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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)" j0 a8 @' \, @+ E$ h: v/ O
; H, E: t9 w3 y0 k9 M5 v6 N 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:$ W9 e, e: x: B2 a% ?) ]7 H
' [: \9 ]2 ]) `$ t That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.% s8 Q. N/ @# v6 a0 b# d
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)2 I" ]& z. y/ c( \' w" S
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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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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)1 x6 @! p/ p9 d- b
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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% I3 ]+ J$ z0 t$ l+ d) M5 ~ 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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) U0 F3 D- Q b* `/ ^9 ^5 s: l She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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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:, a! G% n. f3 j) T) E5 v) Z0 M
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)# {0 L7 K0 O2 F, `' \/ s
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Mr. A must be trippin'.6 l" O1 E* j5 B6 b
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。+ _* Y8 C1 {4 C' ?- |& |
0 }4 e, K$ L) x 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:# S; H: x# {+ ~
: k+ T9 T5 G3 `1 s: i5 v4 z4 T: Z7 E He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)- t2 Q9 D2 X. Y) K* R+ g8 e: k
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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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:
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)0 j' {& k. x$ a9 m" F2 c) A
' I1 M4 r" h# i B 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:+ K/ ], K |" L$ p5 r7 K- Q1 t
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.5 g; g+ k2 B2 c& L" Q
- B3 A+ w8 `+ S3 K. M7 O 也可以用复数:
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:9 h U/ }& O7 C: p2 ?; |/ u
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.* w! z1 a! o# s9 C. {5 l- r$ t
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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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' D) G- b9 k# u, t6 i 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
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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?
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:5 d5 F; c' P3 M' c; \0 d4 i
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.9 q3 h3 c% C' |4 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:% \1 t, h, V: G# O! A) v9 u u, {
0 v @) g. g# l5 B+ j 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. Catch you later!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); f- n O* R5 W
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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.. n4 j. D* ~, X( F- W
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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