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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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" D3 T- n6 m* x% | r3 k0 f 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:3 C8 Z' `2 U* s/ T
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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) e7 c9 s; u, y% N2 _5 L% Q 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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9 M+ N z6 @9 c/ H! y She (He) was cool in the past.
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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)6 e1 E# s6 o! Q9 K' Y
# V' F5 L% S1 b2 B! e5 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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7 f U7 L4 ] k$ h I! ]/ L) D She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not% t8 y/ i: x$ t! F
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. y7 K( N7 b. O: u9 `6 h (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」). y1 D9 B6 `8 @/ ~
# Y5 F* [9 Q0 ?4 M2 p 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:* D6 S+ h+ m9 i, l
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She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'.% \" b9 e( \! s. g, a0 H# R h
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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:! s$ N/ e, T- ^5 S* {8 F
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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)3 C- ]/ E j% ]8 G; o
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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:: ^* L* N% D% }' P
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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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% w4 H) s* t( m0 I" O- L I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数:: y/ a. d6 g) _7 ]
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$ Z! x4 N) F3 e( q% N 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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/ p; `5 h# X$ X0 I( \# F" `& u 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)
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: {3 U. z0 {9 j( H/ ~ 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! E0 C& J4 Q+ Y1 e
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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: A3 h/ l5 ^+ Z# \8 q1 V$ |+ u6 J. ~
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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?4 E6 t0 X& S0 R. ?/ j9 x' p
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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.4 Z0 G* n1 U: v
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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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1 i; W% S. L, f; k; [. [ 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?)/ z# |' n, q5 K
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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)1 g4 n) d9 c9 \" P# q- `
, K8 x( b8 N' r+ l( p2 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.5 a! d& F, [9 Y" Z/ N6 f
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