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1. It's cool.* a& k6 C7 Q! V3 H. X
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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 R! P, R0 e* C" o( s3 k% U
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
1 U9 p4 H* h6 u8 n 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: 8 X3 `3 e0 Z+ O' S. C7 X# R
She (He) was cool in the past. & I- B+ ^ t) c' T* B% v
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) ; _% n4 K+ J5 j3 j T/ T9 B
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) & i: P1 {) e5 Y) j4 k! J$ S' K! g! x
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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:
1 _( g3 t8 I+ j- f" w, v She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
7 c1 y+ w) j$ W5 N# A$ a emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 5 F9 t5 ~1 _- J5 |/ ~" ]6 ~9 W
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?1 q1 O. M# [) Y- a5 p
4 b3 {9 \7 ], U( Rtrippin' 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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She (he) is trippin'. ( s2 x# f7 c2 m" O- s
Mr. A must be trippin'.
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3. He is a nerd; u& n* @- A$ }
( N4 m& ^5 V2 Y- s% unerd 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: , {9 g4 g5 {9 q- r; f# G2 R9 Y
He used to be a nerd in high school ' f. L R' j$ ]! x4 @+ h7 Y. z
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4. Yo baby
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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
4 {- u( S6 J6 V- a/ l; vyo”,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: ( _+ Z( {: E! l$ C6 G7 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? * _2 \! w* t' { m
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
% ^2 o9 r0 M( f1 s% E7 q8 uMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
* K4 U( l% p4 T# `2 ?. Q; f+ g, r# k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: & f) \! @8 L4 {, D. m0 b* y5 ]
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?) : A7 D' `! ?$ i. C* A. h+ x" q+ Y
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3 y6 E' n2 O( \7 b# N; R9 k+ G8 Pho 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.)
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6. Catch you later!
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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) 2 B ~1 O7 S/ F! ~0 U# a( v: 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.
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