Lesson 3. 我们一家人
第三课 我们一家人
Bling bling
穿金戴银,一堆珠宝钻石挂在身上
Hip hop singers like to go bling bling in their music videos to look fancy.
在音乐录影带里,嘻哈歌手喜欢披挂一堆珠宝,让自己看起来很花俏。
Wannabe
想成为的人(事实上却并不是)
Eminem was labeled as a black wannabe when he first came out with a hop album.
出一张嘻哈风专辑时,阿姆被认为想当黑人歌手(的白人)。
Bomb
炸弹,很酷、炫的事物
There is a bomb in the building, everybody get out of here!
这栋大楼有炸弹,大家赶快离开!
That movie was sooooooooooo good, it was the bomb!
这部电影太好了,超酷!
Dope
酷、炫
When you told me that you were going to graduate school, I thought it was dope, man.
当你告诉我你要去念研究生了,我心想这真是太酷了!
Dye
染头发
I dyed my hair from black to green.
我把头发从黑色染成绿色。
Show off
爱现、炫耀
He likes to show off how much money he has and how many girls he's been with in his whole life.
他很爱炫耀自己有很多钱和女人。
Showboat
爱炫耀的人
He's not a real basketball player,he's more of a showboat with all the tattoos and fancy cars.
他不是个真正的篮球选手。他不过是个爱炫耀自己的刺青和好车的人。
On something's back
找麻烦
I know what I did wrong,so stop getting on my back.
我已经知道错了,不要再找我麻烦。
Money Benjamins, bucks, bills, cheese, dough
的街头说法
For shizzle=for sure
确定的事
Let down
让人失望、有负期待
I let my dad down when I received a F for my final exam.
期末考拿了个F,我让我爸失望。