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M：Sometimes these games get really rough! ) R& C) S- S5 q 2 _: k% s7 E* X: a1 w& v7 BL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。, _: Z& R, [) n6 {# f
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M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.: e4 S3 G+ V9 ]1 r6 v
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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。6 K* Y0 \# U/ F; h9 l# l2 E! r
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L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ 3 t3 D5 F7 `5 |+ X T, F/ a; t: O1 p$ s1 P6 ^# Q6 @5 d3 H
M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.% _7 t+ I( \" k# V9 t* M
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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。# n- ?1 V! p& e; f
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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? / v7 y" p# F# x ; K, p. E5 ?" }. R& E/ @3 u2 I: nL：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。 j6 |; q7 E4 p+ S8 R3 B5 Q8 H% z+ U! K" N$ O
M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. 0 E4 u0 g+ |% \3 z) ` 9 F% \# W# Q% l9 [, ?& S* T7 G9 VL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！ 4 T! b1 o# b- ^ W k5 l" [/ t4 z) R( {: Z2 XM：I can't believe how poorly they are playing., ?* O5 {6 X; m2 g& x. @% f& d
0 r5 l$ V8 r) i! i* o5 j0 TL：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！ ; z$ m/ ~& h1 }. D1 b4 @0 W; e8 l6 w7 d) e
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L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 " j2 H. n% v R2 } : Q# i2 v# q! pM："Screw up," it means to mess up. ' G. z. M% c$ v+ p3 M% U, `- U H" f3 h$ i8 d1 _: o. I mL：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？ ' q1 e% B, Y U8 N3 p; y9 r+ z: x$ t0 x' b% y9 ^5 F
M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.: Y% w0 v5 ~$ f* B6 ]( x, _
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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/ ^$ U0 ^6 ]# e* R g$ \' {
. I- N, ~/ `/ o, d1 n7 {- f6 tM：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. # j% F! {4 d; q* i+ Z' c % s4 n! ~+ o; x3 R. `( XL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！0 A* T7 p& L [
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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。 3 f5 A% L0 r: ~: | " M$ E P- O+ \( g! x" W+ Q1 N4 c; y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 M/ ?6 l) N) C Q/ \6 A; @5 i* I ( v1 W( l8 I& L1 W4 A# RReal 声音: (810 K) 3 z. y) G* I$ h b; {
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