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1. It's cool.3 l* v, J+ F$ C/ |
; r8 Z2 C! d# e1 |8 z' hcool 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:
. k! S! j3 L! a; _) X That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. ' h0 k5 _. J6 |
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: l i$ d% a8 _0 K o3 z6 E
She (He) was cool in the past.
* }* J ?; k* E, T+ {" I+ x That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 7 \8 h" c ]9 q5 j' F! i
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 9 N* }, `6 o0 I$ k1 x6 H/ A
2 K, ?4 G9 O! w5 T/ h4 P" Q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: , u( F+ h0 [- f* w" `! j
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not $ B9 K1 I( q8 w- L9 q0 L8 w
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 " u8 f" U" p; \) x9 M, ?, X' L
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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8 Q5 J4 ~+ ~7 ^& E/ T- ?* ^! _2. Are you trippin'?4 ?8 e/ o; Q+ \3 v, K, C8 Y7 {
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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: * G P+ ~- W. d1 B+ ^1 a" C
They are trippin'. (= tripping) # U# p& K5 ]3 ~( V' o& r
She (he) is trippin'. ' B/ W! w+ w2 [* d: |/ q8 J
Mr. A must be trippin'. 1 _$ p2 t3 Y4 l- v
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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1 ^4 G' x2 V& ]: \- T3. He is a nerd. p3 _* t% p/ N! j8 T+ R! }
# T- P) q! X( ^) e3 v9 [" Nnerd 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: " f6 W" A. R% g9 \) R
He used to be a nerd in high school ' D% I3 O$ R( P3 `: p; ]* V) j
/ V, h+ D$ {/ f. W1 _4. Yo baby
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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 心事吗? % w2 D8 M& n' M) `
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:& J3 J7 J7 ^% f7 q5 q" B
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
6 Y1 O- 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: 5 V# }7 I) U2 L; B
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?) , O8 o+ u0 G# N# e
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5. She is a ho8 e# @/ F7 Z2 N8 C
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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:
" q/ y* U1 c A2 o They are (were) hos.
0 A8 a& S1 H3 G0 g5 @+ \$ L 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.) / i9 P( \) t0 P8 Z% b
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6. 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)
/ H" F' V4 H' [7 Q( `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. , R8 z. T" l0 Q% p/ B2 A
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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