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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)+ C, r( v8 B) O# h( ^* v# U8 q. e
. J) |5 n: J3 c% y: g/ 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:3 g, w9 Y2 ?1 }! \" n: R3 L
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)) e* }+ B, D7 P9 { {0 Y! x
8 y/ }0 x6 Y O2 T! S4 ? 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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; f2 i. ~. ~; b' C- b0 u( w She (He) was cool in the past." h* W# j4 E/ c
9 U h; ^, Q5 u7 \& T That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)7 X' k/ n' I3 _5 l) B# Z
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)7 t4 W- }* U# \7 G, W
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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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3 O% S+ i5 ^* w1 S" r; `- b She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not5 ?* ~! F! |4 P% A' ~% v7 E1 ~
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)( u1 r# p. v4 z6 M8 g) ?; |5 [
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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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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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She (he) is trippin'.
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* F3 p% l" p9 ^& x Mr. A must be trippin'.
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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: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:7 C2 x1 Z6 _5 k
8 g, s. W! d r9 V He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)! m" f6 z& |$ H& [$ p+ j
" R1 P, m* c9 \1 j! V Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.' \: c& k7 y; n# h, h% a
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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:
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)& _4 T7 p1 s p
) F. v8 n6 O, I; D 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:
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6 X4 b( ^0 b' N) n& J, z- f I don't like him because he is a jerk.; H) k" _+ \' C$ }
3 n1 L$ v- V! ~) R$ G; |7 p 也可以用复数:* E. \' u% G* B1 B- ?. J0 a
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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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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.: p- r1 t- J# ~+ D
0 M8 u+ y; }$ C; Y) v (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)) J" z0 @' Y! q0 r, x ?+ [
3 E) ^- G2 A" J3 y 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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7 x' p$ N3 S/ H2 X! k R! I5 X 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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- I% I7 d" U' z# t# t; ?5 c 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:
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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:" C3 H0 R# V% s! o4 W
9 i; f5 o* M3 d5 f; O$ T# t 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?)2 X4 F4 W, G8 h8 S
$ g. X6 ?; B# s0 w: v' q7 X 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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; h! Q0 I5 B8 D1 e! Y4 I 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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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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