ?" ~0 P/ p9 Z8 X9 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?) / b5 d \7 G) o% v+ P' d
/ N1 h' s3 g: Z, t5. She is a ho' l0 _' G( {& y- Z
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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: . S) ?2 @ K+ s2 Q. H% F
They are (were) hos. 9 H/ I( r/ j8 p8 G, k1 K2 \. R
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.) C) ]3 ]- S- i9 g- @
$ Q3 u. k `1 N7 f" {- \+ C6. Catch you later!
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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)
5 ~' z$ u1 f2 _3 n3 R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.
( n6 S9 H5 W' l# K' u. B(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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