) j% v- c# v) l/ Z/ n! ]2 D8 OL: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。 / c2 \: ~3 k! |8 {) m9 `4 I7 \1 W( o) [; k+ A9 }2 M4 p- M
M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass." f& Y9 @& }2 `6 \4 z
' W- {. V% w3 M2 Y# eL: 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。 & V: t# H' ~; N5 n' ? `' M' ` " ` s# L0 e, ?/ A% v4 O! QM: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.- U3 G' g0 a1 I
# Y, v9 I5 G" _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？ 9 u F! K# M! o" \& |+ j4 O1 g& r* c& v9 `
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." z% W8 R H! X8 ^- G
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L: 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"?0 o2 a+ m; R! F
. S M7 e$ p0 k- I/ S- ^M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!7 V$ ^% s, V. B3 y% S) n
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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？ , u4 @/ @4 P- I* M7 r 4 F% S! V, M8 |# aM: 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. * R2 |4 O! s3 P$ B* Y1 }* q* l D' r- \; e" w
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！* R2 t$ ]: K2 l
! }! f4 e/ C: s# P' Q( |M: Please! Don't mention tests! 2 ?6 i: v" R' o. z! ^/ d8 |& ]; ^, j2 W* [/ ]* U2 Y3 ~
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！% G* P, K8 F8 R. _
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M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! 3 V8 ?% G0 Y. T Q4 D6 y% G8 R' n+ |0 O( f3 y! F
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ 0 g5 q T/ V7 h& {( o% S. R. |, [) _; _
M: 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."9 s6 B& V" l" p9 y2 e0 u; l
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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？ % t3 n2 W, o: o4 j8 h7 I" d V% s7 K3 `* A! Y. A& S3 S, V% D
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.( u+ M; o2 u" J( q( Z! {
* y0 E) p5 O5 |+ a9 t1 m8 bL: 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"？ ) L1 M8 [9 c2 C+ K) T" X" j2 E ; {$ a2 H6 G- {$ b9 X3 b( nM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. # B# z$ m ^9 X! A ' G3 [) t) Z: {0 q7 @ xL: 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。' O) M2 z. k$ l% m. r( X8 q
2 |2 I' S# ~, d- n' H. B' G& UM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! $ y4 @1 C7 P% V) W# ~5 V / F: |, V& v& YL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。- r: L2 [4 g; G
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.% M1 X) R) T+ w1 Z* n5 y3 `' M
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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？% M# h* U" a8 Y& s8 G
, B( y) N' J! f5 X" vM: 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!! |4 e% H" s- \0 H5 _" y" |
* E. _: V7 S- i3 i) V, W# F0 U' cL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！" q( I H8 P& t5 k4 y B/ }7 I
$ b1 W4 P% s m( f9 k! QM: Ok, ok!4 ^: R( f! O D+ H$ R
+ x4 C: c) J3 Z8 {# Z( B+ `0 F; N; u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。 - K1 O' l) ^+ SAudio as following: ! P: k4 q7 Y+ `7 I
9 n) _# C* S" F( V5 |9 w' T. ]7 rbomb 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。 ; H4 I6 `* W7 G( u( S; O4 `' l0 I0 t$ \/ ]# s$ X. v! T
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.: U3 w y8 H% h. d' M- g
--- I f**ked up my history test.+ R1 o8 p3 a. z$ P6 a( K/ R
- U; R, o5 U0 e+ ^5 u8 S 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 & j4 W' d2 }" n- v) g( f, } 0 X0 o, G) m9 ~0 Z2 {: Q0 E# G' H " They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !! k( K' J: D/ ~. s1 {
---- They f**ked up my order !
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