学洛杉矶俚语，做地道洛城人
LosAngeles. L.A. The City of Angels. City of Flowers and Sunshine. TheBig Orange. The Entertainment Capital of the World. Tinl town.La-La-Land. Center of the Univer. All names ud to describe thisamorphous 469 square mile (1,215km) stretch of land in SouthernCalifornia.
洛杉矶：天使之城，阳光和鲜花之城，大橘子，世界娱乐业的首都，浮华之都，世外桃源，宇宙中心。这些别名都是用来形容那个位于加州南部方圆469（1，215km）平方英里的土地。
Los Angeleshas captivated the attention of the world for decades and is thecenter of pop culture, with Hollywood at the center producingblockbuster hits year after year.
洛杉矶作为流行文化的中心，以好莱坞为首，在几十年间风行全球，轰动全世界。
However, ifone wants to pull back the thinly layered curtain and gain a deeperinsight into the City of Angels, one must first learn the lingo thatlocals u. There is an almost endless
amount of slang andcolloquialisms that natives u in daily life. Where to begin?
不过如果你想揭开洛城的面纱一探究竟，一定要学学当地的语言。地道的洛杉矶俚语不计其数，该从哪里开始说起呢？
In thisarticle, I will give a general overview of the geography of LosAngeles and how locals refer to it. Then I will introduce some commonslang words along with example ntences so you can start using themwith your friends.
接下来我会笼统地介绍下洛杉矶的地理以及当地人的叫法。之后我会告诉大家一些流行的俚语和例句.
Geography
地理概况
Let's firststart with geography. The area known as Los Angeles stretches fromthe beaches to the mountains. The Santa Monica Mountains extend fromthe Hollywood Hills i
n the east to Point Mugu in Ventura County inwest. This mountain range parates the San Fernando Valley (oftenreferred to “the Valley”) in the north from the Los Angeles basinin the south.
The LosAngeles River (known as the L.A. River) flows through Los AngelesCounty in “the Valley” for 48 miles (77 km) southeast down to itsmouth in Long Beach (known as the LBC for short). In truth, the L.A.River doesn't have any flowing water and is ud more as a concreteborder between neighborhoods.
我们先谈谈洛杉矶的地理概况吧。整个洛杉矶横跨海滩和山峦。圣塔莫妮卡山群从东部的好莱坞山一直蔓延到西部文图拉县的穆古岬，将北部的圣费尔南多谷（当地称“山谷”）和洛杉矶南部的盆地分开。洛杉矶河（LA河）从洛杉矶县贯穿“山谷”，全长48英里（77千米），从东南一直到长滩（简称LBC）的河口。其实LA河并没有河流，它只是用来划分区域的地标。
How donatives refer to the areas within LA? First, we say Downtown LA torefer to Downtown Los Angeles (sometimes known as DTLA). The westside of Los Angeles is ref
erred to as “the Westside”. Thisincludes Beverly Hills, which is famous for Rodeo Drive. Locals sayRodeo “Rho-day-yo” for short.
当地人是怎么叫洛杉矶的各个区域呢？首先是洛杉矶的市中心，叫做DTLA，还有洛杉矶西部叫做theWestside，包括比弗利山庄，还有最著名的罗迪欧大道，地道的当地发音是“Rho-day-yo”。
WilshireBoulevard is one of the main roads that runs from Grand Avenue inDowntown Los Angeles to Ocean Avenue in the city of Santa Monica,connecting LA's five business districts together. It runs throughKorea Town, which is called K-town for short.
威尔谢大道是洛城的主干道，从市中心的格兰大道横穿圣塔莫尼卡的海洋大道，将洛杉矶五大商业区连接起来。它也经过韩国城，简称K城。
“ThePier” refers to the Santa Monica Pier, and “the boardwalk”means the Venice Beach Boardwalk. The PCH is short for the PacificCoast Highway, which runs up and down the coast. Surf City, USAdenotes Huntington Beach for its excellent surf breaks and beachesand is really in Orange County which is south of Los Angeles County.
“码头”指的是圣塔莫尼卡的码头，“海滨大道”指的是威尼斯海滩的漫步区。PCH是太平洋海岸公路的缩写，横穿海岸线。美国的“冲浪城市”指的是亨廷顿海滩，顾名思义以冲浪和海滩闻名，海滩位于洛杉矶县南部的橘子郡。
Freewaysare the lifeblood that connects the hundreds of neighborhoods andsuburbs of Los Angles together. The 105 (Century Freeway), the 405(San Diego Freeway), the 10 (Santa Monica Freeway), the 5 (GoldenState Freeway), the 101 (Ventura Freeway), the 110 (Harbor Freeway),all refer to freeways in Los Angles. The formula for freeways is “The[inrt highway]”. The 405 in particular is located on the Westsideof Los Angeles and is notorious for its traffic and endlessconstruction. If you ever are in Los Angeles, avoid the 405 at allcosts.
高速公路如同洛杉矶的命脉，将成千上万个区域和郊区连接起来。有105（世纪公路），405（圣地亚哥公路），10号（圣塔莫尼卡）公路，5号（金州公路），101（凡图拉公路），110（港口公路），以上都是洛杉矶的高速公路。高速公路名称的叫法通常是The加上公路名称。尤其著名的是405号公路，位于洛杉矶西部，老是堵车而且一直在施工。如果你来洛杉矶的话，千万别上那条公路。
Westwood isa neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles. It is the location ofthe University of California Los Angeles (often just called UCLA).South Pasadena is called South Pass and Pasadena is called the DENA.The whole of Southern California is called SoCal and the North iscalled Nor Cal. The Los Angeles International Airport is alwaysreferred to a L-A-X, not lax or L.A. airport.
西木位于洛杉矶西区。加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）坐落在此。南帕萨迪纳是南帕(SouthPass)和迪纳(DENA)的合称。整个南加州叫做SoCal北加州叫做NorCal。洛杉矶国际机场成为LAX，不要念做lax或者洛杉矶基础。
Slang
俚语
Now forspecific slang ud in Los Angeles.
接下来是洛杉矶地区使用的俚语
Dude: aword that can be ud for almost any occasion. Commonly ud as agreeting to male friends and jokingly to girls. Can also be ud asan adjective to express amazement or awe.
