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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.
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: [' y' A* t* p9 Q9 lcool 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: & [+ ~: ^+ V8 H5 o7 x5 u/ @
    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
* _8 P# u% ]9 s1 u, z; _5 R6 r    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: ! _7 Y2 X) R4 I$ e' w% p8 S
    She (He) was cool in the past. , h* b. t( w* A$ @" L7 ~+ h* ?# v
    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
7 j! H/ ]3 N" X, M0 j6 O1 d    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:
& L* Z! I" J: \1 \, d    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not $ S$ _- p0 e; B' Z: |/ G5 b( P
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 : G1 T6 e' r3 G" K( F
    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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0 Y% c1 ?% v4 r! F) w. `2. Are you trippin'?
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9 _0 J4 d) c  a( y% i7 ltrippin' 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:
4 [! s& F% K% e" v+ t" R    They are trippin'. (= tripping) / H4 |8 i' E2 w3 S4 T5 O
    She (he) is trippin'.
& [! t. ?6 k' m! U2 P* h: C* ^Mr. A must be trippin'. 1 S, @2 f% t  u
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。" Y/ H$ M( z8 N* C, c' C  {
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3. He is a nerd
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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:
! C& t6 Q1 ]" f    He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby, M& f) v0 \4 L7 L

$ l/ J' I8 w- h$ j! c. CYo 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 2 K& C5 E( ]) N  G/ E
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:
* X+ v$ M- y/ [2 D6 V% P    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?
) W" G5 Y/ C( f$ \5 R- A“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
9 e4 k9 T" F  L) w# vMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. 1 Y# O  e/ G8 q/ q5 j( U0 a
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: 7 V" k8 M5 G6 ]; e3 c$ e0 a' ?
    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, b. J% @9 ~( ]3 U5 s/ X

) f1 ]2 O  i. K: _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:   m  A" G0 i2 z8 P- O' D* t
    They are (were) hos. ; v# ?+ I. v: T4 r, E6 D2 T
    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.) ( }0 t8 v4 c4 F% g$ d+ l

7 V  s$ ~3 u5 ?4 @( m& Y/ U( f6. 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)
. P6 z  Q( R$ o+ [. h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.
; x8 k: o4 }) E# ~" Q3 O) ?7 q(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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