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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)' T, f @4 v1 Q' A- [
" m, }$ M- A) _8 P 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:1 v, j" [: _" a& R1 Z1 w( Y
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)) E/ ], n8 E' h* @6 ?
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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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& ~, j+ U2 U$ Y6 c0 q She (He) was cool in the past.2 r" ~& I1 {5 l8 O
2 {3 f1 M* {- ~$ l' t) h; } That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫); L2 Q# U/ k. |5 T& B/ p# d
0 n& U9 H* h( ]0 [4 z h$ _! u 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:5 l K2 p+ e5 t5 a: f5 l
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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6 B/ W. Y5 i% ^ emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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4 g1 O8 t+ ?, j7 ] (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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+ P( e& G- H. W% ?4 ] 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:* `; {' |. y, l1 B, G. L: m
. S l9 V# k, D# X They are trippin'. (= tripping)2 @! q) y" {; B+ W# P1 b
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She (he) is trippin'.
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% e$ t2 \9 N3 J C 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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9 I( C: m9 b) 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:
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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)
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. m7 ^% v7 i+ o& B- m Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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% Q& X/ _( b' z) y 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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. B; {) ?1 R( r, z) I- z He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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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:! a! m4 { z- H- x+ s7 E( l
2 z! Q- d7 O0 k1 j I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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# J3 i6 t; B2 |. \4 ^9 w 也可以用复数:
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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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: T$ A1 E g0 z% O8 p( c 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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3 ]9 F: T+ }/ L8 X( h- B0 C$ i0 a 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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: `& e! C5 j8 l l j 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?1 [, f9 g! X1 F0 L/ ?0 o( ~5 s6 J* V
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:: [- L5 B5 s, `$ F
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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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& `6 O2 G' I4 _/ q 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?)/ ?% C: ~7 d: \9 z( G5 M
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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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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 ]/ p# i" I* g4 C
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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