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1. It's cool.$ o# y# \( F, E/ ?
3 T: J" w# @' B8 }cool 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:
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)* q; a/ \+ x! y1 i6 h" z8 M* y8 ]
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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: / H8 b+ |& P; _6 M6 o) u/ L p
She (He) was cool in the past. 9 ]+ _ n# y& m. x7 M% `
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 2 R% [3 c& v& w2 m8 x" a
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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% g. D7 x; ?6 F; j' f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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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
, X- H" |) y! c; T (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?
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5 n1 s+ F& U4 x4 J; d& ]+ Strippin' 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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She (he) is trippin'. : e# b5 V- S I
Mr. A must be trippin'.
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& p- a1 t3 `' G+ ^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:
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4. Yo baby3 p g0 S/ a& o4 q2 o
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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 2 I4 n& c" E. a( R
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:
, a, C( P+ J2 g& j" ` 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? $ K5 }* P% p$ ? h; Y8 b
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:: [2 Z: `2 ]1 V" X- T
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. ; T% |% ?' O% X; P8 E9 X# s1 F
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:
; c- R) M2 B/ T0 j8 U2 r 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* \. q( F3 W8 d8 x& x4 {6 V
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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: : A3 {9 W8 V7 T9 s
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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.) 3 a" X3 G- N2 i0 S ^" G% v
" V+ S9 ]; X) o; Z9 @0 ]' A6. 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)
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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