美国年轻人常用口头禅

justinf1981

<p><font size="5">. It's cool <br/><br/>cool 是青少年（teen-agers) 常用的字，(有时也用 debonaire) 其真正意思是指可以接受<br/>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<br/>准。（可指人或事物）也就是 something good or acceptable；situation is under cont<br/>rol；being calm, gentle, courteous or good-looking；meet teen's standard. 所以可<br/>以说： <br/><br/>That's cool；he is cool；this is cool. <br/>Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.（跳伞或冲浪运动很不错） <br/>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, w<br/>as, were, will be, have been等)。因此，也可以说： <br/><br/>She (He) was cool in the past. <br/>That's a cool T-shirt.（好看的运动衫） <br/>He (she) is a cool person.（文雅礼貌的人） <br/>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<br/>语时，多半不用在问句。假如说： <br/><br/>She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语，是说她很 calm and charming; not emo<br/>tional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表，则不得而知（衣人注：应该是幽默的说法，类似<br/>的用法还有：as busy as a bee,etc）。 <br/>(注：许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) <br/><br/>2. Are you trippin'？ <br/><br/>trippin' 这个字，是由动词 trip 演变而来。（动词时态是：tripped, tripping）年轻人<br/>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<br/>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 <br/>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<br/>呢？(Are you under any influence of drug or alcoholic? Why are you so crazy and <br/>bizarre?) 所以可以说： <br/><br/>They are trippin'. （= tripping） <br/>She (he) is trippin'. <br/>Mr. A must be trippin'. <br/>通常只用在年轻人身上，而且不是恭维语。 <br/><br/>3. He is a nerd <br/><br/>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 per<br/>son always buries his nose in books, but not good at social situations.） <br/>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<br/>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 = <br/>Intelligence Quotient ; EQ = Emotional Quotient) <br/>nerd 可用复数，动词也能用其他时态。因此可以说： <br/><br/>He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子) <br/>Many Chinese students are（或 have been）considered nerds. <br/>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<br/>IQ。我们可以说： <br/><br/>He is a computer geek. (意思是：虽然他是书呆子，但电脑很棒) <br/>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<br/>伙(annoying person)，如果你不喜欢一个人，就可以说： <br/><br/>I don't like him because he is a jerk. <br/><br/>也可以用复数： <br/>Many jerks are working in our company. <br/><br/>主词也可以用其他人称，动词也可用其他时态： <br/>They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years. <br/>(注：有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字，但不如 jerk 流行) <br/><br/><br/></font></p>

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justinf1981

<font size="5">4. Yo baby <br/><br/>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 yo”，由于<br/>女子很漂亮，很吸引人，他想与她交谈。(He thinks she is pretty and attractive, so <br/>he wants to speak to her.)，也就是找话题，想要「打开话匣」。(to use as a form of<br/>opening line or pick-up line or to begin a greeting; try to know her or date he<br/>r) 如果说： <br/><br/>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<br/>？ <br/>“Yo baby" 后面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如：May I help you with somethi<br/>ng? <br/>I think I have met you somewhere before. <br/>同理，如果年轻女子看到帅哥，有吸引力，很想与他交谈，那　就用：“Hey, hey, hey" 后<br/>跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如： <br/><br/>Hey, hey, hey, what's going on？“what is going on？”就是年轻黑人打招呼的用语 (<br/>a form of greeting or open statement) 或 <br/>Hey, hey, hey, are you going to the movie？(帅哥，你是去看电影吗？) <br/><br/>5. She is a ho <br/><br/>ho 这个字，也是美国年轻人把 whore 字改变而成的一种口头禅或俚语。意思是指一些年轻<br/>女人，也许因为 peer pressure 或 curiosity 或 enjoyment 的心理，随便自愿与男子免费<br/>上床(--木子美?木子美应该更进了一步，甚至把经历Blog到网路上公开宣扬)。(a girl or <br/>woman gives sex freely without charge)，也就是说：She is very loose. 或 She is a<br/>loose woman (girl)。 <br/>ho 也可用复数： <br/><br/>They are (were) hos. <br/>There are quite a few hos in high schools. 但是如果用 whore，是指妓女，男人需要付<br/>钱的。(a girl or woman is paid for sex.) <br/><br/>6. Catch you later！ <br/><br/>这是年轻人说「再会」的口语。(a form to say“good-bye”) 也就是说：现在没有时间与<br/>你交谈，以后再谈吧！(I don't have time to talk with you now, but we can talk lat<br/>er.) <br/>因此，catch 就是 talk 或 contact 的意思。catch 后面，也可用其他人称代名词（him, <br/>her, them 等） <br/><br/>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<br/>. (我要走了，再谈吧！) </font>

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justinf1981

<p><font size="5">I couldn''t care less. <br/>这句话的意思是「我不在乎」，「缺乏兴趣」（lack of interest），也就是：I don''t c<br/>are at all. 或 I don''t give a hoot. 例如： <br/><br/>人家如果问： What do you think of the budget-cut?（你对预算削减有何看法？） <br/>你回答： I couldn''t care less.（我毫不在乎） <br/>How do you like Mr. Lee''s political point of view?（你喜欢李先生的政见吗？） <br/>I couldn''t care less.（我才不在乎呢！） <br/><br/>但是有时说话者也有「口是心非」： 例如： <br/>I couldn''t care less about the promotion or pay raise.（我不在乎升级或加薪） <br/>而实际上他是根本在乎升级和加薪的，那么人家也许就会回答说： Yes, you do（care）. <br/><br/>至于 I couldn''t care more. 就是「我很在乎」（I care a lot.）或 I care deeply. 同<br/>理： <br/>I couldn''t agree more.=I totally agree.（我完全同意） <br/>I couldn''t please you more.=I did my best to please you.（我尽量使你高兴） <br/>I couldn''t be more right.=I am totally right. <br/><br/>但是老外为了「自尊」，不愿强调自己的错误，所以很少人说： <br/>I couldn''t be more wrong. <br/>注意：一般人都用否定句，但也有老外把肯定句与否定句互用。 <br/><br/>不过，严格来说，I could care less. = I care to some degree.（care 的程度可能减少<br/>） <br/>I could care more.=I care some.（care的程度也许增加）（主词可用任何人称代名词：h<br/>e, she, you, we, they 等。但只用 could，不用 can。） <br/><br/>2. No bones about it. <br/>意思是：真实的，诚恳的（truly, sincerely or exactly），也就是 to make no bones a<br/>bout it.（bone 要加 s, it 是指 something）例如： <br/><br/>His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.（他的太太真是很漂亮） <br/>Mr. A made no bones about it when he talked about abortion issue.（当 A 先生谈到<br/>堕胎问题时，他是诚恳的。） <br/>When I spoke on the topic,he said, "No bones about it."（也就是他同意我的看法） <br/>No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today.（今天是真的太冷了） <br/><br/><br/></font></p>

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justinf1981

<p><font size="5">3. take it on me！ <br/>意思是：「这是我的，请用吧！」「这是免费的」(help yourself to it; it is free)，这<br/>多半是指吃的东西或一些不贵重的东西。例如： <br/><br/>Here are some candies from England; take one on me. (这是来自英国的糖果，尝一个吧<br/>！) (one = candy) <br/>The restaurant owner said to me, "Take the dessert on me." (餐馆老板对我说：「尝<br/>尝我的甜点吧！」) <br/>Please take these pencils on me.(取用一些我的铅笔吧！) (也许铅笔上刻有名字，做为<br/>宣传之用而免费。) <br/><br/>可见 take 后面的 it，是指 something，而 on 的后面通常不指别人，所以多半也只用在第<br/>一人称单数 me。 <br/>(假如夫妇在一起，也可以说：Take it on us.) <br/>　 <br/><br/>4. I am from Missouri. <br/>这句话有时后面要加一句：「I need to be shown.」或「You have got to show me.」，意<br/>思是 Missouri 州的人很固执 (stubborn)，不太信任别人，一定要人家「证明一下」(prov<br/>e it to me)，所以密苏里州也被称为「The Show Me State」。 <br/><br/>据说这句话所以流行 (尤其在美国中西部) 是因为美国一些名人都住过密苏里州，包括 Har<br/>ry Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney 等。后来老外不轻易相信别人时，就使用这句话。(<br/>也有半开玩笑性质) 例如： <br/><br/>He is not easily convinced because he is from Missouri. (他是来自密苏里州，所以不<br/>容易说服他。) <br/>Don''t try to fool me; I am from Missouri.(You have got to show me.) (别愚弄我，<br/>我是来自密苏里州。) <br/>We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown. <br/>As Mr. Smith is a tough guy; he must be from Missouri. (Smith先生是位倔强的人，他<br/>一定是来自密苏里州。) </font></p>

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justinf1981

<p><font size="5">after you.你先请。这是一句很常用的客套话，在进／出门,上车得场合你都可以表现一<br/>下。 (好象现在女士不愿意你这么做，特别是那些女权主义者，我还记得这么一段话：一个<br/>女士对一个让她先行的男士说：you do this because i am a woman?那个男士回答说：i d<br/>o this not because you are a woman but because i am a man!i love this guy! <br/><br/>2. i just couldn''t help it.我就是忍不住。想想看，这样一个漂亮的句子可用于多少个<br/>场合？下面是随意举的一个例子： <br/>i was deeply moved by the film and i cried and cried. i just couldn''t help it. <br/>太棒的句子了，我爱死它了。：） <br/><br/>3. don''t take it to heart. 别往心里去，别为此而忧虑伤神。生活实例： <br/>this test isn''t that important. don''t take it to heart. 安慰人的超级句子。 <br/><br/>4. we''d better be off.我们该走了。it''s getting late. we''d better be off . <br/><br/>5. let''s face it. 面对现实吧。常表明说话人不愿意逃避困难的现状。 <br/>参考例句：i know it''s a difficult situation. let''s face it, ok? <br/>很棒啊，年轻人犯错误，上帝都会原谅，remember?但是犯了错误，你必须面对他，let''s <br/>face it,或者是：let''s face the music. <br/><br/>6. let''s get started.咱们开始干吧。劝导别人时说：don''t just talk. let''s get s<br/>tarted. <br/>let''s get started. <br/>let''s start. <br/>let''s do it right now. <br/>let''s hit sth. <br/>let''s rock&amp;roll. <br/>let''s put our hands on sth. <br/><br/>7. i''m really dead.我真要累死了。坦诚自己的感受时说：after all that work, i’m <br/>really dead. <br/><br/>8. i''ve done my best.我已尽力了。 <br/>这句话，很有用，失败有时难免，但是你要是可以说，i''ve done my best.or i spare no<br/>efforts.就不必遗憾，毕竟，man supposes,god disposes. <br/><br/>9. is that so?真是那样吗？常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑。 <br/><br/>10. don''t play games with me!别跟我耍花招！ <br/><br/>11. i don''t know for sure.我不确切知道。 <br/>stranger： could you tell me how to get to the town hall? <br/>tom: i don''t know for sure. maybe you could ask the policeman over there. <br/><br/>12. i''m not going to kid you.我不是跟你开玩笑的。 <br/>karin： you quit the job? you are kidding. <br/>jack: i''m not going to kid you. i''m serious. <br/><br/>13. that''s something. 太好了，太棒了。 <br/>a: i''m granted a full scholarship for this semester. <br/>b: congratulations. that''s something. <br/><br/>14. brilliant idea!这主意真棒！这主意真高明！ <br/><br/>15. do you really mean it? 此话当真？ <br/>michael：whenever you are short of money, just come to me. <br/>david: do you really mean it? <br/><br/>16. you are a great help.你帮了大忙 <br/><br/>17. i couldn''t be more sure. 我再也肯定不过。 <br/><br/>18. i am behind you.我支持你。 <br/>a: whatever decision you''re going to make, i am behind you. <br/><br/>19. i''m broke.我身无分文。 <br/>i am penniless. <br/><br/>20. mind you!请注意！听着！(也可仅用mind。) <br/>模范例句：mind you! he''s a very nice fellow though bad-tempered. <br/><br/>21. you can count on it.你尽管相信好了，尽管放心。 <br/>a：do you think he will come to my birthday party? <br/>b: you can count on it. <br/><br/>22. i never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜欢这东西。当朋友或同事不小心摔坏你的东西<br/>时就可以用上这句话给他一个台阶，打破尴尬局面：oh, don''t worry. i''m thinking of<br/>buying a new one. i never liked it anyway. <br/><br/>23. that depends.看情况再说。 (on sth) <br/>例：i may go to the airport to meet her. but that depends. <br/><br/>24. congratulations.恭喜你，祝贺你。 <br/><br/>25. thanks anyway.无论如何我还是得谢谢你。当别人尽力要帮助你却没帮成时，你就可以<br/>用这个短语表示谢意。 <br/><br/>26. it''s a deal.一言为定 <br/>harry： haven''t seen you for ages. let''s have a get-together next week. <br/>jenny: it''s a deal <br/>电影里经常听到，it''s a deal,that is a good deal.或是两个人打算达成某个协议或是做<br/>成某个生意会说：deal? deal! <br/></font></p>

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lx83522

字太大了哦

sunmz

<font size="5">I am behind you！</font>[em17]

lilikejian

thanks