Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the
continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing. I loved it. I soon
made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my
favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don’t worry about it.
Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam (横杆), I fell onto the stones,
damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe.
A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards
loud, shouting: “Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that’s what mattered—landing
tricks, being a good skater.
上面一段摘自2021年高考的全国甲卷(全国2卷)的阅读理解C。
请问Safe! Safe! Safe! 是什么意思?我们有的人认为是“注意安全”,有的认为是“好棒”。请老师指点一下,同时说说理由。
你看看阅读理解C后面的试题就知道了:
What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?
A. Be careful!
B. Well done!
C. No way!
D. Don’t worry!
参考答案是B。文中的 Safe meant cool 一句可以帮你排除其他三个干扰项。
查《朗文当代英语大词典》有如下解释:
Safe! British English spoken informal used by young people to show approval of something 酷!棒!好!〔年轻人用来表示赞成某事〕。