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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
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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:: E8 _7 P* M4 [, ^+ _8 ] z
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: f3 ?1 d G. _( G U 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:
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& F7 {) }: o) ]) q" a She (He) was cool in the past.
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. v! s6 L& s, D' k/ j That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫), E2 F _3 j% ]) @
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)8 W' @$ ]" M* x" c( V8 u5 M
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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:- K# a* Q* f& ?! g
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not5 U, q( l" E: h
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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」). G9 n# o$ }7 I Q# j g5 u
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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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% Y7 i+ p$ W0 F: H- o# } They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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) s5 S [' g0 @7 B/ F( I0 z8 y% a' f She (he) is trippin'.! B9 G1 `) t$ Q6 C" G T
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Mr. A must be trippin'.3 s' Q* E' K- R& k+ n% u7 b
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。% p, O- \/ |9 F2 L" e1 C
2 T5 u% Z0 |" i' N) h 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:
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0 W4 r% j, h8 k& y9 S3 ~% E; F, N He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)0 g/ u/ [- O+ E1 B: m& _5 ~9 ~" u
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: S* p5 Z' O4 P; V8 V* g9 X; x 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:
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* S9 a# c' r/ ^8 e/ \( P4 c He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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- t) F# k1 h# X 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:7 ]" i8 x4 G7 u& b
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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! a% Y6 a: L6 V. A 也可以用复数:
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. `. Q& }+ J% e, v' Y* j 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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: ^4 N+ R( b. X2 G9 {- Z! Q. w They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)6 s" M: }) U9 O$ K8 V6 t, ?+ T: ?
4 {; m Y$ A% h4 v* I) M. v" }9 O 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( e8 y$ b' c. x7 f7 f
' u6 Q4 J0 p+ m* u& p 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: [: |0 ~4 _) `, ~" t# a5 k: m
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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?0 Z' ~$ N' L# ^' B; [: ^& }- \
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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$ Z4 H. a0 B0 `! T c( I 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:1 @/ p9 p( t& r4 B* W, g
1 K2 C& s0 V7 @* A# Y; l 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?)
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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)
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3 L! K1 d, D* o8 @: W: ^ 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.) Q# v4 [- M/ y3 Q9 H: y
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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