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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)2 C1 M0 C _9 G* V) o' p7 n
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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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7 y$ k/ `4 E4 ?; x2 z/ ]2 Q That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.- }' D3 O4 J% {) O, f
9 q/ A, j' c i( x; m9 ]* l$ b! S 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:% ~6 R2 j* m2 y
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)5 p' \$ \( [9 b' z) R! ?1 `
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)0 _ t3 |6 a+ r6 a) H
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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:
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& M7 B! H! I2 v E* q She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not7 V/ ^! u4 a) V% L
3 q8 k- F( W+ a+ Y emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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3 m; j# L ~: [$ |3 P* l 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:2 R4 E$ Z6 @3 h3 V
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7 r, U5 R0 B. E* U y She (he) is trippin'.
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# W7 ?2 e" B: `# C/ \' z" K Mr. A must be trippin'.
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+ y' i6 i3 f. F+ z) b9 Y/ Q; Q 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。8 p2 {7 |! v; h
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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:
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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.) _ E/ l" f) F# c
2 L- Y) P$ k6 `6 u; X) q 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:
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: E3 D4 p" N+ B& b8 z/ Q/ U He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)6 y ~) q* ~. d' a8 D! A
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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:
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I don't like him because he is a jerk., w7 i; s- [( J) W- b9 P: z
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.4 \1 T, ?8 ?0 \+ ?
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)( @, P# A! H. s2 }7 c
( h2 _, K4 _: C$ B. C 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$ \8 r9 ~# v/ F& Z- I' C4 Z
- M" L3 _4 V1 Z; [7 y1 @) S/ r1 K 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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( f) V4 B3 d E3 s 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? _9 k" V# W* M. ]
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:& U4 D8 f0 |2 C8 o% ^
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' x7 X+ ?3 _, a 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:) U3 }9 f5 y% }; v- n: u( n
. i7 C Y# l* m4 Q5 Z, _ 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?). b" Y& r4 B; r6 Z v {
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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)3 q r+ \& v; Y m( w" q9 J
: Q+ v! F+ B; [/ T6 r- v 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.% I8 r- F$ [, [- r4 N- y
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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