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　　曾经看过这么一段对话：

　　A：“Hey, what’s up?”

　　B: “Um, the sky?”

　　空气中弥漫着尴尬……

　　Your friend was asking you how you were, but how were you supposed to know?

　　这样的对话会发生在真实的生活中，今儿来说一些比较好用的“词”，用在我们口语当中，帮助我们刚去上学的朋友们避免笑话中的尴尬。

　　1.Awesome（adj）

　　这是一个使用率非常非常高的词，你可以从年轻人到老年人的嘴里都能听到。当你想表达你觉得一些事情是非常wonderful或者amazing的时候，就用“awesome”，更口语化，可以用来一个句子或者就只用这一个词去回复。

　　Example 1

　　“What did you think of Wolf on Wall Street?”

　　“It was awesome! I loved it!” (They thought it was a great movie).

　　Example 2

　　“I’ll pick you up at 1 pm, okay?”

　　“Awesome.” (Here it shows you’re cool with the idea and you agree).

　　Example 3

　　“My friend Dave is an awesome single guy. You guys would be perfect for each other!”

　　“Really? I’d love to meet him.”

　　2.Cool (adj)

　　就像awesome means“great”or“fantastic”，“cool”代表的是你对某个主意表示很认同。但是这个正式的意思就是有些冷，这个大家都知道我们不做解释，就是强调这个口语的意思。

　　Example 1

　　“How’s the weather in Canada these days?”

　　“It’s getting cooler. Winter’s coming!” (This is the literal meaning a little cold)

　　Example 2

　　“What did you think of my new boyfriend?”

　　“I liked him. He seemed like a cool guy!” (He seemed like a nice guy).

　　Example 3

　　“I’m throwing a party next week for my birthday. Do you want to come?”

　　“Cool! Sure, I’d love to!”

　　3.To be beat (adj)

　　在一些正式的表达当中，我们用“beat”表示赢，比如Manchester United beat Liverpool，还可以表达”打”，再比如stop beating your brother，但是在口语中，如果你听到你的朋友说I’m beat，这就是他/她想表达，我太累了。

　　Example 1

　　“Do you want to go out tonight? There’s a cool new rock bar that’s just opened.”

　　“Sorry, I can’t. I’m beat and I have to wake up early tomorrow.”

　　Example 2

　　“You look beat, what have you been doing?”

　　“I’ve been helping my dad in the yard all morning.”

　　4.To hang out (verb)

　　如果有人问你“where you usually hang out”，他们是想知道你什么时候有空，如果你的朋友问你if you want to hang out with them，他们是想问你，你什么时候是空闲的，咱一块儿待会儿。如果你问你朋友你嘛呢，对方回答hanging out，这个就是说他现在有空，什么也没干。

　　Example 1

　　“Hey, it’s great to see you again.”

　　“And you. We must hang out sometime.”

　　“I would love that. I’ll call you soon.”

　　Example 2

　　“Paulo, where do you usually hang out on a Friday night?”

　　“If I’m not working, usually at the diner across the road from school.”

　　“Cool, I’ve been there a few times.”

　　Example 3

　　“Hi Simon, what are you doing?”

　　“Nothing much, just hanging out with Sally.” (In this case you can just use the word hanging without the out and say “Nothing much, just hanging with Sally.”)

　　And if it’s used as a noun?  It refers to the place where you spend your free time.

　　5.To Chill Out (verb)

　　每个人都喜欢chill out，但是chill out什么意思，简单的来说就是放松的意思，你可以在chill后面加out或者不加，如果你和一个native speaker说chill，他绝对会明白什么意思的。

　　Example 1

　　“Hey Tommy, what are you guys doing?”

　　“We’re just chilling (out). Do you want to come round?”

　　Example 2

　　“Sue, what did you do in the weekend?”

　　“Nothing much. We just chilled (out).”

　　Example 3

　　“I can’t believe that test we just had. I’m sure I’m going to fail.”

　　“You need to chill out and stop thinking too much. I’m sure you’ll be fine.”

　　注：如果有人说“you need to chill out”这可不是什么积极的表达，他们是认为你对什么事情反映太过激烈，要你冷静一下或者是你对一些愚蠢的小事情都觉得很有压力。

　　6.Wheels (noun)

　　我们都知道很多东西都有轮子—汽车、自行车、摩托车、轮椅等，但是如果在口语当中，如果一个人说wheels，他们可能说的是你的cars。

　　Example 1

　　“Hey, can you pick me up at 3?”

　　“Sorry, I can’t. I don’t have my wheels at the moment?”

　　“Why?”

　　“I had to take it down to the garage, there’s something wrong with the engine!”

　　Example 2

　　“Nice wheels!”

　　“Thanks, it was a birthday present from my dad!”

　　7.To be amped (adjective)

　　如果你amped关于某件事，想表达的就是你特别的兴奋或者你对迫不及待的期待某件事情的发生。

　　Example 1

　　“I can’t wait to see Rihanna live!”

　　“Me too, I’m amped.”

　　这还可以用来你很坚定的期待某件事情的发生，你可以用amped代替pumped，兴奋指数五颗星，you’re full of adrenalin!

　　Example 2

　　“I’m so amped for the game tonight!”

　　“Yeah, I’m sure you are! You guys need to beat the XXXXX.”