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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:
/ A" T' m9 Q! |  ^% p) Q    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. : K+ ^  |/ b& n' F, W
    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)8 F  |! P+ \1 h$ `* o
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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 O: `& ?4 Q% o' W% m0 \+ S% [
    She (He) was cool in the past.
) |4 ]2 P" [* W/ J- L+ x0 j2 l    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 1 ^9 L2 C2 M' ?) o! ~- Q
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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) @. l7 y6 H$ b5 g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:
! N# ~9 ], E: q    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 5 P; O9 w6 j/ O. Z& `  i# i+ F
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
- E' k1 W" S# J* Y, Y7 f' {( v    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?
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1 x; o6 U5 P* Q  htrippin' 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: $ N* s- U6 c5 O2 [: w5 s$ q
    They are trippin'. (= tripping) ; H7 f, H, Q* t3 p
    She (he) is trippin'. # c: ~! l1 L! t$ d
Mr. A must be trippin'.
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3. He is a nerd! b; m. c  Z6 T; \' I

8 v4 T. q$ u7 \6 Z, Cnerd 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:
! A1 H+ p+ @( Z" J0 e2 I) ?0 ], n' P    He used to be a nerd in high school
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" a- M: i7 H+ V2 n% C4. Yo baby- V' l5 ^4 L% d$ y1 f+ N3 N6 z
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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
* F7 d- j8 b& G9 P, e+ `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: , F5 G7 q' k0 z5 C3 d0 T! G
    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?
1 g: k7 v) r% [( Y- Q" {/ @; }“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:+ }1 n$ {+ V) y9 f  Q0 c( H
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
$ S$ m; @3 b& O8 Q* F2 y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:
" }$ q8 }* I3 _# n. h1 u    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?) 1 ?. {( U  L2 @1 t% J" A' d
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5. 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: . c, x# D' J. D" j
    They are (were) hos. # l' b+ S" s$ p- b: l
    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.) ' w- h- [" c% @& O

5 W, @3 X: z3 n0 p- o6. Catch you later!
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% {$ X2 {9 n7 L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)
) H# q9 z) L! [8 _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. 6 ^( U$ e, e4 [0 e
(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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