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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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! i$ u9 Z) x& e$ D$ t4 d8 |6 w 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:: Y7 h0 u) ~; J \' B
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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' z, |) S( z b3 f! O/ i* {6 l Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)3 p0 x) A) x3 ~+ ?
! h. v% c: \# ?: j2 V" X# `3 w 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:4 T) c; Y/ [7 D7 d: @8 U
3 w; E5 i2 @& x She (He) was cool in the past.
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4 j' x8 p; B @* h8 v! H That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)- v3 J- U* H L. w! O# ^. h
' Q/ M2 r/ B0 e# K( f: Q, ] He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)6 ?! W9 q2 }( {5 j4 A" Z# t* Q
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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:5 R9 G) s* |% R$ c$ Y" E
! y, `% @$ A+ m6 L: i5 n4 n$ d She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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3 H+ M4 Z" |5 }2 O emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。% x# W6 a U2 r# C) h( b
8 Z9 V8 i7 E# U4 @1 A# A (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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" y. ]/ A# V% r: H' D 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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1 @) t; o$ J% W5 Y They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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7 [1 |4 c( \% Q4 T3 U She (he) is trippin'.& c4 m% l; O5 u) z
4 n# i. f8 L+ h, l9 Z) c. p Mr. A must be trippin'.. {/ u" ^. R: K0 G+ X) }7 R+ b" O
4 w- _& D. J q. D 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。- F1 y0 _ ]- p5 u, W
+ V) q! ?0 O3 ^2 U 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:8 U* S( T: Y$ h4 j
' X/ h! i8 S% P6 L 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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9 Y) Y8 G4 {6 b1 L; h$ M Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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8 d" {5 {! F; Y 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:
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1 T# M& ^# f; {' l |: w3 X+ w He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)) z4 s# C9 @3 ?2 B
]* s! }4 K) c6 ` 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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# h% h, C6 c( F# w1 C I don't like him because he is a jerk.9 v3 ~ G/ u8 D. B! D9 m+ t0 \
6 k) y- L c* i 也可以用复数:
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:3 @" O2 ~( V0 b; e# 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)
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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 baby7 v, e# X3 ~0 K( i1 x
( y) q$ s2 A* a4 ^( o 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:6 ^, z9 D) n! d' i: S0 h, D- S8 I, B
* c. L* Y) I- L. s 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:
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. n0 j K5 {. s; ^3 P: u May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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' t1 h0 x( {9 ]) y$ a: } 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:8 [: }- O5 d" I* _9 D! |8 a2 [
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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?)6 e, R, h0 B4 g" |
3 Y/ X0 H5 w$ ^7 `$ { 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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6 i2 N; f2 m+ g7 w7 M8 q 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.6 J; E% Z( e/ ^3 E2 V7 i
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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