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1. It's cool.
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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: b) V2 N; M% I* n' F' ~1 ^
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
( W' o. s4 H; m Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)$ E* `: h5 `/ R" f, R
: Z' [1 @& D. \% f2 \% h' H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: " }* c7 m( Z' I x, d) Z
She (He) was cool in the past.
% ]1 T/ L) ]- }' T" f7 ?! }( s+ m That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) & V1 P, N5 m' j1 x4 F1 M; X; |9 H
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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) Z1 U& U2 N1 {7 w6 g( _% l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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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
! T8 U" B) X2 K, p/ X (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) " h# I% Q- W$ }8 U5 b
6 T: l0 j: m. Q2. Are you trippin'?9 j$ S! q. \% A$ U) x0 J" `4 u
$ g6 X6 E ^6 M: Dtrippin' 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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She (he) is trippin'.
% M/ i+ r0 f% ^: [Mr. A must be trippin'.
4 ~6 t" w$ A% k9 [通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。& L9 \: X U1 U+ p! H
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3. He is a nerd
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d R) s$ F" p$ X7 }* cnerd 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: 4 [" \. [; D7 D* G
He used to be a nerd in high school ) C) |* ~6 T+ Q6 k1 z7 ?8 }1 J
2 ^: ~* D/ ^, `5 C! `, {" H4. Yo baby! ]6 P) D0 _& G( A5 u% X% T/ m
' {4 }# J! t6 W$ w) bYo 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
5 `4 j( o( J& ^7 ?0 V) Lyo”,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: $ s& P! L, k" @" L
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? , _7 b' x9 r7 W" Q* y* \
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:2 }4 H9 ~3 m6 T- i6 o/ T
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
1 b, I1 j7 V/ t6 g7 Q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: % ~( L0 d+ i" `9 X2 x
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?) 6 E$ k7 a6 ^7 s$ }" `( [
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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:
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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.) % p+ P4 |% M$ r3 w6 r
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6. Catch you later!
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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) 4 {* i5 O2 z9 X1 p& L z
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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