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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.: p( c& c" B. ?, T

. `* `5 h" R# r/ m0 E1 w: E  fcool 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:
8 m( m6 z1 G" b3 n8 T    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. 0 z; I7 O, \, m
    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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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:
1 z$ o' j* X' a: k    She (He) was cool in the past.
9 B$ k# X5 u: q    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) ( {% K, m# G) G  n4 j
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)   u, W9 ]6 ]6 \5 R4 s
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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: 7 a$ [" {) F- [$ u7 @( ^
    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 5 U( U# j+ g# }4 ~
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
7 k, n1 h+ Q* n- s$ `8 T; W    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 1 M" s0 m4 N* {3 s, R. f! ]4 u/ x

3 |2 T- o: ^' a3 @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:
% F* \& j: l8 \6 [3 t3 A. r    They are trippin'. (= tripping) 8 L; Z( m3 q, ^& H" ?8 m/ h
    She (he) is trippin'. ) I  e! O8 w- T" T+ z1 W( F
Mr. A must be trippin'. * K, A3 }) Z- ?* n& h
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。5 o1 T3 N- F2 l
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3. He is a nerd
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! k! o, n( M1 ]+ _& p3 _4 S+ Onerd 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:
' I( K, x# k4 f0 z; K7 e    He used to be a nerd in high school   a9 G5 U1 e5 c% M0 C# y+ U  F

" M3 k! F% J- F+ P$ y4. 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
+ }' J. X2 N! M7 H1 ]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:
, r( `) Z# f7 a! s! q+ Q) P# P    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?
0 ?* y8 D. g/ H“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:- }: ]  Q( y1 f- R
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. * o2 u9 L% z$ U6 |& o$ B
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:
: F% [8 D! D# p' @9 r0 g5 Z* a2 N    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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' d1 c  V3 v" ]5. She is a ho! [: Z2 m1 Y4 }0 J* G3 F7 k, W0 Q4 d

3 u! V% X% p( [5 K, u/ ~1 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:
0 j* {# l) {2 a7 N    They are (were) hos. # Y- q- L- p. [5 b4 V
    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.)
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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)
  O! i2 T/ V! W. L8 Z: i9 V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.
( S% c1 j! r2 A. ~( N6 |( Y2 R(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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