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1. It's cool.
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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:
$ s! d3 P/ u# L4 m- u# c2 w That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
4 z% C" r& G( X" y* e Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)6 v/ m% L) o& z; _/ @
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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:
$ A/ x) R9 ^$ u/ [ She (He) was cool in the past.
- F! g2 o! p9 |# t( m- b$ s That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) ( M, G8 C. w# F6 C) U4 y3 u
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 8 y6 ?3 g- w2 h( t" t# k8 h
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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: 3 ~+ L D6 r2 d& i0 O
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not ; T' U1 D4 R% j& J8 M. z! w9 C1 \
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
( F# @, [! y7 u! S' Y (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 3 I5 q0 v( a/ V; k N0 X8 n
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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:
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She (he) is trippin'. ' j% B( @/ z7 y( m! b2 {
Mr. A must be trippin'. 3 J K% K+ H6 k9 a0 }- x7 ^
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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4 z, [8 j$ n( R! h: t3. He is a nerd& U4 @" A9 L8 I4 [
6 ]6 F: M$ ?1 [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: ' ]. b& h$ V/ z0 l K& y
He used to be a nerd in high school
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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 # N9 O, w) Y/ a5 z; {
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:
' {; L9 J/ B7 x- x 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?
) Q/ n9 G$ Q' f0 j- s4 ~“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:: y9 T6 \) a9 w* w( w, `/ P
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. ; P" q3 f& t9 Y3 _/ o" V$ k
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: , ]5 R6 ^' C2 q0 q- ]
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?) * S0 @# j5 H9 Z) g* m0 T& f
: B% X8 a u3 p5. She is a ho
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5 L6 `. F; p- D; A" U% Kho 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: 9 M3 {+ R' r3 Z, P4 ]. A7 ^: O
They are (were) hos.
2 b( v, p( r- s! ]7 |* }0 | 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.) ' M7 U9 L- f- x4 \. K" a3 z0 ~
1 S. m; z8 @5 u; u" o$ I4 l6. Catch you later!& E1 _, \7 t5 z, L8 N- d/ C
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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)
6 {2 I! I7 |- _9 [, c9 n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. : g2 n/ E) n; v/ O1 f. W
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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