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1. It's cool." M& D# m' e* h) w- w& h( h" |
7 G5 }$ B9 J! \$ l7 O5 a' |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:
6 A8 R2 [8 k# @# ~1 N U That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. ~, `1 A! s# ?: M/ \. v1 h; M
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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2 H" D5 S( C. G5 l1 {, g" p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: ! C5 `9 f" u' K) b: C2 I, u4 [
She (He) was cool in the past. ' Q- r! R$ [# E3 t4 f) _+ n7 a
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 9 g/ U. S8 j, ~$ e" }) t
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) # T# i8 J5 c4 I% v4 X- k. |1 L
2 b/ g! I) N: j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: - o9 W3 ~8 F' ~; m
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 3 ]% F; j, @% A% R3 a' q5 D
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
7 L7 s$ X. L) `/ U$ ]: O# G (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 1 ~$ ?5 Y8 K/ k5 a8 M X( ?3 c
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2. Are you trippin'?
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4 d1 R. C( F4 {/ L. H. n- n! otrippin' 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: $ W m- G5 R x4 j- u) x
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
! H1 Y0 T$ k9 L# N. Z. w0 Y She (he) is trippin'. 2 t# \# i' P3 q/ c: X2 h* S/ [
Mr. A must be trippin'.
2 ]" K# {* Z% s5 a' D1 p- H0 V* f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" R! R7 ]& R* o6 l6 J$ p
! T, Q( p u2 W3 I( xnerd 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: ; Z& ^1 L( i# L' O
He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby d7 [: j8 X$ w3 z- d- w9 K
; e3 G0 k( `" V" y3 VYo 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 $ S: l4 C4 z" F' L. t; W1 ^
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:
, M- B$ V- D: |0 t* n7 ^$ L! n 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? M0 w, l( v/ f% g y* r' q
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
2 Y: i. v3 x+ K I* c0 i7 JMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. : H0 N+ L# R" G
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: ' r: t! w0 c7 a1 M0 S. U- m$ a5 o
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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. X' p& K. ^8 z& f5. She is a ho
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- v1 V, S: |, X3 N+ ?7 sho 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: 0 {. e+ X9 H' K
They are (were) hos.
6 o' A9 w7 }0 o% r4 m 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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# O! Y9 N5 h2 G2 X+ p; n5 s6 m6. Catch you later!
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6 u7 w6 w% k0 v0 p3 ?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)
& `& p$ U) H6 k! 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.
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