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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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) ?* r+ L$ `! r- j8 j( ?& I5 G, l 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:
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错); J \9 H. x0 W4 W8 b
2 U o9 t2 ]5 @5 T/ ` T$ E; m 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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She (He) was cool in the past.4 F2 I* D4 N. {* r
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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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:
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' `% k3 d& L( W: j4 N She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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6 C: S Z& O) U u 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」)* @7 T: F/ i8 \4 i2 u# A+ t/ [
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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:) }. h4 a9 U7 _1 y" E ^/ E: {
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) S7 O2 I7 p' a6 E+ g' o She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'.; i% I0 \4 Y. `
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。' D' }# R4 \* }
1 E7 g8 J, M5 a% s/ 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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: h& M) ~8 S( b2 A2 |) O1 K% U He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)
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: y$ a) a( h6 L Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.6 D h: k ]0 ?# F+ M
& k7 {* T$ @& M" B1 I7 `; G 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:; p0 c% F: y( T* x0 J9 n! I
9 x3 Q& W) w; d! Z8 Y& ^" t He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)7 ]% `8 _. b: r C! Q3 Q- z5 _
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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:
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5 r! h7 ]+ j" }! X, R$ c, g I don't like him because he is a jerk.9 N9 l3 K6 a% F* _2 x
, {+ i1 B. ~7 ^1 z 也可以用复数:. G9 U M+ y4 f1 T: S1 A
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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; r# y5 b' N2 X- i 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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4 U; @0 P; w! j$ [+ U$ R1 o They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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c7 `" L u4 H- b (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行); e( e' b8 z1 ]1 V
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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
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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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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:+ Y* g+ u ~ n9 E! B# @6 |
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.6 C3 b2 V( E, x$ F! V. c$ D9 n5 K
& N' \1 y7 j- b' e! s 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:6 h/ B. V& E% |' P& M+ b1 G" O3 v
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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?)$ T9 x0 `3 a! p. c
3 n6 y+ n- u$ U& o 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): k7 d! i5 l4 V
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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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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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