" d" @: B! K3 I+ ?4 qM：Sometimes these games get really rough! # X0 N- n6 }- m$ T 6 a$ a& b2 H% w3 p6 \( _: w" HL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 ; j: F+ C7 q$ p: q; @5 D* \" k9 G; Q+ [' D7 h
M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. $ y; M7 j* R+ a6 q, ? 1 H5 q4 [9 T0 X! l3 XL：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。% t9 W0 P8 k5 m4 Z5 j
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M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. W5 H& _: _* e$ s/ j( v* o) x! u i; ^8 ]
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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。- U: T9 S R9 U) W @
- @9 w& n, F, c: G& o" Z, t. `M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. # Z4 F3 \6 K. u; @ T2 T" `( f , U- s9 {+ X# V5 W" uL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！9 }( s& L+ c0 s
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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！ . H- E H! R" k9 {+ R+ F & A; _- V8 {. B& TM：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game." q0 R$ S( E% \; a! r* G
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M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. 1 o7 O0 ~/ g$ P0 n5 g9 `# F 3 l2 P% ]9 b- L5 i3 }6 WL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。, w- q5 W' |% N( D4 h+ T4 D6 T9 A" ]& s% X
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M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time." q( Y. T2 j9 j" r& C# ^+ n# M
: k% F" \1 ?, P* ]) @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？ ; t0 B# l: q1 D- H. N0 D0 m! @! x0 y/ E' v
M：He screwed up at work. 8 F4 Z9 P: |$ G' s& Y* J- w + H! T5 f& M9 U3 s5 W" JL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？" K9 ?7 Y/ H' e$ w8 b& |. N
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M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. , y; n5 o- K( F9 z( d9 L; Y0 d" g2 i% R, ]. q+ V2 {
L：原来是因为老跟别人搞不好关系，所以你就不交女朋友了。 Michael，你也别跟自己太过不去了。/ A5 \% p+ A* h i
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M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. ' t0 s& }6 d2 F$ V' l, F# A# g7 Z - m L, o& r/ i' aL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！' `" j+ ?# i7 x- d, ?2 ^
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M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. * }$ Q2 }/ g1 e+ [, @8 t : Q8 S8 {- N n2 `: [( tL：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$ |) a$ ~+ d1 }8 V * |4 `+ T7 P/ {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。7 E* o# h' u, B' l( R6 Z2 Y
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