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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)$ [, x/ i. @) V' O" f/ J; i
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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:
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.8 l, a" j5 h& E) ~* ^5 J2 ^( o
5 l% F3 S9 s8 z" D; Q Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)6 k3 h4 _0 s/ p. o( c' K
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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:
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She (He) was cool in the past.1 U- o) T1 u7 L, \' M
! D3 N' Z4 K, [" S7 n That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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1 `6 {9 F' N, v2 ~7 R0 B3 w" ~ He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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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:
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not h2 e) d0 L6 v; c
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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: C; ~1 A7 k9 |; 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:
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) Y- O5 u% z% ~, | They are trippin'. (= tripping)8 T( T6 W Z/ T
4 l; y* j! C2 {5 n She (he) is trippin'.
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/ ], x0 Y0 `0 b& J5 d Mr. A must be trippin'.
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" F1 j0 h# w( ^+ R* C2 o w% p5 h 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。' y' }. f7 C2 U( \" n! z
0 L( Z8 V* M9 B1 h% @' M' G8 n/ 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:4 Q1 h8 q9 L" k0 B/ f. T
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He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)# z# d; a6 t8 `- C* q: ~- B2 y8 c
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.: _2 C1 i$ l2 S
- I( g0 f0 `- v/ }9 G; O 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:4 k j* \5 c/ i1 {: r
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)2 K$ F U* l* i0 A1 ?/ o; j4 H
# @$ g8 p, j& j# i8 s 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:: r3 l9 C6 C9 h/ D7 [- @# L
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( I: E5 P9 N" |3 ? 也可以用复数:) [5 U4 g+ Z: t6 p& S5 y
T( {4 A/ B; P( H9 j Many jerks are working in our company.: K) T8 B! p0 F) r) w
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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5 v: ]' ?% h- ?' P0 g. y) Z They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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0 r8 d- s3 D) j5 R, b/ k" | (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行), p- ^# r% S8 k$ Z. E
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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
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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:
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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?
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:! o6 c$ _( r+ \/ B# v
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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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:
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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. 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)
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2 W: x, a5 L, C 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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