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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:
7 v9 M# v9 Y! J% _8 _; x That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. - s5 o D/ m$ @" [9 ^, N
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)5 C3 b7 T5 z5 X) X
+ }5 t( O% c9 W7 h/ Q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: , l) n" [% l# Z( [! c
She (He) was cool in the past. , ^( |4 }8 Y% @8 ]7 a
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
/ T9 W/ M4 K0 n# I6 q- h$ D( i He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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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" E" v; l8 _' h& I/ Y" p; x
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not / K/ W/ Z4 L u; f [. {7 r
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
* t Z0 j1 i; P6 K, M (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) ' a( j4 w0 U& {
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2. Are you trippin'?9 t2 O. l& n. Q) Z/ ?
, K5 V3 x+ E3 x4 A5 D, j' q% c" _3 [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: 8 r) @/ E+ [" m3 s: }
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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Mr. A must be trippin'.
1 ~; U* X3 {+ M& Z- y9 q: z通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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, f" q! r$ Y! b' ?% t% e ^3. He is a nerd9 h$ J+ h% F. W! F& g! ^
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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:
/ p1 `1 D5 ^$ H; }$ {9 L& s; \ He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby" S, u9 i( X0 H; Q
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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 # m* l. {6 }& o7 m7 [, ?9 ?
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:
7 Q( p! t. ]8 S9 V7 s: H 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? , D0 `0 E8 e* x7 _6 C
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
9 t: g1 G0 e( s3 Q; Q5 jMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
6 O9 O9 D9 E) t5 }1 B% o* ?, l o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:
! p) ~8 j8 ~# Z& ?/ v 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?) % a* P" F% c' p0 y" F
% a9 F; D1 T- ?4 n% y& _8 D5. 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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+ u3 t/ z, X& Q) P 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.) : t, \% \% O4 Z# u9 D. X/ R3 t
) b2 \* {3 L' b3 i9 T5 }5 [6. Catch you later!
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, P6 b. X5 O, q5 R9 j+ e4 E1 s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)
% R: S4 A5 U2 N7 K) 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.
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