本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑 % _' c. g. l) q, H( Y7 K: P I( {$ I4 k% P
Michael和李华已经从华盛顿返回纽约。今天是星期六,他们一起到纽约的 Meadowlands去看冰球。Michael和李华这两个大学生,一个讲英文,一个讲中文,旁边的人听起来很奇怪,可是他们自己已经习惯了这种方式。今天他们在谈话中会用两个常用语:keep cool和screw up。 - n+ A" u! x& `0 ?# ~6 Q {; x0 ]( c5 z
L: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!- |7 c, D$ v3 Z4 ?9 H+ c- O
+ G! C% N/ n' D+ i8 I
(Starting buzzer)& y" Z) Q9 ^, j; W$ |
+ C" L) H8 Q$ r8 [M:Sometimes these games get really rough!* N9 G: W: `+ B; H+ C7 r3 N
( I i" W% q0 B; g8 R& e
L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。 ) ?- F" S1 g6 P5 S8 [$ ]! ]( c( U$ n% I2 Y4 J2 V. H3 x4 n
M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.) I. }; C$ \. |/ c# j
# f3 `& e1 R1 sL: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。 % x* f) t& w7 s* ]# y; i9 j i/ h9 g
M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. & f! i' T3 t' ^9 e+ n( | m E+ @7 e; J
L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? " m2 @) J6 C, x* N* N8 ]3 ~/ A- D, v0 S# Z4 u
M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. |/ K0 F, i r, b" }0 E/ w
' U. W/ T" T3 m |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。 8 R, y) o) |9 _ `' b1 Q- z! U3 d* u1 R$ i, q- s8 g" t8 d( j& l
M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? , ~) s( \. ^( \: p; U3 r% K! W : m) G0 r3 @1 j; H# m- Q, _. Q, VL: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。 % w# m4 Y. X& V. o" w6 \$ {: t$ J% Q$ x$ |* r& R$ f
M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. ; Q" s+ I4 I0 l! p; _. I2 f# @3 M6 r' D" ~7 X! C
L:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!7 e) c0 a8 N2 R
# C/ P, `, m& \1 C% I+ }' y( P' N& M2 ?M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.+ S/ Q6 H! u3 d7 P
2 Z5 k! W2 O& m& A( dL: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! ( b$ [: ?0 r9 W* J* j+ B% |) ?0 }! a# q1 @( E
M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.; b1 C/ T# {* W; K
+ u% r4 c# m$ iL:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?5 g# Y/ ^5 T3 b, K; ]: r
; d3 E$ y3 J6 }- ]% G, bM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.8 R g. s; ?, t! H3 F4 a6 |
; ~9 G: [% @! N; q7 O& b1 ]M:"Screw up," it means to mess up.' f3 r% f+ a S& o/ E
6 [8 P& D. D: G' }
L:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?2 u: {3 l. I' u0 D: @
" c% N3 r( [, b! `" ?
M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. 0 P0 ?2 y6 ~" q; K/ v4 Q/ z5 |: D! O3 I) W* ?- }+ }3 ~. u% i7 e( T5 K
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?4 l$ w, L8 S, I( I. C0 s
2 ^: _. @! Z, ^4 |1 Y9 c; cM:He screwed up at work. ; h# C* S+ r) g* Q, m" ` Y `5 A$ n! y9 |6 u% H( Q3 ]
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?/ W$ O6 \" l( _2 k1 u% H# S
6 @" a$ W) q: W4 `1 XM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. + z: Q& _% t# I( w6 w+ D) c) x( O # s3 t& X4 P$ P, C9 U( f! n8 _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。: b( K/ @0 g! c- j9 k
& ]+ C4 ?3 ?' K# ~! X
M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 7 j4 O% ^/ l6 |: s2 |! m! h. L N3 D) a
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!% {0 O; Q" w6 S! _, a
% m3 ~0 M& t6 l9 N- Z2 A' M. x
M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. 7 F/ U' U* j9 u- c( f& B& v3 }) u, i+ D8 {' |4 |
L:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦!) Q) z3 P# `- j! Q7 K' ~
1 ]# Q7 ~ e- p* o' G1 U, R
M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.. c/ c5 u- c! C
6 n4 ~4 O% l8 f6 D( t& _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。 , j1 a2 W1 M2 X' [3 L: w0 L) w/ l! C+ L' G# @9 Q& h( w# a
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。+ n }9 c# l0 V
3 Z" i i- Y0 _$ o, {4 S4 y/ w- `* D
Real 声音: (810 K) K' g5 [; R5 c( \; T# ^7 O