 | VOCABULARY street cred (= street credibility) - dosł: wiarygodność na ulicy; chodzi o sposób zachowania i ubrania, który zapewnia młodemu człowiekowi akceptację grupy rówieśniczej
to behave - zachowywać się
to dress - ubierać się
acceptable - akceptowany, akceptowalny, do zaakceptowania
to admire - podziwiać
peer - rówieśnik
peer group - grupa rówieśnicza
to command respect - wywoływać/budzić szacunek
streetwise - obeznany z prawami ulicy, cwany
savvy - zdrowy rozsądek, rozumienie
pressure - presja, nacisk
peer pressure - presja rówieśników
designer labels - tu: ubranie znanych projektantów mody,'markowe'
preferably - najlepiej
trainers - obuwie sportowe, adidasy
at the cutting edge - dosł: na ostrej krawędzi; w awangardzie
youth - młodzież, młodzieżowy
fashion - moda
to slip- popełnić błąd, poślizgnąć się
sad - dosł: smutny; w slangu - 'not cool'
old-fashioned - staromodny, przestarzały
to trash - tu: nadszarpnąć, 'zeszmacić'
saddo - w slangu: osoba, która jest 'sad' (not cool) |
LESSON 7
Street credV Street credibility - or street cred - is a way of behaving and dressing that is acceptable to young people, especially those who live in cities.
Young people who have street cred are accepted and even admired by their peer group. They command the respect of other young people. They have status on the street. They are streetwise, they have plenty of street savvy, and - they're cool.
They've got to be cool. Because you can't have street cred without being cool.
In order to have street cred you've got to wear or have things that are cool. You've got to wear cool clothes, designer labels preferably. And - you've got to have a mobile.
You've got to be at the cutting edge of youth fashion. You mustn't slip. Be careful, a sad pair of trainers or an old-fashioned mobile can easily trash your street cred! And then you become a saddo.
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