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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.8 C; V' Q+ n8 f2 H! s5 E* @

+ t! ]* K; W5 z* w$ Z+ w& Ocool 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: ) q4 o+ B: h0 F: g( l: B
    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. " @! J! O" G' z) a5 i
    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)0 d- P3 A. r3 N% G

" K% a# D! s( ?# X- U" g1 I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:
* H4 X8 B; A  K0 m    She (He) was cool in the past.
7 r  t' e# t+ A) X0 J    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) , s2 O) ?2 y, j0 P0 R
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 3 x- o, p- t8 J

8 Y* T! B% h9 v6 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:
, C; A9 m2 o! p% G; }* D7 `    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
2 e; R" @; J2 g  ^# ~  E    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
2 q( P9 z( `9 L) i" p' i6 q" i    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) , `: u# I; p3 r; }2 G( ]
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2. Are you trippin'?% T% i+ v# v2 j$ x& Z7 b7 u+ v

) e8 i0 v( q( ^0 @) u4 ?. z. xtrippin' 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:
& B2 M2 f, M# \, r1 k, V/ ]9 a7 Y    They are trippin'. (= tripping)
, g, Q# n! E5 N    She (he) is trippin'. 6 D& @3 {. n3 d' Y9 V2 D
Mr. A must be trippin'. 9 W: b4 z! v  A# g/ M& O
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。6 w2 h( P, ]' }0 f$ W1 ]
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3. He is a nerd6 g  X6 j9 O4 p' u" w4 n
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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: 4 E+ q! \0 E9 D- D  T) K; ~
    He used to be a nerd in high school ' j0 `0 k+ n: X' t- x
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4. Yo baby
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  k2 \/ E/ l+ K0 u! G- cYo 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 0 q' M8 a! T- x9 [
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:
4 W6 {. }) I8 F8 Q, P    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?
- @4 u" f0 }; v% d2 E“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
- I* F1 @# X' U. r6 G4 {( SMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
4 {) u* G$ r$ J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:
4 O4 S0 y* O" ]    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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( ^# L: A5 M9 o' q, D1 h3 q6 a5. She is a ho* O: ]" Y6 P: \5 S8 q  n1 H

& A$ y' h0 Z+ f5 n1 gho 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: # A1 A/ X) A) ]: S6 }, @
    They are (were) hos. * d# J" Z) e/ K1 d4 u- ?
    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.) + T2 u7 C* G  B* A7 Z7 s
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6. Catch you later!% ]9 @- z. ^  w) _' j
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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) ( V2 K; c5 E- L; i8 n8 n, e
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.
( R* N4 A: ^* F! v# e(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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