1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire
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:
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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:
She (He was cool in the past.
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
He (she is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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。
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:
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
She (he is trippin'.
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。 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: