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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.
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+ D6 [5 j9 Z8 o/ r; o7 l3 Lcool 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:
8 g+ p) _( h! p    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. 0 \# B6 D" I( {0 Y: `) A
    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:
' s0 ?# G. e% y9 _) F    She (He) was cool in the past. . \' {! X" E4 ^. o7 k# E: t; m! a
    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 0 k& p: M. \$ Q, F
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) " P. |2 T+ ^/ u& r. p
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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:
9 `% K0 l6 j  @7 t- `! \. G  v6 T    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not : O; b, l, j2 X' m9 @$ l& a
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
& d6 E5 D+ @4 O    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 8 }- c6 l* H2 }2 h
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2. 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: , r4 `. z2 i! F1 D
    They are trippin'. (= tripping)
0 {& D; {% U$ ?6 E  G, B    She (he) is trippin'. - }% {4 ?; O' E- ?$ b4 O* q
Mr. A must be trippin'.
7 a" B; p. \. Y% j$ L通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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: X+ N4 `/ d% G! z2 ^  u3. He is a nerd2 l$ I- i# D' y' \/ Q$ F
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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:
- s5 b( v3 j0 _! g' h9 U  |    He used to be a nerd in high school 3 G0 s/ Q6 y* i+ R7 q
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4. Yo baby
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1 i0 R$ }% H" e& _; u9 @+ @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 - u5 c  y  l! U% u0 B. \( {) [
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:
2 K7 Z0 U. ?4 M6 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?
4 p8 k9 S8 l7 k* l; T3 r“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:' v, q. f+ s3 M+ R6 O9 k
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
4 k' M2 V$ D7 P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: , b6 p  D8 C' u" r$ @- A2 G- |
    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?) ; j! A: U- k5 c

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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: ) ?9 v) v0 J& K* C: ]  K2 n9 i
    They are (were) hos. ; e3 ]: G7 [7 V
    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.) $ l0 W5 w# l  E5 ?/ z: }/ _% [

3 ?, h' K% z* r6 ]" N6. Catch you later!$ e* U) x3 a7 B- D

3 g: w+ q, q% q) h! B1 X' Y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)
2 ?* ~3 v- P. C- d6 z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.
, f" {8 i0 N8 q, s" l' [* t7 Q(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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