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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
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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:$ S+ t. M% w+ W( I8 Y
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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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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)2 g; u F; x: a- f$ X' w
) |4 G8 D; s; |1 f; I He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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# G( Z& {' J+ L) P, m 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% u- J% w% k) a' i3 q3 A
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# ~0 s, P' h i% `- g; a/ Z (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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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:, v( b/ X% G7 k0 n' d
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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She (he) is trippin'.
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+ b& l1 L( g; d0 r0 O; w Mr. A must be trippin'.
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2 M) O4 q+ q6 G& Q3 O* V7 { 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:
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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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; J* j+ A9 s! Y! Z, b# V$ G: S/ K* U Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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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)( d1 J" e" @6 e% b1 }1 c/ v9 j; r D, }! V
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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:
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4 b2 u" \/ M4 g7 A/ `" p+ i I don't like him because he is a jerk.! B) r. t% n8 M" `+ _
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也可以用复数:
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Many jerks are working in our company." V4 K' y( q# ^- g
* A4 B7 k& l0 l0 ~ 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:+ x! |& ]6 m! G5 G- [
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years./ m; ^6 n5 N: t O! ^
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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, {6 s5 A% u& S5 f" e
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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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, k( B& m5 i1 h0 k* D: e0 ` 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?2 W. X" N. O0 q2 Z3 V$ C
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如: b8 K; r" w- }) z; H! J% r6 r
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! _' `3 Z# }! f1 e 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:& i: P+ S. @( y% f! M6 ?
0 C# M. s$ g( u, x 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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9 @5 S$ m4 [9 U( o$ g M7 K 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)$ Z( }9 Q& U, T. R
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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.( c: { e& G* {. i+ V
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