1 B' F- l2 p8 n1 eM:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.1 M) X1 p- N( _. X
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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?6 k; Y$ {" t! K# v( R" j
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. 9 ~" Z5 m1 x, }) h4 E" f ( k0 o) z- g+ g5 f' L1 A/ iL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!) v a: a1 D W" n! ?* d b
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M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing. ! z5 W* c. i/ X : k. A0 I! Y7 \7 x4 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!" m- m) Z( Q7 |" I% A
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M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. 0 ^4 ]0 R+ j) y( C# ^* V- }4 J6 T: e9 f4 ^ d! b
L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?. _! H9 g/ E5 C' v c) z1 y' ^
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. - ~0 S( i5 }$ U; i, u( [" W, [$ u1 R# Q" H0 r8 T
L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。$ }- q u5 I$ e# i% U
" d/ J" f) u% h7 H* l( c$ R/ OM:"Screw up," it means to mess up. $ L3 A" d3 y. g: l / X5 J1 d( B4 g8 e i: b5 GL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误? 7 k+ R, z' T) X/ v! F % b D/ h O; m$ b5 N' s: V* X; D: nM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.* _" X* q: P: a
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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? 5 w7 e0 G/ y% s2 P% C) T 9 H+ A: B6 m3 TM:He screwed up at work. + o' j1 `6 O b: P* P 3 `) h% Z! Z6 L0 T% E# ?L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? ( M' @9 k4 l, p/ Q' | Z% J. v7 O) ?7 v
M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. + J( ?% g8 a$ Z" r0 l, H$ E* c. D4 E& v" J! Y% F R* J
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。 2 t% y! u6 U. {3 v2 H+ i& o( J7 H6 L
M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time., h% y5 A$ K G! R, m E! w% X
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M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players./ |; S) i/ d- F! ^' u" Z% z
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