/ e+ S7 O* j0 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！8 s' ~! z: O' j" t
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M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.! a/ a) Z! [7 m( t! A) x
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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。* f" ~+ m5 }/ f8 O" }3 J0 B" \2 m( Z
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L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ 4 k6 e" d% I* ]# i4 O8 o# N. Y3 i5 ?' p: ~, l9 R5 \
M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold., u. i9 b3 X( C/ w1 ^! `
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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。 |' I/ s, N- `( m% b" p' K" b y2 H$ I% ~
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 9 E, a# a$ ~- k3 @5 Q 5 o" D* I; r9 ]- S- T' z1 KL：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。 . k! P+ c) x$ N9 c4 @ 6 Y- e2 R; i0 l `/ fM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. " F6 e% ?3 g6 g7 B2 ?. y* g; P! C2 T7 q; [
L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！9 Q- j. Q3 i, D$ N6 N# I
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M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. 8 \0 b5 n; L9 t& @( }+ p6 { + j7 p, S9 ~ ^L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。$ o: u" Y* t$ h9 x( x4 B
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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？% L8 n4 Y3 ?' P7 e) L
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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。* D5 {; _) q8 q7 q3 X- F
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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！ * i+ h- M3 I8 \ 5 J( z3 ?9 z0 i$ s" YM：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. u" T4 ^2 c" ^) \- p$ b1 f. k
- h# G4 y+ D1 D! D5 O+ vL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！ 4 J1 v- F& i5 g/ H. X6 V: T 7 G$ b2 ~# P6 S- Z$ yM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. " l: H+ v+ P: H( s% ?4 `/ Y, R& o* Y/ h6 ?9 c% `
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。 7 y, U" }" T6 X$ k 6 p6 j) p+ j# h4 f1 ~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。 2 q5 c7 d9 Q0 I& q0 D d2 } ( q* W: Z$ o Y) J5 W# QReal 声音: (810 K) 7 p( t# L6 e9 P# P# m, T' X
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