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1. It's cool.
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. j5 L; E M* X8 v6 p* Ncool 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: % Q# r5 W v: Y$ A
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
. k7 z6 }$ p" ] Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)" s* d% C9 |2 u# ^* J+ q% D5 \
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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: 5 A; c A2 l% n& e1 ]
She (He) was cool in the past. G% r; Q p9 ^0 R2 |. i
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
; C/ w& x4 {5 i8 H2 X8 J He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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+ Q# z- j' ~/ O6 W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: " K: j; ?& D9 g4 N% {: m, i$ |7 r2 a
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not & B. T) O8 M# P9 g r f8 q" ^
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 , M# `+ r# G; Q; d' Z
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) " X# P& ~) Z* P5 \1 y0 K
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2. Are you trippin'?
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; i' u+ x4 I ttrippin' 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: , S8 u _7 w7 I! T" v
They are trippin'. (= tripping) 0 m, K) L5 m+ I* F7 @7 D, X8 H+ V ^
She (he) is trippin'. 1 o$ m( o$ P( i: O8 ^
Mr. A must be trippin'. 3 |; {/ h( p9 r; ~" t* Q
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。$ u- N0 ]) A6 _6 p+ ]. o; t/ n
7 e0 l1 y' I+ h3 T6 F0 b3. He is a nerd
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# u' }8 l0 G+ Unerd 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:
6 r& ~! c6 ~9 I3 L0 |' T. v He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby$ h; I+ _% b& u9 }9 }2 t
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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 / f# h/ g# V6 d. H" j& ?1 p8 x
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: 0 r4 W) I! e8 ]9 A3 v2 }/ b/ }
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?
5 Z; {6 H& j+ @0 o# R u- W“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
! T2 P+ Y( F- b$ tMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. * _) @4 }5 x5 e6 l
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: - H x+ F$ P* i( \* c
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?) ! D M5 r! a' n8 K5 x3 `
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5. She is a ho+ u9 b3 _$ l- S% G. U
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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:
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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.) ) r3 V2 @8 H; @5 J0 M& O
- E# {, y0 Y6 A1 h9 _) q6. Catch you later!
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( }# e6 m, l2 O7 ~6 ~/ V+ S& Z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)
( s( _: K8 N A/ m Z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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