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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)1 @7 g' |# J' `
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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:
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2 M! y: b0 [8 z+ r 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)
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. L5 c; S; L9 j$ Y$ C 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:
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)5 A: z6 X/ A. b9 H2 x% p$ I$ u
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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6 r" z5 r. s8 J3 I3 `7 @5 e 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:% u. {; _/ r | G Y
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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6 _: l+ E- h2 ]' {) ^ (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)) w( ^2 W$ B) p" ?& Z' B$ e2 Q
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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:
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)8 ^) y* K/ i( Z% V$ h7 Z* W$ ~. J
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Mr. A must be trippin'.
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/ }- b; j# ]6 z1 [5 Z2 L 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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7 Y( f, v9 o. r( F" ? 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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2 Q& ]; O* l3 _0 U* q; W 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:6 M* ^3 O$ O; r4 b+ B, k8 g
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)9 c! H) ^, M: N0 A* K+ q
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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.1 z1 z( e9 p0 T5 H" z5 {) v
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8 W$ ?( _: V3 M* r6 _, d 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:2 [7 l$ A D0 E5 p; D* S
/ Q' B5 g, }$ \$ c; P They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.# o& W# R$ W9 C) Q. z
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' J1 m4 H" {/ j; O 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# w, n" @8 ]/ \4 T" K
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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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“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.
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% Y0 J, o Q1 F4 c8 @# [7 x3 P4 O 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:/ G' K- A4 E. \# R
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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)8 W- U7 B+ f s: s/ q: w( S
1 t7 F% _# a# v# o& ~; f. ` 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.0 K% {0 u; j5 L/ q
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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