赴美留学除了要学到知识,了解当地的文化风土也很重要,没几个外国朋友都不好意思说自己出国留学过。于是,融入美国同龄人尤为重要,那么,先从他们常用口头禅开始了解他们。
好学姐给大家汇总了一下美国90后常使用的口头禅,你GET√到了吗?
1、DA BOMB!
指某事很酷。
例:THAT LAST EPISODE OF FRIENDS WAS DA BOMB!
2、AS IF!
用来表达不相信某事会发生,对这件事缺乏兴趣。
例:HE WANTS ME TO GO OUT WITH HIM… AS IF!
3、WHATEVER!
用来表达对这个话题一点儿都不感兴趣,想要结束谈话。
例:I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE,OKAY… WHATEVER!
4、TIGHT
指某件事物非常棒!
例:THAT NEW MOVIE WAS TIGHT,MAN!
5、TRIPPIN ’
指某人过于挑剔,甚至有些疯狂。
例:MAN,SHE WAS STRAIGHT TRIPPIN’。
6、YADDA,YADDA,YADDA
指“长话短说”。
例:WE WENT ON THAT ONE DATE LAST FRIDAY AND YADDA,YADDA,YADDA… I NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN。
7、ALRIGHT
指某件事还OK,挺COOL的。
例:THAT ALRIGHT,WE’RE GOOD。
8、BOO YA!
用来表达强烈的成就感!
例:I JUST GOT A NEW JOB… BOO YA!
9、CHILLIN’
用来表达放松的感觉。
例:I’M JUST SITTING BY THE POOL JUST CHILLIN’,MAN。
10、DOPE
指某事很棒或者很有趣。
例:THOSE KEDS ARE DOPE,MAN!
11、FLY
指某事很COOL,很有趣。
例:THAT EPISODE OF IN LIVING COLOR WAS FLY,YO!
12、YO!
打招呼。
例:JOHNNY,YO!
13、MY BAD
表示对自己犯错的内疚。
例:AWE MAN,WAS THAT YOUR SANDWICH… MY BAD!
14、WHOOP,THERE IT IS
表达成就感,尤其是当你完成了某些别人没注意到的事情。
例:JUST DID MY HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKEND,WHOOP,THERE IT IS!
15、DISS
指对某人或某事缺乏尊重。
例:DID YOU JUST DISS MY SISTER,MAN?
16.IT’S COOL
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:
THAT’S COOL;HE IS COOL;THIS IS COOL.
SKYDIVING (或SURFING) IS COOL.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错) 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。假如说:
SHE LOOKS AS COOL AS A CUCUMBER. 又是恭维语,是说她很 CALM AND CHARMING; NOT EMOTIONAL. 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,类似的用法还有:AS BUSY AS A BEE,ETC)。 (注:许多华人把 COOL 译成「很酷」)
17.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’.
MR. A MUST BE TRIPPIN’.
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
18.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:
HE USED TO BE A NERD IN HIGH SCHOOL. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)
MANY CHINESE STUDENTS ARE(或 HAVE BEEN)CONSIDERED NERDS.
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:
HE IS A COMPUTER GEEK. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒) 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:
I DON’T LIKE HIM BECAUSE HE IS A JERK.
也可以用复数:
MANY JERKS ARE WORKING IN OUR COMPANY.
主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
THEY ARE JERKS; HE WAS A JERK IN THE PAST; MR. A HAS BEEN JERK FOR YEARS. (注:有时年轻人也用 DORK 这个字,但不如 JERK 流行)
19.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 YO”,由于女子很漂亮,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:
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?
“YO BABY” 后面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:MAY I HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING? I THINK I HAVE MET YOU SOMEWHERE BEFORE.
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” 后跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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?)
20.SHE IS A HO
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。意思是指一些年轻女人,也许因为 PEER PRESSURE 或 CURIOSITY 或 ENJOYMENT 的心理,随便自愿与男子免费上床(–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 WOMAN GIVES SEX FREELY WITHOUT CHARGE),也就是说:SHE IS VERY LOOSE. 或 SHE IS A LOOSE WOMAN (GIRL)。
HO 也可用复数:THEY ARE (WERE) HOS.
THERE ARE QUITE A FEW HOS IN HIGH SCHOOLS. 但是如果用 WHORE,是指妓女,男人需要付钱的。(A GIRL OR WOMAN IS PAID FOR SEX.)
21.CATCH YOU LATER!
这是年轻人说「再会」的口语。(A FORM TO SAY“GOOD-BYE”) 也就是说:现在没有时间与你交谈,以后再谈吧!(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 后面,也可用其他人称代名词(HIM, HER, THEM 等)
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. (我要走了,再谈吧!)