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1. It's cool.3 B* c: l0 o- u! S5 z
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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: ( f! V+ y2 Y* B/ F- l
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. / |; m: I. @* a; J, }& [
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: 0 H+ o2 i, ~' e+ m6 e4 ^5 a
She (He) was cool in the past. 8 ]/ R1 d! a$ L3 G# `
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
0 `! ^" D- [# G& m5 }7 P He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 0 `' l! D0 u; ?& a
6 u S6 K! f. O0 I5 a1 _$ G1 B2 X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:
7 w: k) O" }. A: ~ She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
4 f6 Q2 }. P; W1 a+ x, }/ H emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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2. Are you trippin'?( z7 J/ |% [' p0 m
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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: 5 C+ J% d: Y3 c& M0 X
They are trippin'. (= tripping) & k8 E6 J6 _; s' r8 I& q
She (he) is trippin'. + T+ z5 f& k' H
Mr. A must be trippin'. V6 f* _& t1 I" O9 j% U
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。: R- S) C3 p) I: l
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3. He is a nerd* m6 {. U/ O3 D: @6 S
! X \1 J: G" Q& ^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:
8 h$ n4 D1 Z, S8 C, w) ]& Q* ? He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby' h8 P% x9 x; P) D9 R/ Z+ L9 R8 D
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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
1 Y9 D% i4 S8 z5 a- O+ Xyo”,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:
+ h3 s- z& o% J& t& T5 b Z C# S 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? - h' h! |8 k) f9 ?: [
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:, g) z% m5 ^! E& e& y, b
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
4 ^9 O2 K* g! R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:
. m0 d. o- l/ l3 o. B: e, k 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. She is a ho
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5 D! y1 x! ?. o$ P* _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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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.) 7 v5 i, h% e0 k; y1 u
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6. Catch you later!
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& ^; x4 T$ ?* L# R2 m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) / A7 A# T' r0 s; B9 p* n" [
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. . M' o! G: n a3 j' S) z1 g
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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