6 k- k4 p: D- c( p2 c( g+ lL：Michael，谢谢你带我到Meadowlands来看冰球，Meadowlands可是有名的地方呐！而且我从来还没有看过冰球呢！ 2 ^. n7 q; ^* O - D# k$ d( }! x1 T/ d! i! o+ b7 y9 c(Starting buzzer) : T' ^! _) U- a# K! v$ G6 P + t, l1 r# }" e8 hM：Sometimes these games get really rough!( w* c6 }5 E) L2 c% s; \
8 n% P1 E- u* F6 e8 {. [
L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。7 W0 L x5 r: ~" I- s
# e: F# c" B- o; B
M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. ) I/ {* t% {, U% ~ 5 c- F; {/ h7 ~L：是啊，他们已经开始推推攘攘，真的打起来了。人们都说冰球比赛有时会很粗暴，但是才开始五分钟就打架，这可是不多见。 / ^! ~0 E3 E4 Z" q+ N9 p. z$ \$ m2 `* h( T0 X* _( E$ c2 t
M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. / F2 n7 x' Z4 U1 }2 ]7 i1 t3 g / B+ N+ d) I4 y0 v+ V7 WL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？7 [! C, g% v! k/ f5 k7 f) I0 @
& d7 T: |& F4 I$ CM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.7 E: e2 \: y& i/ i+ p
4 y! U, t4 q1 l9 G7 D9 E% W
L： 噢，keep cool就是要冷静一点, 你是说这些球员不要火气那么大，需要保持冷静。对，他们要是老打架，最好的球员就会被禁止打球的。7 z2 B, k9 E4 S
7 ~! i1 h7 i0 d1 B/ s1 f9 Q# cM：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?( l5 q1 r5 ]9 }; m1 t
* s1 J9 e4 y7 @+ a# T# \
L：我才不会忘记上星期的事呐。那个教授给我期中考试打那么低的分数，我当然要跟他争嘛。 , P* U& c# q! Q5 P& H 1 ]& I1 K) ?: G) W% QM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.3 t) y8 A* m4 j/ W ~# }! Z
$ }; K* H H l3 OL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！* n5 i. ~! t$ j4 N
, t( C2 k' S, ^9 U
M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing.' M& V/ u- g L. @+ E' O) q& e
% W" L% y" f$ V4 e( [/ K5 g
L：你说他们打得不好呀？说实话，我根本看不懂。我只知道当地的球队输了三分，这就输了很多啦！. O6 ~1 X: D4 @, h
% r6 g1 r- W1 L4 ?4 w) k9 o/ n) B" ?M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. : T! Z6 |% m3 y- h" i* r" I2 a - t3 F& m% ~' p% ^* ~' wL："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？$ }* @* x1 B7 _
+ }1 {# c; G! M) V0 _
M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.; d7 Z, w, M! ~" U
6 b* d5 I2 ?! M* B5 A' J) GL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。3 e# n, G$ e: y2 o+ O8 I
# S: }' G. l$ gM："Screw up," it means to mess up.) }) j5 J) J! \8 y
8 {. j, X; @/ \
L：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？ ]: h0 n4 p a6 w# A
% l- |& j3 j; l e& {
M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. ) M( w& `- V' z. c" J3 e/ \5 R) V: H# K4 t! F* R) i* x
L：噢，你考试老考糟也能用screw up来表示呀！这么说，"screw up" 可以用的范围很广。 要是说一个人工作没有做好呢？# z9 P2 w. v& p7 o; G+ u, E
$ @7 b$ C( i1 W4 ~, ~
M：He screwed up at work. . m I) J. h, Z ' K6 I2 \' j i, HL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？; Z% c8 [; X" G7 i% f4 }
' G! V- r! _8 N
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.7 B, V. g- D# h
6 J* s4 \+ E* j% X/ e5 AM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.( _& U& W: f S5 n2 l
2 O9 Q# }* X5 X! R
L：我们都犯错误的，谁能不犯错误啊！我来给你介绍个女朋友吧！ 6 A; b' M# u" B+ l8 ~. ?3 J* H" g% m5 c& ~1 r
M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.# h. ^/ X' g' r4 c! v% c$ @
8 L3 d% M$ t: g7 eL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！ ( M/ j/ [0 ^) r1 S) m" T& Q* X; T. R% y& S$ e" S
M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. 9 u; g; n4 v+ a ; N6 b |* w) Q" d: nL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。 ) X [' m: R# y1 r/ r. m3 s! Q . J4 L( o8 V0 J' {/ C% B李华今天从Michael那儿学到了两个常用语，一个是：keep cool，意思是：冷静一些，别太激动；另一个常用语是：screw up， 意思是把事情弄糟了。今天的[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次再会。 1 z: p/ [+ C A a0 G# O ! o/ N$ N- Y$ @Real 声音: (810 K) $ }" Q( A |, }/ ?! `6 W
狗仔卡
鲜花(
鸡蛋(
发表于 2009-7-14 17:52
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2009-7-14 20:03
