: I+ @: m% Y" V; J$ E2 K2 QL：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！, H( I- m% G7 R9 A$ F I0 S
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L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。6 {4 W) {* X. |) `* L, P9 k
1 p6 c3 X0 P, G: s- m2 z V' y* bM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.- ?: H/ w, n: B4 x5 b0 g% j7 b1 r
% t% v3 V5 o( F3 D* `; D- ML：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。& x+ N- w. q0 z
# x1 T& ^% |: J! ZM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. , g- {( K, f5 \' s4 @* k2 f" L, B! \( s; K0 k
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？, l1 Q: b! k& F
, ]: |/ {! [* |7 l3 e6 YM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.; J$ w0 x5 R& y2 h2 ^( @
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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。 1 t0 [! n' Q; K/ |5 S& r* X: Z5 ~4 ]4 `* ?- d
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?0 }3 Q. B. g* [8 A1 x1 B" [9 T; `
- V7 J, D, }7 N7 j* dL：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。 ( d: `* h. r: A- {+ j5 S2 o; J* R3 |7 P$ R
M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. 0 H0 g% c& N: @2 g* K, w+ i+ G3 w: {" }- m$ v0 }0 [. S1 L
L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！ / D0 L, }, ~# M( x& r8 ] ; J) o) j* K, c+ O! ]9 J9 `M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. " [) ]9 r+ O6 A" f , q% o; q0 z9 s1 J2 {8 n$ A# E/ W* iL：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！ 5 u+ Z' T" ]. u; S' ?& r3 l! A, C* _, E j" z0 c5 u3 I1 K2 _
M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. 2 D% [4 m8 F5 \+ \9 {5 [ 3 I, j9 N$ ], M4 _L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？ 5 K; ~; _8 X7 g; ^ - R( W6 y$ [& u' KM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. o3 q4 _2 B+ i( f* B
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L：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？ / @% ^" f8 R& `6 g 7 Q7 _1 Q% \2 h1 ^" Y' LM：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.1 B' ~! z8 _6 d! p" U# K3 |
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L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？* M5 \4 a6 P5 `6 r' ?# N8 o# y4 v
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M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. " I) ], K/ y) y0 } ]+ W 3 P4 Z8 |$ B9 w* uL：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。4 B8 H: K7 D& b% X
7 b, q, O, J6 E/ s) O5 {$ Y' jM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. # P1 t3 e! l0 O# _2 b, t* B) V6 z: f+ 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！! |; s6 p8 O: @' `. f2 |; \* {
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L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！9 ]' ^. C: ^' h$ U2 w. x& f
* P- F, w7 H w; Y5 sM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. & L3 G7 S! ^! ] ?* P 3 @3 _; B& G, S' V. @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。3 I$ `; a. b9 }8 U$ A- ~
) Y! f" f% H$ K" {7 d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。6 G; \ ^! U6 b E: l) m
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