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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)7 y1 y& l; f- I
2 y5 P$ g- C1 v$ {. c4 m# E) H 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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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.- h2 t \9 T1 P3 b7 \# U8 E
4 L: x5 M- U# ^' U' H3 w Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)* u4 G( Y8 W. l
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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:. K2 @+ `- ?4 @; I; W$ W7 }( x" G
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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* O: _4 v1 n" `& c3 \6 [ That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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. Q+ r/ k. L3 i6 ~9 z0 U He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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* H8 q, ^" { Q; d4 E0 E 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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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not7 f/ @# _- t7 C9 _! d* O+ c- u
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。# t4 U9 l$ _ ^" ?9 N
2 A, q$ N" l( f& u1 f+ d" F (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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- E% \+ x; W% T! r3 o3 @; ] 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:
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# c0 D! S7 x# b They are trippin'. (= tripping)7 \" J) z1 A- O, z& j+ K
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She (he) is trippin'.7 Y7 |: q( F/ _. w" L) u
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Mr. A must be trippin'.$ h3 p+ _" w7 g+ }: d) g# ?
1 j1 v0 O0 U6 Y! n/ G# j 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。- ^$ R8 G$ y6 s
' z3 c. L7 g1 [' \ \ 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:% l+ N3 `0 f, C+ ~: O
0 J b: n# r8 Y- L: r" _ He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子). L$ k0 W. {1 o+ P7 \' i# f2 a
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.5 e! \2 C7 T! y9 E& r$ [/ T
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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:) D W- Z2 C4 L8 h7 A4 M4 \
( p' I R4 c' A3 q' B9 r7 l& j He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)7 ~0 U" }. } W/ T" k
; F! F$ ]$ u( I/ B$ }3 B5 I# S 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:! c- y, R/ [1 w6 y9 g
3 q/ r& l6 h, O& t/ d5 u+ U I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数:
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Many jerks are working in our company.! f. q" z2 D0 v; [) _* C
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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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: I1 [# c( X( o1 K1 j5 B3 k4 p! D They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.4 Q0 \6 @2 B" o, }; o. A$ }1 K
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* w" ]$ f- d, U 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 baby9 t. j/ O+ ?! r
- L0 \7 L. B1 H7 G 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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# a) s6 o" _2 ?5 \$ 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?& W- k E1 ]: |: M" E( \
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:' w/ z1 L7 c# U- x2 k' d- H* \4 O
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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:
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, \7 d5 |9 q; ^$ n 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?)+ R- y1 o, G p3 T9 W# W) b7 e
8 Q9 g$ |& m Q4 ? 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)6 n: I4 m6 h1 `
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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.6 z! F! ~+ u/ |9 E( C: \3 o
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