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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)# E1 X* O, n' r" z: ~1 e a* c
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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:
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# d* K1 R8 d6 ]- M8 F) | Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)7 ~% }2 C1 ~1 j' \* C
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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: k8 Q) @2 ~* w7 Q B
$ v5 S7 h, U3 C5 U She (He) was cool in the past.
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( h4 O7 y8 `4 r That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)0 _9 C6 B) ~9 j; w% h. G: D4 ?2 X
# j2 w% t7 Z& ? B4 S# F He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)( f. Z: V: q' {% l# ]. A) ]
. ?$ o! _4 t8 K- o( C6 C 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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& d% k8 e' j. x" a2 q/ P+ Z 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」)4 J% W' r( l- L% Z
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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:/ D8 ~7 ~9 L- m* V/ o6 ], b
' v4 {; R" x3 A$ `( D& ]% m$ o They are trippin'. (= tripping)9 j9 N% o% E; [0 p' ~$ Q- H
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She (he) is trippin'.) [- [5 x$ }* |- K( Q% E
4 L6 h5 d t- G! |- K Mr. A must be trippin'.# D/ H7 @9 a# T0 b+ y
4 m3 M) h+ f$ n L 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:/ m0 J! v5 e6 ]3 y& k. d. o
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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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; v, \. J0 z9 R: j, ^ E6 D4 n 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:; } `/ |8 T. D
2 x6 @' i* a6 x$ w; u He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)" I9 N, m! j! h1 u5 \- I! }# f
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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:3 l( F4 u3 k6 J& k) b% l
' [0 V6 q/ m0 X# @ I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数:, K" m3 w: b' B: y+ W C3 z
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Many jerks are working in our company./ d! b; B7 p3 F- l
- ^8 M0 a2 V- r, c6 Z/ B 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:3 u |- L) l+ p z$ e
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k! V# |6 O% ]' [% t7 v6 T+ i m' b& N (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
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% g1 P1 M/ k2 G) R4 i 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?0 Z9 z U5 h w1 F! w3 s1 y
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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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2 w# [0 j5 T, j) }- x( \# I& x May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.) P" \9 `0 C! z$ n/ R* e: D6 ]- p' B
5 H) N9 |8 ~9 y( j 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:, d" g( w3 z0 C# c& H9 p4 L
. {& A7 Z A1 Z% u- F/ D, F5 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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0 p8 Q& V8 N- x' Z: `8 Y' D 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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/ U4 e! P) Y% p: e4 [/ a 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.! W$ J, W* d% c9 y
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