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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
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% K, Y8 H( W* R 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:' I& [8 e s; V* X
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$ i% T+ ~1 F4 m8 h! B& t9 d/ y- b Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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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:. a, K( i/ I; Z& p2 W
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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- w0 u( `9 P) e% u. Y. {4 {* S# s That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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& d3 e. _4 ]+ z2 Q; U# {# n7 ] s He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)( n/ }4 j& c1 F1 E
1 U/ u% A- a# c# u 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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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not) o' {4 i$ ~# z8 ? X; h
& ]1 T- f# c8 w emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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) S- a9 }4 P L' A: A (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」); E# v& `$ N, p7 }2 C: v
+ `' B$ C# [6 s) n6 X 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:
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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% J- u' h5 l+ `& _ Mr. A must be trippin'.$ ~& U" F; Z; |7 \( g; s& `
5 d5 `# Y/ M7 W a0 }! L8 J# e: P% i 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: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)
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: B1 X o( \8 ^8 e0 q Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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2 e% U' Z* t% l1 F 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:8 A3 B* g* k! ~. _5 o' @) Y0 a" `
% n8 h! }9 `8 q. k; S# q2 p8 f He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)2 r# n `7 Y5 f/ [: l
% P4 R' y: k8 O) ^6 T0 v 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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5 \, ?7 o" t: ?# h8 ~ I don't like him because he is a jerk.$ s! o1 J+ @& `: \2 D3 X5 C
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也可以用复数:
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:3 e: [# S: N7 c3 z* u1 X+ B& i3 y& f
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- c( w$ s2 u$ }4 B 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( ?! J+ ^2 P- e6 i8 X$ W2 N
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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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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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1 j& U. z. V, c6 _ “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.6 i H+ e4 s" @, t
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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:
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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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& e5 S( Z: g h% H5 V# \8 M4 U 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.) a3 p c/ j) I5 L# ~0 D4 m
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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