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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)* v1 l8 G" U% s, G0 B& ^
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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:) F U$ n/ ~) q2 n3 A( u
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)4 B; e2 f7 ~( {
r3 x3 ~& [3 `8 U. f 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:2 C7 z. G4 ^, s, ?& m( J z
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She (He) was cool in the past.- H9 P- k5 p9 u9 f( O
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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) \2 e, A6 l6 f4 e) ~1 _0 ^ K* C He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)( |$ m! ^: d, b. C& O! D
: f0 d( Z2 T8 P3 {6 N8 W6 i* ~ 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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W2 [3 S6 w( n9 N- f She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not7 }; j* N0 s1 \0 M! I( P' r
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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:( a& m6 K/ i n p6 w- ]
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They are trippin'. (= tripping): A) M* O: \' [$ n% o* C
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7 h& z8 p& X; M! f9 N 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。! U% A. l9 g- H) T0 D
4 y: m) N8 r: s 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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He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)2 E1 W* r1 ?% |. j
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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9 Q/ J* t# M3 ? ?6 p e 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:, n! @9 X# h9 [+ g- m2 C* @
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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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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.( F/ s+ ^3 ~3 [- F* G
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也可以用复数:/ `, J, }! b Y2 u' Y4 ]. x
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9 S- z% j% d9 t; L g7 P% V 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:$ P2 x9 Y# x3 p! w; h
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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$ k' m* F- w0 i! j+ C! a6 v. i 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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8 c' J8 V- m, |( e5 M: l$ D9 N' _ 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:
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6 V+ q+ q+ s0 ~" q$ B& V0 `& A 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?
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4 m" o: p% X: r+ D# Y, Z “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:9 J5 m% [5 Y) Q+ |
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.: @0 j/ u1 x1 J1 J4 [0 p; [
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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:) @5 _: M, k2 v" a1 P" H1 v
3 [: K+ V9 T" t, I6 f, e 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. 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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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.: C H: |# U7 [) J: |, p4 {) o
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