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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)/ P$ y5 M. k3 C5 f/ G; _
0 `- Q0 U, j# {5 J F. X 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: D+ F. a. v( l+ o
( O+ \# s- ]7 `/ ^1 R! X$ J That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.7 I& Y1 \- H+ k9 ]3 R
6 { s. d& t, o- e5 a" J. V Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)1 d5 G; f) J7 ?+ f
2 V) T+ Q+ q- D* J 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:4 V c' U, B* Q- x
6 I ^; v' N- F! u9 e8 L& j She (He) was cool in the past.
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$ {6 S$ s' j: v' U) Y( K That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)# t6 j. t t$ K/ ?6 T' }
" ?" ?/ ]# G* \2 J! H. V/ ` 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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6 O: @6 N- Q' }2 e4 Q3 O She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not6 x/ K: v p( V9 ~% u. t/ x
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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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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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# z3 \( }. A$ k9 u They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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She (he) is trippin'.
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& z3 q5 g# R7 W- a. b& g 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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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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/ m3 Z) R4 v1 q8 B! D- K2 G7 } 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.
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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:+ K2 u, e/ s, j6 B+ {% ]
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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) M! B; T% v9 z% X 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.2 k$ [4 Z9 i3 { }
6 r' L0 N% h8 M N 也可以用复数:2 w# b9 i- L) c/ E6 x
# |7 d0 d, W* C. ]( @ Many jerks are working in our company.
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- k$ C. t* K3 F, N+ d) {2 e 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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$ h( T, x; M) X3 [/ J b They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.. C0 H" G, @5 j* g$ }& R+ n
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k7 K7 z/ n( h 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
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0 l1 q' n- a3 o+ h) F! B 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:. Z$ R8 j3 J2 M5 b& ]8 P9 Y( A0 z. M
/ v% c# A2 n, J- Z3 V! t* u) o 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?4 X+ U5 ^0 k* n- P) U" L
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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+ p. _9 C9 k4 Z; w May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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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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9 c; a$ O% u3 C3 h+ @1 ]1 K. d 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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+ s1 P7 I* u: c4 E& h 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)
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$ X& ^ C" `! C9 L* ?% u1 l 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.( h0 W! C5 I* y. w% }% @
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