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1. It's cool.! L8 d7 b# h `. ^; _
4 Z6 ]; c- y9 V; [7 r, Y; vcool 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: 1 t8 J8 o, [: \0 B% A/ Y
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
8 g/ M4 e+ P2 j Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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6 L8 W4 J0 ]) Y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: ' X# p" f$ n# r6 ]
She (He) was cool in the past. # B6 L; A! |" N$ d- ?* s' j
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) \5 X# Z+ N) D* y# s9 h4 y
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) ; V' |$ z, g' l! O# Y% g# I- U
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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: & E+ ?! R, I" P5 H' w: e% e
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
1 ?6 J0 a& l- W6 n+ j+ ~ emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
# K. A7 j6 U/ V0 r (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 5 Q, r+ n, q8 }
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2. Are you trippin'?
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( N6 Z, I2 _! M5 i* s5 z$ Mtrippin' 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: ( ^( P3 g( o$ g1 E- L$ t0 J. q
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
# E2 M* u! s, Q9 q; a" J' d5 F$ d She (he) is trippin'.
3 b3 G$ m3 N& A4 h3 ?2 M; Y6 e5 V' @Mr. A must be trippin'.
) u6 E8 a/ C Q! z. j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* G# u4 {# \; F& v5 K
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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:
5 \: }% I9 e3 X& f# ` He used to be a nerd in high school
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0 Q" K' i* l8 a, |) g3 {6 H4. Yo baby3 k0 {6 o7 R/ p* b6 `
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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
+ l. g, C. R5 N7 _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: 3 a0 S8 S3 |, j) S. K5 |; ]2 Z( C
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? & V2 {. X N6 I2 A6 V
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
% k) ^! ~" D( l/ vMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
2 C4 J9 _" S* A9 r' X0 _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:
1 Y- P1 |$ _* U7 z4 _& |" n' }9 s 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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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 j3 n7 R/ r1 Y7 m' k9 T: O0 R They are (were) hos. * K- W6 z* U7 V% E# ^
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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6. Catch you later!1 z7 U* c( c8 G' W; }& }
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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) ( _3 k" ~0 L9 z5 D% C/ @* S
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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