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1. It's cool.
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, n9 U$ x* M  M: F" G9 Scool 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: 5 [; j. V) e; \8 E; u1 b! x
    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
; I4 J+ K3 x' ^. e# P$ H  g% P    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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4 i! \* V  h' R. J( e1 {" I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:
( H& v" {7 `: n9 V' k1 L& C    She (He) was cool in the past. ! r" f& r/ i+ y8 U1 a" Q  S" Q
    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
, A8 u3 D: j* Z! q& x+ a    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) : q; t1 c( O, a; E3 o/ @7 X  I
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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:
6 U$ @" w9 M1 }% m+ X+ c: }  V; `- S    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not ! h) J. ^3 k4 v9 a2 W) y; q( m9 k- d
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
6 L; @0 X6 h0 d8 B. L4 ~5 M: ^+ s+ i, |    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) ' ^2 p3 W& b; [: T/ z% o+ p
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2. Are you trippin'?
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: ?$ ?  }/ }1 A2 @# Ytrippin' 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: / k* Z; ~: i5 Z4 `
    They are trippin'. (= tripping)
% H9 I4 x; c% n, m7 m. i( s    She (he) is trippin'.
1 m; A! B: b; {' m1 ~. Y! YMr. A must be trippin'.
- K+ R, [; ?# g" O5 b# Z$ G通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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6 Q& ?- d" t# d7 l4 U* G7 U3. He is a nerd1 d* _/ e4 E  _7 d
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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:
. l- ?3 M/ R6 j! k4 z  h' A7 ?! o    He used to be a nerd in high school ( z7 y5 b4 ]( Q' a

4 X* f$ E7 s  b! D& S, ^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
. X# S7 Z1 p$ n/ A+ s4 G# Gyo”,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: & ?- G- ~( i, i
    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?   {: `6 u3 y% n9 [; G
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
+ U$ ^, V5 Y" p" N4 V% e$ d% KMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
+ l2 @- N# f6 ]; Y6 a; [' n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:
/ O9 n" c* k( _4 Z/ z    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 y1 j& O5 X5 X% w" K
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5. She is a ho
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ho 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:
5 e: W* l3 w' ?% }7 o    They are (were) hos.
1 o; w& i5 a& g6 M    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.) , U6 ]3 G) n! g- k6 K+ t
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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) + T9 M" I. p  k1 _! i/ P1 J
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+ ^0 ^: q1 R0 w* ?% g- [( C(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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