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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): L. E: t4 M. ]: }/ V! e$ C% |
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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.6 \$ L, U& w0 O: c
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  Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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& g2 A* {/ p: x* |7 @( u- f" Q  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:6 n7 z$ [% n" G9 q

7 K8 f, d8 e/ Y  N; V3 m  She (He) was cool in the past.
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; J& U% o8 E7 S1 |9 i& j0 y  That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)) q7 k& Y6 e# l6 l

# @+ `3 ?2 e  s$ B# o' A  He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)7 B$ H+ c* O$ h3 p7 \7 q' G, R

5 D9 u+ t/ t$ M+ L- H  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:" z* P1 B1 O8 y  h) W* a- Z

9 a0 c4 J6 c! h% `  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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5 E5 }/ n: a7 G: u: s  (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」). a% P. o* ]% z  E) q5 I! B+ U, `

$ Y- e) b1 ]  n, k5 ]  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:0 t) A5 G% M8 g" g
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  They are trippin'. (= tripping)/ l5 w. c( K9 g6 A9 ~" x
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  She (he) is trippin'." L4 T: {/ \1 }
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  Mr. A must be trippin'.+ [6 \' @" i0 c7 @2 m

  K6 o* O9 A3 Y( [- N' B; k5 V% W  通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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7 R3 m, D- z: @  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:3 M4 h( P0 n4 t: H1 l! p

$ @2 R+ `4 }- u  u; W  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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  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:3 d, f" W+ Z2 {- `
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  He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)9 X1 p7 P; w! }# m" D$ B9 P
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  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:( X: ?; X7 y. H( L3 @6 T/ P

. h% Y3 R: D$ Z  b3 W1 @# y+ U& w, X  I don't like him because he is a jerk.# {- C) K" k; ?! T1 U

* a: ?1 K9 H+ D, S8 Y& p( G  也可以用复数:3 `& l$ }$ t2 j8 \7 X) r5 @

+ ]7 a+ ~4 h7 ]  Many jerks are working in our company.5 V+ r( s0 K0 R1 G! S; G6 \- C

, p& `0 c# X( h' X4 _  主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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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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  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! V1 y- }. i  w2 M  {- m
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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:
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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:
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6 g" l; B4 `: ?8 _, d  May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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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:& M8 S+ [/ t8 H
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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?)( c+ \- Q. ?+ v: ?

) F) u9 Y/ p7 T5 A4 K4 |  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)( u  D6 ^; x4 k: S# [& R

/ ?: m" Y3 P" Y+ \( i  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.
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  (我要走了,再谈吧!)
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