/ p: f% i5 W1 {0 aL：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！ * l0 j/ {- J- Q- i, B* e, b) G- I- i% W6 D! R( b$ t$ c
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M：Sometimes these games get really rough! ' j, k: |: _ [- W% q2 D+ r* x4 [1 ~. T
L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 9 K$ p" @/ Z3 q3 d6 `, O, V8 F( n: Q2 M) E9 c/ S
M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.- ^, o4 E' K% @5 x. \, s1 R3 }
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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。 ^+ m! r: G% X/ Y! V0 z
) h/ I0 Y+ O" B+ pM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. , m3 X" E- j6 i , j; s$ `' S2 |( F! ?- vL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ # ?; s* V+ }, W4 x) k( T+ \: k2 ^
M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. t2 q5 R5 e# s- \ m0 P: J) U$ l' t8 n# `1 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。 . H6 g) R. c: W) e% G* Q: q7 r5 M# `$ a8 x) b0 y! T5 Q
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?' k6 P! w' K( F
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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。 ( J( d7 b' L8 K+ f* H8 H; w $ c: E/ I3 Q0 z7 G( i! C* m& |+ EM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.- D; q$ t) E$ u% q" `# \
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L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！* R3 m O8 `( V1 u7 S5 I- S
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1 |& |7 Y/ R4 B: m. p. G$ xM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. ; F8 w0 K8 D3 c2 ^ : Z' K) B; k5 @/ `4 n0 oL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。5 ~7 s) v& J. k- O* [: M% `- Y9 }
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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.0 p. b$ K: r0 f2 z1 x
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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？/ L5 k+ ]7 @% M! _
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M：He screwed up at work. 3 W6 ?8 G. V9 `. \7 o " P) W& y7 j* `1 gL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ ( X; ?# M" E+ U3 S/ v V- B( s7 h' N7 Q+ [1 T/ j" E
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. ! U$ [# Z1 {% F' A 2 a8 H& M6 S& w9 LL：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。* |" m/ l: [/ ?8 v! g* A
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M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 1 Z0 s! K% Q x7 ^/ I: v* H ' _9 a4 Q7 j6 M: v) QL：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！; ~" @0 g" B+ c/ |
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L：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。 + W7 z- U+ R# ~, }; \ ' p% R; T8 |! c. H" k3 y; 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。 , Q6 K: W- o' k4 E# Q; c: ^- \. Z. X
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