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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。 - P. L! p- j* A! d0 c6 e8 u* ~: x7 {% ~! n4 ?! C
M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.. R' ]1 Z9 ?0 q3 W8 }$ r6 ]3 r, i$ }; q
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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?/ }+ V5 y4 c1 X/ }% i5 D
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L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！ 1 @5 p8 {& `' l. _4 t/ G/ @- f* `5 P5 U, [5 _; y
M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing., ~/ f3 y0 b! n' t8 E7 O" l
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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. # D" O: j; A5 R( T - o" L' `( o' [" Q1 `0 kL：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' t, ~( N, T4 S - z0 {' |# e8 U- C4 }3 m& AM：He screwed up at work. 0 r N( R ^/ A6 \. g - F9 }" h9 E1 u& tL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ / j% N( G4 J; K2 l: h2 u& N q1 e, u; A6 o( _
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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。! ]0 o. b( s4 ~. Z& E/ ^0 `
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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！/ p2 W9 c& Q' u( i) @
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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。 * K3 A$ H3 b9 C; y+ |4 b0 l : ^2 o9 P' E5 n3 n0 }, b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。 9 [4 ?- H6 V( C, b' P+ k' A1 J- W4 U" A5 u
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