1 g/ U, x3 J/ `/ l& `4 \M：Sometimes these games get really rough! * m0 P) g% |. v7 v 7 @+ e B! E& Y) oL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 . i. }" P# b `1 N/ K5 ~5 g/ w F
M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. 8 x1 T4 _4 ~. h2 H _4 y0 u: z/ Z7 o
L：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。& g- U- @; y' ~6 s3 b2 C- b
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M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. ) u, c0 _' k4 X, _2 b' z ( A" Q5 _7 x& J( y, v2 }L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？) v/ g. K- }0 F% e
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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.: A9 M$ X; c4 H6 e
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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。& [ W; [4 i9 B! S* B1 }9 H8 f- d& C
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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。 % W1 J4 f/ K4 _1 `2 f% q! @( V4 Z4 c: L. U9 u
M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.' A0 b* O& }5 h& l; k% L
1 z* `5 j8 y7 a- q" EL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！ O* P9 z8 f `) G* d6 \ / m( `5 F I( ]% i& NM：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. - _$ A: T) D0 t# r9 W' M! h* y0 A 6 u. }: @3 v8 k0 {! `$ Z' w" GL：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！% u1 J {! L9 V. d
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M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. ; P% f* U2 S$ j6 Y: z ! ~- C, \- h7 o7 Y% i2 s8 CL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 ?8 ?" F/ S b A: F4 [; F . H% k' |3 z1 L! [% q$ oM："Screw up," it means to mess up.. p4 V% Y- V6 o @, i$ ~" x
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M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.* R4 d; z" w& k9 l
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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？, u' f% x, ]6 g. v% S# ^/ I
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M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. 7 C4 V6 h/ R# I/ b Y3 e3 S2 R5 L8 V$ O, H! T; e
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。 ! I% v( R- `% w4 o r, Q5 ?& s8 S* K
M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.& Y0 m8 t9 k* s2 ?3 Z2 C; T
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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！ , A% A) I+ U9 M% @, \ & X9 r4 d" s* N9 Z% O; o( E+ a0 M! i* fM：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. 1 Q Q" H2 ^7 R1 w) u) F4 N/ E" N4 U3 a8 z- A t; a
L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！) g: L B0 t4 _* x: i D2 V
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M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. 7 V6 B! S% G/ p$ J V. x* j # W* V# i2 f. h. {- b& i& rL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。 - D3 Y0 \" h$ D* [5 t( L: H1 K1 K" Q; u3 ]+ }0 f0 |1 H
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。 1 j; S. \% h0 _" K/ x$ ?$ J. y5 t& r
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