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1. It's cool.8 H C0 J( G& l2 e" Y
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cool 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:
& O4 S& N0 }. t) z1 v: U# K4 ?+ z That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
. X; S4 @4 U+ ? Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错): Q7 s; C0 [7 g1 Q$ S# Z
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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: 9 S: Q. t7 I6 ]: K g5 A4 U$ p! R
She (He) was cool in the past.
6 ~+ ^0 P4 ^1 I; A8 K* u# K That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
/ n2 l( k( e; Q! ]: Q2 f8 K He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) ! [/ c: E& N1 m2 o1 K+ b
* r0 A* Z6 T, L3 n# d& j5 w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:
3 X! }& W1 e# k. I* {! L; ~1 i She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not , O8 h7 ? p0 V/ D+ x# n
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
3 o. I$ Q; \9 { (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 6 ~" C; p- s2 v' ^% r& k1 M# n3 K3 w% j
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2. Are you trippin'? K/ T1 |2 v8 l& N
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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:
1 @: H) n$ P. c They are trippin'. (= tripping) , X/ r9 y/ r8 B! {& v3 v! e
She (he) is trippin'.
3 J( r( c4 c% P( JMr. A must be trippin'. 3 Q1 `4 G; s9 T7 W7 K6 t
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。. F% ^3 N6 C* H
) m: T G( }& E( y7 V% _3. He is a nerd
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2 F. E4 ?& R. E$ X3 l$ f2 qnerd 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:
1 V2 C! `0 K- C/ E' {* X He used to be a nerd in high school 4 V4 L! H+ f9 w- |9 g, C
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4. Yo baby3 P H: [! _" ~* D: M9 j
$ M0 {% r3 R+ U, U* ~& B' LYo 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
- i3 V" u; }6 I4 Y Z; syo”,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:
1 Q+ W$ c& n' g/ b 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? : ^3 e2 W6 \9 Y6 y) o" g8 Y
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:) E V% b% J+ O [( h3 v
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. / l0 m2 S# B9 q( H
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:
" H2 A/ N* M' _ 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?) + L6 l" J: @ b& r
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5. She is a ho& m1 C5 Q9 M: H# v7 w# O1 X
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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: - I+ r) w. L- q2 F+ x1 u" v
They are (were) hos. - W0 s5 C- @; Q& n# J
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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C* {1 y) d8 a# Q- R ]2 g6. 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)
0 q$ d! l& P6 h1 Q* l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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