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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.
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' N- a  u3 [% C) R& ]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:
" t, H" `& B! b9 I! j& E    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
: @6 ^9 K& _* F: O8 v& X    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错), f; c. }- l% Y6 A  [

& q! L! t9 q* \3 J' U' U! U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 P. V3 V8 Y6 h: }4 n/ w; B    She (He) was cool in the past.
5 S' ?) u7 r! r% @! u' r2 ^  x. @* i    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) / \- O, R) \! N3 j" f6 s; u
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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, x9 |* [& G4 Z2 _& S" K7 }& g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:
" M4 ~, t: O! S1 Q! J; F- e    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
) t2 J. i, i3 s: Z4 ~' b2 v* @    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
9 D- t* d% ]& P7 z! W  B# \    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) . y" a9 w  O0 b3 K+ r

9 d1 ^5 @$ V3 ^2. Are you trippin'?5 Z/ v& P3 e% {) x
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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: " y6 c. m' R# X7 Q, B' D
    They are trippin'. (= tripping) " H8 N1 `# G, T! V4 v7 V$ l$ a8 ~
    She (he) is trippin'.   X. H1 B6 r& \- |
Mr. A must be trippin'.
2 \" e: h5 |) H通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。# L( i$ U3 l' r: j- u; w
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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: $ {- d. |- a7 B, w; P' U1 J( h
    He used to be a nerd in high school & F  A5 v2 B4 t8 o. `  {/ {

5 T  l7 s2 Y) |4. Yo baby
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7 |8 c6 E4 m5 f7 [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 9 C( z$ p9 i$ ^$ j
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) h* g: c) a7 K4 d# G3 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 心事吗?
0 o, }6 h; V, B“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:0 `$ y5 o& |1 J& H% L4 h
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. , B; n! A0 N" A' l) r
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: 8 |/ ^7 i4 y5 x4 T
    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
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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:
8 h8 \7 @& m& o% e    They are (were) hos. 7 J, `+ D8 ?, z; r8 z
    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.)
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! L7 `6 h$ a+ o  i" A+ U6. Catch you later!7 \% G8 }8 _/ ~, B) k5 E5 ?) `  N

9 S% z$ l4 P& }2 ?( a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)
# w: C( P7 g2 B1 [# C: p+ C, N9 T& a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.
* ?' }# s8 {- f  P: s0 S, W: p8 C(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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