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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)0 Q' P( b9 x4 v4 b6 k, L
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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:: v- @4 L9 n2 W6 h2 u7 p& c$ |
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.# b! ?1 I. V* R; X8 \
) w3 t, F. X# q8 h Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)" h& e5 M" H+ E6 D
K3 L/ t2 e5 w% H' C E 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:% h) I( l! H: r1 y" {( }
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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. D$ B w: { n0 | He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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$ U& c8 Q: Q, X: c/ ~' s 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:" f. Q; O$ u6 Q- |5 t- T
# i5 J$ D# \/ M T: Y She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?: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:
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$ v7 b3 y' K6 X6 B& U) n! n They are trippin'. (= tripping)+ t% J, i3 T; Z& C6 f* d, K" p
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# T" f: V% l9 | Mr. A must be trippin'.
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( B) Y! W0 _# i( \6 F& B 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: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:& t0 q8 y6 x; m: {2 h
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He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)( E7 t7 V" F4 @8 b7 B' {
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至於 geek 这个字,虽然与 nerd 相似,年轻人也常用,但 geek 是指在某一方面有很高的 IQ。我们可以说:. N+ i' o: @- A \# ~9 T2 S
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒); t$ o2 N5 N) U- H9 a" m
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另外,年轻人还用 jerk 这个字,通常是指没有社交技巧,头脑简单或古怪,令人讨厌的家伙(annoying person),如果你不喜欢一个人,就可以说:& p( `7 `1 y5 ~. p9 v$ d/ C& D9 C
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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. _2 j" \$ K. Y' Z2 A4 c* Y 也可以用复数:+ M! \4 {3 |( R3 j8 h- Q
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# ^& h! o" h( e8 E* K! b+ Q+ Z' I 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:- x6 y- c) \) M9 _1 Z
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.; C5 D- f& S q9 X; t0 Y! |
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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4. Yo baby: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; o/ n! H6 N. M! U/ `
7 w& P8 I# ^! F6 O 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:
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Yo baby, are you trippin'? 意思是:漂亮的姑娘,你的样子有点怪里怪气,有什么心事吗?
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/ k: A; j: j1 c1 m/ U1 L “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:4 q6 U0 C# ?5 ~ w
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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( ]: L4 u6 [ ~" v# F: h 同理,如果年轻女子看到帅哥,有吸引力,很想与他交谈,那么就用:“Hey, hey, hey" 後跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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3 y& L' v0 x- o. N$ s 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?)' S6 s" b2 C6 }$ Z/ j9 \) g
% Q$ `2 E& ^/ ?5 l2 L9 K 5. Catch you later!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)1 Z4 a2 X" \) e# b7 x
; S- t. L1 t4 P# e' n 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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