$ Y+ X$ a4 o. y) {L: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。 * x0 r% [5 }$ F5 A* }$ R9 ^1 x0 ]& | " X/ B1 e+ n G1 rM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. / P; Q2 Y& V+ y# v) A 8 N0 r( z) L% I& `" N' `/ I* kL: 噢，你怕刚才历史测验会不及格。嗨，没必要，这又不是大考。 Michael，你刚才说什么"bombed my history test"，bomb不是炸弹，或是爆炸吗？你可不要开这样的玩笑，现在大家对安全问题都很敏感。 z1 n" K+ _; R
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M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.) J) X4 }7 [! c, J4 S0 X
+ P$ C0 L" N+ r' L' C( G* Q3 HL: 考得不好，分数低，这我都听懂了，就是那个词bomb用在这里有点怪。我想，这就是中文里说的考试考糊了。那除了考试外还能用在哪里呢？4 K" y$ c8 y- T2 c! U& F3 ~$ ?" z) S
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M: Well, sometimes we might say a movie or a play "bombed". That means that no one wanted to see it, and it probably lost a lot of money.: d6 [! K% s9 v1 k) f, `
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L: 噢，还可以指电影，或话剧太次，没有人要看，卖座率太低。我上星期去看了一次电影，剧院里没几个人。后来我才看到报纸评论说这部电影太糟了。我能不能说："The movie I saw last week bombed"?" ~# _1 s( e3 O* h. T3 R' _; [' Q
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M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!$ e/ u, S7 n. E& a! [
3 }) L" l% T" l: iL: 对，你说几个星期前去看的那场话剧，有几个话剧演员简直是太糟 了。That play really bombed! 我说得对不对？3 N6 Z' z, F! ?* J* J
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M: Absolutely! Hey listen, Li Hua, can we please change the subject? I don't want to think about failure right now. What would you like to eat? It's my treat.7 S q! U- E O" V& Z- g; ~
: ?, x& n9 K( Y i. GL: 你不要再谈这种丧气的事情，没问题！要请我吃饭，行，我吃沙拉和三明治。不过，Michael，你真是得省点钱，要是老是考试不及格，研究院会把你开除的！ 2 x- ~6 [% f7 N# u) w; J! D* A6 d
M: Please! Don't mention tests! 6 N6 s# j& ?3 N! M + h0 y" I% w" W' c" B0 @# D1 AL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！# x8 O- ?+ [8 Y, M
3 L1 X2 e7 ]6 _4 N9 ~, w7 fM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! " F3 z7 x, f$ W( h ; K% W: I$ l$ c4 WL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ , ~# T( L+ k; f' P( \, r 1 N2 U$ Y7 J: K- y/ ~: dM: I told them not to put onions on my burger, but they forgot. Therefore I said that they "messed up my order". I can also just say "they messed up." # F1 t9 a$ _) A& ~- J9 y 6 |1 f# l$ ?- p4 ^( L& N2 o }, XL: 噢，你叫他们不要放洋葱，他们忘了。所以，to mess up就是做错了事，对吗？ * V4 _- Q+ v z % j' I5 t6 F0 X+ NM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.+ n; y4 }3 W1 f2 S% i; S- Q! ~
/ b+ Q6 a) O, @, R) h& l' X) iL: 噢，to mess up something还可以指把什么东西弄坏了。昨天，和我同房间的学生问我借自行车，等她还我的时候，自行车的链子断了。我是不是可以说："She messed up my bike"？* _- \; B$ n" V" A P) Y8 H
6 F8 w9 S' r: K* pM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.2 A+ r0 j, v6 l. I/ |+ h
: e! k. x' K. D# Z3 PL: 对啊，我是让她去买新链子，可是她说都是我不好让她差一点没出严重的车祸。 ! v+ |$ M& M0 l0 F2 G* p# C. f" r$ ^- f( v7 k& E
M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! " o: {( N$ p7 a$ p3 `- `0 @# U; w: M& K+ B+ F
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 ' R" C6 U, T& P! N" Z " ]: l5 F/ m7 O e1 l8 v( V. W6 nM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.0 Z2 D, |4 ~* U7 l9 L" r
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L: 虽然她弄坏了我的自行车，其他方面她还是很好的。嗨， Michael，你能帮我修自行车吗？* A, v7 E. \3 W7 C8 I- b) X
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M: Well, I'm really out of luck today. I bombed my test, they messed up my burger, and now I have to repair your bike!4 z: q, R$ P7 w A0 Z, H6 }7 `
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bomb 和 mess up，俺好像是看明白什么意思了。可俺平时接触的，都是社会的下层。同样的意思，底层们怎么说？ 试试 screw up 或者 f**k up。 ' c# i# o4 r- y+ _( T O0 K* Q) b, Q3 t. ~. H( }5 T* d4 s9 p, A
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. ( ?. M( S5 x" C) C/ e4 H --- I f**ked up my history test.! w( q3 K7 p( C! q( a
& `! d9 @. z5 p+ q) _) j 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。9 y/ V& L1 z5 X9 ^/ m
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !: j+ Y V/ I0 q9 h# N) X
---- They f**ked up my order !
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