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1. It's cool.. |, [0 h0 h$ N" m# x
I4 K2 m* z2 d0 z6 K' l9 kcool 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: V1 u- X1 f/ i2 ^
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
( |6 t4 m8 S! u) q Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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- M9 T+ f! P: U$ U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: $ X* e* n5 M) Z2 c3 u2 |
She (He) was cool in the past. # v {0 F. l/ Q9 g& s
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 5 i9 i% I/ n; {+ f7 `" Y+ Y3 [
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:
: @" a6 ~: d% p! X* B She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 4 \' b5 g0 K: d6 q
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 - L2 ~8 h. v* Q( K2 {$ C/ P1 I
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 5 U4 G8 j: d: m; o { C
; m- X' g z( Q% ?3 M3 K% O$ W/ U2. Are you trippin'?
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9 X. ?* G1 o# z# `, n8 h$ Y" m+ _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' r( I' F9 h: n, o5 n6 I; l/ I
They are trippin'. (= tripping) 6 v6 ]! I; {# B, F/ p! _ H
She (he) is trippin'.
! H s0 G9 `; P8 Z0 i$ RMr. A must be trippin'.
7 f' ? I5 d" U: [通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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3. He is a nerd+ g. Z9 W% e7 d7 u- ?
, ^0 ~! U/ N; D* x4 z. \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 N5 Z' a5 h He used to be a nerd in high school % }2 [1 a" z4 |. h, |
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4. Yo baby
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; s* u G k U1 U5 V* S& FYo 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
% a" T$ Y# r3 Y }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:
7 u% K n$ \9 ~; ^4 C 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? & j1 O* Z: k8 N5 f5 G
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:0 c2 [! W _' B: |0 d: R) T
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. " Z7 J+ Y9 J1 v- c+ @' |4 A& m) _
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:
$ m/ O& I( z& o* S j+ L% Y 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. 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: 9 x1 g8 p7 \- M
They are (were) hos.
# C! \: z7 D% l$ [9 o1 h 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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6. Catch you later!
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/ g. j& m4 }+ m2 u* h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)
3 n" r. I; {7 |# s: K. h( m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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