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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:* D2 ]6 C. M5 z$ B
$ \: o' M8 }8 ?! |2 X That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.& T) n- ^6 A5 w& X: U
, Y" U6 N& E# g% d Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错) @6 Y7 M8 G. b/ Z+ Z7 S
( f2 t% A, K" K 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:2 s' R' k* Y' F
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)5 o* u+ q# l# ^% H+ d# E+ i8 Y* ^9 r
2 V$ K) i7 }+ n. j. _# O! n2 x; P He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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9 D2 b/ F$ W! s4 B$ L: m 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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6 i3 ~# t+ H6 O- S She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not( m* H5 o: J0 L: _ x
' l- J) ]& x ~/ e5 _0 t7 W emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。8 ^# _* q# M8 _* D3 \
1 u' q6 K' V7 ]( v7 Y (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)7 i! A E) j+ g: A6 h$ C# h
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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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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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/ x! w; q+ _) z5 y7 v She (he) is trippin'.4 E) J9 ^4 t" a$ d9 _' G8 ` B
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Mr. A must be trippin'.% Y s( P* i# h4 N( |7 y- y
1 K/ r! P+ v6 n. f 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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- L s' x! m; T$ g4 Q/ ? 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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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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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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: Z. \: }7 i S/ C 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:$ {; ^& s9 |. v
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒); {0 [! h8 E! A! u/ |
* X J' g; Q0 X- v8 C, F 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:* @- ]( b: R( N+ _
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也可以用复数:
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- D- ^3 O9 [2 u: Z& X Many jerks are working in our company.9 d8 h6 z1 q O
u( y# I7 g, [* A 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:2 }* r- P( t( K* h, D" s. V b
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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 z+ U# Z$ A6 C ~- V$ ~+ u
) a4 U$ m7 u& [. S7 { 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:( p+ F7 \" H" Z% g" J: w6 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 c/ ~& Z, t! G0 F5 j
' G) W% C" P0 E) X0 @* V; o) G “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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( ]& F2 t+ r# N* P! }* Z) Z! q 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 v$ c8 m* H1 D7 ^ 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?)9 K! C4 k* `! e4 n' p! g1 o
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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), {; H4 X! p+ h! w
; ?( `7 o. M' \/ f 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.7 B! _& ?; w* F$ B* p
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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