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1. It's cool.
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+ q: l, ^0 C E: qcool 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: " Q$ j! c- Z8 a! @ d7 C, Y: ?
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
0 @7 V/ J& n. z/ o: L y Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)9 ^2 X2 N E% z, U# O- R0 ` h
# Y! F# ~+ H& x4 |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 F" r5 c; `7 H6 p% I2 N She (He) was cool in the past.
7 J6 P' ?4 ]7 X7 {1 X That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 8 E, ^" V- ]1 a) D# r* o
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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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:
2 u/ B" M+ k# c6 v2 p" s She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not , j. a' P2 S8 J! |
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 % t1 d' {4 N2 ~0 j0 `* F
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) ' B; }& V, q1 }& Z& i( x2 t! c
1 N8 j; a! X& E1 m) r$ H' |2. Are you trippin'?
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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: 7 }! N; G0 v% j% l2 s3 c
They are trippin'. (= tripping) * t1 O9 @, X8 K
She (he) is trippin'.
3 r5 w2 E5 D# z, j4 ?Mr. A must be trippin'. * E6 s6 e. E8 S b3 E, H% t
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。3 p j5 s2 z$ q! U$ S1 b) {
7 X' r: Y- {. A) u) f ?3. He is a nerd, `' O( B* u2 `! z
; q& N+ `: c/ H) T& nnerd 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:
, Y" |, H$ \3 F" O He used to be a nerd in high school / I# @: x1 g) g2 b
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4. 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
; s5 _3 i% H9 N; K1 r, @. myo”,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:
: k! j! e) [ 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? , B6 b% S8 W: H% s) N" B
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
1 L6 w) A& |- L" w7 k; LMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
1 |! ~/ K2 x- ]8 t- \/ o. p! ]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: & Q& k: R" t0 @! s$ X* S
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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5. She is a ho: Y4 F+ @# P5 L0 ?; U
* y/ z. g' p( @) F- d3 G7 w6 Zho 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: " k5 {" }0 d( V7 e& W, C; q
They are (were) hos.
( w. f3 R( G- E; [) j 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.) $ }7 y2 {+ T7 u" o% J
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6. Catch you later!
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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)
+ M. m2 U2 k2 O) c0 m+ Z% [' l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. ( U* P) n2 t$ y2 C6 x
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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