9 p/ e- ?% s/ a' S) Q% l& F& cM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.7 [8 n; q0 }% S. @; V, W" f3 B4 q
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L: 噢，你怕刚才历史测验会不及格。嗨，没必要，这又不是大考。 Michael，你刚才说什么"bombed my history test"，bomb不是炸弹，或是爆炸吗？你可不要开这样的玩笑，现在大家对安全问题都很敏感。% }# D; E+ r+ e t
- J6 {1 w3 M! |- r Y2 k, Z C. UM: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark." P" ]1 I' R7 U
, C( f# [2 `2 \* [L: 考得不好，分数低，这我都听懂了，就是那个词bomb用在这里有点怪。我想，这就是中文里说的考试考糊了。那除了考试外还能用在哪里呢？ % i, B- W! N6 q6 l: i- M V5 e4 u" e: O
M: Well, sometimes we might say a movie or a play "bombed". That means that no one wanted to see it, and it probably lost a lot of money.7 O) h* s ?- A
8 Z4 S0 Q9 o/ ?: B1 ]- z6 l' TL: 噢，还可以指电影，或话剧太次，没有人要看，卖座率太低。我上星期去看了一次电影，剧院里没几个人。后来我才看到报纸评论说这部电影太糟了。我能不能说："The movie I saw last week bombed"? 4 W& G: r$ [. n7 G& Z2 o5 H! m! o7 d4 ]% |4 E
M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! . X2 n# @. r# m5 I* u9 I, h8 ?0 h$ W+ P4 d' ~/ w# C- k6 r
L: 对，你说几个星期前去看的那场话剧，有几个话剧演员简直是太糟 了。That play really bombed! 我说得对不对？& T3 j) P! V$ v& D5 P) i
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M: Absolutely! Hey listen, Li Hua, can we please change the subject? I don't want to think about failure right now. What would you like to eat? It's my treat. 7 O2 L$ p9 K# D% \$ k' u% Y: A3 o6 L. b) \. o5 o# ~& x9 f
L: 你不要再谈这种丧气的事情，没问题！要请我吃饭，行，我吃沙拉和三明治。不过，Michael，你真是得省点钱，要是老是考试不及格，研究院会把你开除的！ i( L9 b7 c- `0 b0 E & P- y$ R. y8 M% g7 r" g5 wM: Please! Don't mention tests!# u- o% ]3 k" C, Z7 ^. `9 Z
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ - @/ j: h! @. Y8 r- y0 C4 Y+ o: M. I% d- `0 v/ |9 h3 Z0 I7 T- H
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!( Z% \( \- p5 T* }( S! x
3 X& n6 n) u S' HL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ 0 g; J( {' _ Y% W) u* S 5 h& I3 e: C( v: {& U/ U SM: I told them not to put onions on my burger, but they forgot. Therefore I said that they "messed up my order". I can also just say "they messed up." 6 \/ E& o+ E P2 p4 s! W" J3 g1 A& w0 I2 k+ P- n6 l; X
L: 噢，你叫他们不要放洋葱，他们忘了。所以，to mess up就是做错了事，对吗？ 3 d( h# j' |2 ~- @7 i2 p6 Q3 I& K- W% [. @3 n) V
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. " R( ?7 U d; I+ D7 g# W/ J# @$ y, A/ ?; d* R5 R& ?1 c' {/ K/ J! H
L: 噢，to mess up something还可以指把什么东西弄坏了。昨天，和我同房间的学生问我借自行车，等她还我的时候，自行车的链子断了。我是不是可以说："She messed up my bike"？( m* Q. W; r" C' a* s, L4 L
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M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. y, R7 {# z0 b' r# I) k0 b4 W
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L: 对啊，我是让她去买新链子，可是她说都是我不好让她差一点没出严重的车祸。$ h! G! S- P1 m' _; ` R
4 X, c6 w) X0 V v% [' EM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! $ g, ?; Q' c. X6 _$ W' K8 K0 }( f# u1 `' Q
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。/ m3 F( I m" M! _/ Z2 u
) M( \: U3 Y" FM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. & M7 s6 \- g0 T# y* n3 d. f% q! O& a1 X# `) [' G- B3 |
L: 虽然她弄坏了我的自行车，其他方面她还是很好的。嗨， Michael，你能帮我修自行车吗？/ I8 @. c2 a2 D# u
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M: Well, I'm really out of luck today. I bombed my test, they messed up my burger, and now I have to repair your bike!) n1 ]& [! k- k4 O4 n' q: W" |
% \! B, Q9 Y/ kL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ " T5 e7 O: z/ u% f/ p+ Q+ N, @9 s, I5 U! [2 K/ Y# b Z
M: Ok, ok! 6 s! a# F4 P0 H+ y 9 B W" Y6 B9 j/ ^0 O4 p今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是：to bomb，另一个是：to mess up。这次[流行美语]就到此结束， 我们下次节目再见。8 E! f/ |6 W5 }' f
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bomb 和 mess up，俺好像是看明白什么意思了。可俺平时接触的，都是社会的下层。同样的意思，底层们怎么说？ 试试 screw up 或者 f**k up。0 s$ u/ m7 f( X. R5 f1 M- Y) t
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. ( P) [$ J( @+ T* t# s6 k --- I f**ked up my history test.. ?' v1 K/ m. h
, ^+ i! Q$ Q2 B 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。1 _9 V: C+ X8 t; A/ [
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! 9 w/ b: R* j u/ o5 ~ ---- They f**ked up my order !
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