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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! z" K% B# j* L+ Z7 `$ @% K' ~4 G% h, u5 i# t" I/ S
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!) Q/ _" ?6 ~ e* T/ ~) M% A# `+ x
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M:Sometimes these games get really rough! ( y5 o/ ^) G& ]2 @% r# H' ^" k# U- _; P
L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。3 q8 Z. B2 V" u2 \* q. t% p, F
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M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. 5 n! U/ Z( Q/ Y& n 0 S% ~& l9 z0 WL: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。 * ?. z4 N! H' r ) y* p2 I& u5 R( |8 JM:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. h4 q, p5 F+ U' z" [- h
& T6 Y( g3 Q+ NL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?* `7 }. p1 u K; Y# [
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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.2 V$ N& a7 Y6 h, F$ U* |1 U E! S' L
( n& v* ~8 r8 f5 zL: 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。/ H4 ]; z) m( ]+ x8 {) A
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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? - W0 X% W6 b# ]! K+ G' }; Q( }4 k: ]- _& X; y. L
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。1 b8 T) }# D# m2 Q8 q# A6 v3 p" y
7 R/ b! k2 M# ]& V8 TM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.3 o% m; Q- R4 |( d/ u
& w. P/ v5 B, iL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! ! @) T( l6 h& ?9 ]/ ~* p9 W, n7 z9 ]! @! D; a
M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.. C8 a1 Y0 z8 }, p' Y, o* 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!$ _* C, u0 ~1 `5 ?9 g
* T" s" _0 w3 C5 W2 c! Z+ MM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. 2 A; Y! H" \* g/ K/ L0 n( T E$ r! u( @1 m& Z- ]9 s( Q; |
L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?2 h9 o6 Z. _6 h! R; J! l7 W) L2 z
2 ?& N+ V+ E& L# J. I& nM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.2 \. x( A: o% D9 X
9 Y- X$ w; o- y# U. x$ pL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 4 D4 B `; [' U3 D3 I% ?8 E& Y: [" K% X2 v: U* Z
M:"Screw up," it means to mess up. ; h7 A. O+ P- n$ O% y. }. q : {/ K) D2 i# ` I& X- L, SL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?/ _; t& c. B M9 i& D) M
- p, ^6 I) s: `1 ?/ Z* C0 ]3 |M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. $ _6 B- |, k2 A0 A' W* B' s% P% ^. ^8 w+ a$ [* N( C+ q5 L
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?. h- b' Q; d0 H) `, Z
w8 F3 r9 V3 c' c: Q) ]8 fM:He screwed up at work. ' J9 g2 M4 N; U% }' \+ v- X" _1 E2 A # Q, f2 W3 L: w( [7 W- t( [( vL:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?" G6 G. o2 U- M9 o7 @ |
) m' N! U% O5 O# T% d3 UM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. ' f7 D, F1 g- }# X( W, D& n+ h+ b; }3 N* } {
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。3 C8 o) b1 G% z8 V( A/ F$ W9 c5 }
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M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 7 \/ y. V K& m) X$ K+ e3 m+ x; p! a: M
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! 3 e- _5 c" M& w6 W9 l, v& \( \: C8 r4 d; l
M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. * D: c: M/ x8 F0 \) K y$ r& I# p% k; U
L:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦! 8 C: i" j2 \, r) d" P" f) E 1 y" V* h6 Q6 Q% CM:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.( }% r1 Q' k- y* ?* c7 A
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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。4 b9 F! r2 p0 C5 M
" b8 r0 \9 Y* _/ y, ^, v: V* l& F4 r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。$ _# }% p6 f* F/ V) v
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