 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
6 f# T% K" ~8 U$ h* q! A3 Q9 m
* J5 I0 Y. T6 b- r8 G* h t7 S 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:
5 f' z8 m# ~) D, Z& ]+ K! i0 t' W# v a! I
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
' B% ~# R% m+ L6 G/ w4 \5 e9 q% |: k8 p+ e0 k& J" w$ k) L
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
7 V' H$ _2 _4 B- M( i! y5 M: I0 @' v4 p7 J* D
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/ Q$ z( T2 j ~
/ R9 {3 i ?- G3 }9 O8 v! [ She (He) was cool in the past." k3 J: k) f$ q# N( P$ o
( V/ I7 F8 Z8 N# ?, V2 L6 Q$ W2 m That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)! n# E' G8 E9 k( e
+ i9 T0 x, ?, _; \! h1 n
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)3 _& |8 N3 e$ r# ?$ w) v
* c* s b8 N/ I7 F$ G, m& \1 L3 R
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:
: ?2 r* {* [3 B. ^) L8 B8 X o
# V" v# c5 H; z) |8 Y. Y+ _ She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
7 z J9 [1 ~! n+ y
5 e/ A; J' P" ]1 z4 H. T emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
6 R; i( w& e8 l9 |: M8 v) e% Z7 q4 R8 Q
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
: r6 \6 ]& Z# Q7 g F. E& ?/ O j5 g9 g
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:
# E: m$ d* _) c% [7 w" R" q; [2 B
& m1 f; M3 P- C6 t2 Y: T They are trippin'. (= tripping)7 g: O7 S e) ~
8 S8 N* j: T1 @9 z' G" ]- c She (he) is trippin'.
* z2 x, d% H2 I4 \+ a
0 O& B* y2 H: J Mr. A must be trippin'.8 ~. k7 O4 w$ v; `. p7 i7 R
! N! U% R6 o7 P; ^: ^% f$ b- b
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
9 X; x9 X! x2 z8 z
; k* J* s9 q0 ^, K/ _+ C/ y 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:$ \# r' |) L/ _6 x n& m
) W! S* I1 l* s! J He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)" c8 @1 v5 f6 Z5 {
) ^/ M+ x/ G5 Q/ Q& Z* Q- S
Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
) i& k# f8 d1 I* }- g7 w+ n0 ^: W: P
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:
& P3 ]+ U, w J2 l/ F3 \! x
: j+ j) c7 u% L, V% @- q He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
, v; ?3 h3 p1 s7 N- @; \/ X! ~' H
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:& F H$ R9 e/ ?
. h8 p0 x7 {- O. ]6 W" ]7 W I don't like him because he is a jerk.9 S5 @2 w& R" p1 K& j6 S- ^
* e% E' A, K& ~) {/ J3 p2 T 也可以用复数:* Y9 P* x9 v5 d& R; W; e
7 N" t4 q2 E/ o: `, p9 Q
Many jerks are working in our company.- ~8 X6 S+ h5 ]8 w! k
( |6 g7 W6 W* j6 ?
主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:! Z7 W8 X* l! K3 \5 C9 s2 @3 Q
: j6 E+ a, e; z9 ] They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
$ q0 n0 d: S, o( H8 T
# J" M% C. Y0 x# v7 { (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
( {; W6 I0 a* ? s; I6 v) K
) \. i* l3 \$ P$ B. N- H 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 A9 J) {% N5 Z6 q+ m5 t+ y
# I. l; V! F/ X" X( w 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:
$ g3 A U' j3 L) e2 l
1 s+ {1 f8 Y) w/ ? 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?
) b; V& w3 ]4 B6 c6 a; M' t$ `5 ]! i3 ^% C! N: v" R3 `: P
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
w2 c4 |- I. ^9 g) V) y
- N& Z! V4 n2 d& N7 h& Q8 F May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
- F, ^) B. c L$ ?( u2 X" D K$ R/ t/ a8 ~
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:
' n5 z: Q( g$ Y( n
( v6 U+ M0 t! n 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?)
6 P2 G1 q0 Q# c; g
9 K9 {2 F j$ h y: f& p% s+ 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)
4 X9 X' f2 c) A: n6 W1 X& m0 H; T# K# }5 u. a0 v) X d
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.2 x2 S3 V7 o! n* ?
) l6 b$ Q4 ~! P' r3 ] (我要走了,再谈吧!) |
|