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1. It's cool.) a3 P- C: _: [. l
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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:
0 a" S/ r' ~: n- S. q; w That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
2 x' Q9 B t1 Y9 Q5 p5 L* s Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)% c# R6 n% a5 Q$ \0 r+ W% f) R
j3 w& r3 Q& I5 X# ~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: 1 C$ ]: ` z# w5 `( \$ G7 U, t: M$ t: T
She (He) was cool in the past. $ ] Q# M- J0 [6 e- u# O) Z
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 2 @5 A3 |, l+ v
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) : D' C5 l6 \$ @
! ]2 l7 G6 B9 L9 n2 C+ w/ c- f/ F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: , P* l' A. Y( g! W& O: b" t Y n
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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7 R4 v. B% r1 @) g) I" ]7 f; K; P (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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- d, R' P1 K/ R2. Are you trippin'?- b. \/ R2 `) E1 V. I" @& q: K
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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: - L. B+ P# T3 F
They are trippin'. (= tripping) 5 u" y) b+ _+ L6 D8 P& {
She (he) is trippin'.
5 K; d5 F3 A8 pMr. A must be trippin'. ( P- T6 z) w+ ?5 l% h+ i0 V: s1 |( f
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
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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: & B ~; R4 P/ k
He used to be a nerd in high school & d. r5 n7 f# v+ B
' I |/ d/ E5 U# f- m) g! q4. Yo baby7 d0 G( X/ ]8 Y' z8 v
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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
7 }0 R e6 P' ryo”,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: ( X0 w+ Z7 Y3 G
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? ) e) Y( v) k4 X) }5 S1 B
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
! C5 u3 u& ^6 C' \" H& xMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. 4 [: n3 v3 j }( z8 X
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: $ N: B2 X- ^8 L6 i) _
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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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.) 2 g! |) f* @$ U3 g6 t" E
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6. Catch you later!
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) g) Z2 b* p9 v7 `/ a7 ]+ w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) & D c& L9 x/ t( i b* S
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.
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