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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:
- n: a$ @7 X4 ^: n6 N- @ That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
) V9 z+ W' Y3 `. d6 o, b Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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6 N' Q2 y. l5 @: H+ V+ s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: " b/ ^. H6 F0 n+ |4 \9 V5 }2 v# f6 ~
She (He) was cool in the past.
5 w* ^/ w0 U8 S3 S# p6 `7 v% n) ^: g That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 8 [1 G) J5 l. r4 z e1 {2 J
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 3 P9 e% Q( z6 v) t$ i ^4 v/ J5 t
- X, g9 k6 ]. Q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: + f9 @) P( l5 i0 Z* u
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 8 G* y' H& N: F0 C4 e! f5 G& U
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 8 z- h- d0 U8 E1 t2 k8 f
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) ( ? k, ^6 f4 ?; }" M2 v' N4 l I
+ y$ X* x$ I) p2. Are you trippin'?
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" p; R Z8 L& P1 p7 Ltrippin' 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 J* d& r, [; n! V9 x Z They are trippin'. (= tripping) ) [- U# z7 P( o! G
She (he) is trippin'.
: J7 R4 @! e1 kMr. A must be trippin'. / c) z, ^) s! L0 \3 B
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。7 U) |( s% p- e/ k* V1 X$ h+ K
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3. He is a nerd
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+ k: z/ } @9 K) D& Mnerd 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: 5 c4 t' S% ]4 A- P9 }4 z1 h
He used to be a nerd in high school
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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 7 i$ O1 q: y9 [( u- Z
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: 8 M" @2 ~- _; G) f
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? f& a9 ^. `* [$ \ U
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:4 Y/ N* j- a9 S: F! ~+ U
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. ' q& T' n* T9 F* R! [5 Q# G
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:
9 ?; p4 G, `- {3 K 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?) + ^3 { Q/ A G9 `
' p; h- p2 D& V5. She is a ho
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# C" I9 H- i4 m4 A% @3 b$ uho 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:
1 _5 y! |* `1 W* ?7 } They are (were) hos.
# X0 X- p) @5 N" ?1 E6 R- ?3 l; J% \6 y 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.)
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6. Catch you later!7 V/ a- x/ Z$ b
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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) % ~7 D6 L4 V% H3 V6 j V
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. % ~ W( ]+ J6 [% l; Y
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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