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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)  k4 ^; b2 W0 I5 E+ J& f; h% @2 @! ^
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  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:
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  That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.+ p9 l. o) z! B1 K! o
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  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:
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! W0 ~! K- \8 M) \) W4 I  She (He) was cool in the past.
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: ?  o0 A* N0 M! r  That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)* u0 A! S* ]# s& ?+ G

; w; _5 I; q$ H/ ^' z  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:
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5 O: n( L& y0 L' A$ {  She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not9 ?; C( |& ~2 G$ n

- U1 k; t! r% X) p! t9 l  emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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% B/ h& q7 Z8 T# y# z$ ~) \- `  (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)6 t2 f% _- w$ w) `/ P! F

3 A% h. e, v3 ]' d6 m; W3 N  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:, U; v8 B1 A0 c1 e4 b

4 R# y& y4 d& ~6 R  They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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  She (he) is trippin'.0 G" l. {: e: N% H4 Y5 \, u9 |

/ f  A6 r6 T; z) `  Mr. A must be trippin'.! s! ^' U; s% P$ g" U( z' ]9 c
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  通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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+ N3 L( p8 C! w2 A  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:
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. H7 K7 e: S3 s) w6 i  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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  Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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0 j2 x7 K, Z7 F, H" d  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:" l2 J% d1 {1 Z) Z" ]7 ^
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  He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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. v% C# O8 N1 n  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:4 t5 h4 H, U. F+ u" e& j% F0 v

8 D* C) v; v1 y" @5 \5 x4 L  I don't like him because he is a jerk.$ E, m' k- m3 m% l+ A9 I/ v

' |+ H5 v+ G6 z' s3 p2 s" h" g  也可以用复数:
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) Z, s2 x* [( `- ~  主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:; ^" p- `; j" T7 L3 E0 z# R5 @- O

5 i' h. z2 A* E' U  They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.. Z$ u' q7 S* Y- u6 J
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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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( x5 i" n- L) U) e5 n) z  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 baby# M8 O  H, d. k4 H
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  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:3 a% b& {$ M8 H& }6 Z, A. P6 b
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  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?& n, Q, e+ ~! B# i
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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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0 `% B" t' w* M# ]" j, U  May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.5 p& ?. z* [: V. R  F) U0 S) P
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  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:6 B. I& _* X5 I3 t. ?& n$ k: g& w
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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?)
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  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/ C2 _  j$ K$ |  d6 M/ Z
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  (我要走了,再谈吧!)
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