: ?' _' _ f% E8 w' _" wM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. 3 M0 t( }) x& v& @& C$ } $ ~, @4 N- _" zL：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。 # Q& ?- N7 f# c+ X' P8 J / y+ ~& D: H8 H- R6 d# G1 b T, ZM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. ( p* Q; v C& j* H3 D3 \2 A- u9 N) `; S6 v
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？# m) F7 _( l$ b" O8 a0 [
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M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? & E U# q% l* y( ?4 [; n 3 n# R! M" b# ?# iL：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。1 Z; @ t# z' h: B1 S
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. 7 ~$ ?+ W X5 C' q1 \ ?5 |' O* _ & R, x! [# L: {& W; g& rL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！: w: W; g: t* t: _5 c x% Q. `
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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！6 W6 Q7 T; |; ]& d6 j
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9 Y# Z) s4 C yM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.* j( S8 T* H* W- z
1 F; D& i( L/ Y q5 gM："Screw up," it means to mess up. . g5 q2 {/ a6 o8 E, ^& a; c0 A * O2 U5 U+ D5 O0 x; yL：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？ $ H0 o. g4 u2 X# C5 C/ j ) v6 o; n& ]% s( d; v, `$ s4 \M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.; T, X v& L3 r3 M1 n" j
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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？7 D) t6 c9 A. D7 R: S/ n1 q
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L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？, g" e( g8 g0 ?$ v7 Z
6 T# N7 \ c* q' pM：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. {" W; |+ c. @( l! j
6 a" c9 ]4 e. q" `3 q; J1 m4 lM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.% b4 b4 H9 Q5 J% t$ y
( o6 ?, g3 k1 R$ B" P. \8 |: {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！ 9 a/ ?0 C- i' L) J S) _* R' J1 ] : V7 V) t0 j- v# F2 L+ Q: P. y8 nM：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.8 E% I! `* u6 j, D; H
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