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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)) e) Y( {+ |( J' }; Y. F& M
5 S% F4 Z; K1 n1 t5 `1 B& l. ?; k 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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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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$ J- N E/ l& w5 {! W1 L Q Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)8 ~! T6 E) L3 }1 J6 i
4 T$ o, q% o8 E: a 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:) J+ l% O+ |5 i) U% G5 X9 R
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She (He) was cool in the past.
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)* Q1 Z( `) @( W4 L, t* C
7 |3 u4 J+ @+ X He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)# i6 Y4 A) E# V5 K
: Z1 f2 y) W J3 A! N 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。" N" S. G. f( z- t2 N
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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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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' h- F! y- T% L7 o2 B They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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. p! ?* D8 { \% U- k% _: ? She (he) is trippin'.7 L# v% \( ~+ h; k* |
" C. h. x; M0 C. n Mr. A must be trippin'.# p C7 p9 q; H+ p2 x% w0 q! I9 Z
* z% O* k% U0 A7 t3 o8 J 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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8 y5 K2 \7 C( r5 B2 ^5 v4 n4 }1 o J 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)* A' @5 E, Z) E3 V5 D' H- b
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.. M3 g' Y. [" H, Q
& _/ I* v- |5 ~6 S$ g/ z2 Y 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:
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- s$ ~& K: f. M @- S He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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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: \' H, Z- ^: A# d
3 }4 [, L$ ~- ^/ ^" ?1 T6 \ I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.% s4 i+ z( ?0 D% O( I! W
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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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) M( h, O2 t
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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:7 \0 @) g% l" k5 @; c8 M# O
7 w z$ F' q) u) c" ^, { 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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' u* o1 s6 v* e" C4 U8 u6 X$ O “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如: R7 U+ I0 V$ f0 n5 q' W
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' S* L/ g0 X* K2 B5 j2 x 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:$ m8 n Y4 n- `6 J
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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?)+ P. Z! G8 \ `1 y$ ^( h( f
8 d) q* t/ N0 R0 `# H' P+ y 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)+ B2 I, _7 F9 {. h; F" k% M. K
/ {: e' P' z- n$ J2 q 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./ W8 M/ _3 Y( n: ~( k% j
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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