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1. It's cool.1 ?' A! X- o1 J3 O+ F. |
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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: . J0 u5 D' g' Z( Z! d+ d: v' C
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
8 k) ~; k' g& Q- ~ Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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s" t, H" |$ z- B1 D E* 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:
5 S8 T0 Z1 ~$ i j& c2 v# k: u She (He) was cool in the past.
% ?( ]' N. {& u That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
- w6 {# B, q$ ~1 x$ s1 N He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) ' l8 f! W% h6 a' p6 M' L
8 Z ]/ K V) K! V. u& s, O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:
- Y, P' K5 r) X$ q6 W She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not ( k6 A5 |$ r+ {' ?8 [; b) ~
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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2. Are you trippin'?7 \' x/ D& Q# h$ ~
' Z& w/ j( l0 v7 |% w1 Btrippin' 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:
2 C9 q5 P! U/ A They are trippin'. (= tripping)
+ ^6 u$ e" b$ P. B She (he) is trippin'.
( W' H0 k/ Y: x$ c1 R0 MMr. A must be trippin'. & L: W9 t. W3 F
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。; }9 H9 [/ Z8 U+ m; Q+ y! G4 p
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3. He is a nerd3 ? i. w8 P2 q2 W# A# W- V7 m
9 t8 g( H( f1 O2 L% Lnerd 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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2 a% I K% `% u4. Yo baby
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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
/ ?8 ?! Y: Q6 m& `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:
5 n- Q$ v; R# I! a3 c 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?
% t0 j6 A. f1 J/ O“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:* s% H6 f+ A: O7 {; C
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. 0 g- @% \$ O. R2 \7 }* N
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:
' ], ]! u! }9 {; d8 e+ T% j 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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1 c; }' n; _. t8 Z/ ^5. She is a ho. o" M2 e2 W* y3 s: L2 p @
# h" a8 R) y/ b3 [( x& eho 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: + d2 e, o) `, ?! Q1 {
They are (were) hos. # r: }* P7 K* S# u. O$ T' H4 Q
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.) " r5 n7 t) l$ }
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6. Catch you later!7 f2 T% T) r0 P; N5 N5 z9 Z
7 z6 m+ k8 R4 u2 C" ]* S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) 0 a6 x) P* z I- i+ Z/ \7 v
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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