- i: \, Y; N7 e8 }L：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！ ' h5 n3 p0 G. c* ~2 `% E / F4 S% a. E! X( W# w7 U( s(Starting buzzer) m7 T0 ]5 ~3 l: a
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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。 * L2 G7 L. ~( k4 w: M4 \. ^) V; \& t0 s
M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. & l% ~ ?, u! H3 f# N4 R/ E O2 c2 Z( a7 T$ ]0 PL：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。) w9 X5 @) e) i/ ]
; R+ Z M& T I" wM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. # {: p# m1 U9 R; m6 ^6 x$ k! T 9 c0 ]; e: K. ~* K9 hL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？# U5 l8 R, T2 L
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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。 ! ~* i8 Q1 A! l& W% E. Q* H: c; c- t9 Q0 c4 S" a4 ~! k9 u
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 1 a5 B3 C! v( n# r+ d+ ^5 P- d 9 }- ]0 t! y+ P5 F- E0 n6 iL：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。% b2 i& _, }" |* i
4 w" ]" z* |: x' Q( HM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.9 Y. N- W* x: z. G/ y* {3 b8 L! \$ L
! |, `- v5 W( @L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！+ w' I0 ~- H+ \0 T5 y
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L：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！ 9 V q# [- [9 Z L- F: r / w! s1 E: m( s0 X% M' PM：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. - P8 B8 G0 Q' j. k2 t$ x% S k+ ~7 ~# ~
L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？ 9 S2 r* i0 K/ O/ o # L# M# I& E7 @/ Q+ E p, s* @$ j4 UM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. % w) \5 M9 y# |) q9 y0 T7 S% w+ J; }1 G# e
L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。4 o3 }; q% E7 t/ v9 \' Q0 v
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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？ : ~8 e+ u" ?5 J5 ~. j$ J # U7 P G) |. c- R e" ?M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. , u; r* V4 w6 x: [3 B6 t. Y7 @6 h; I" l$ p$ \ N% ?2 z# N3 K
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？ . j* }( l) A# ~7 W& Z" T( D 1 R( U# @# w/ r2 TM：He screwed up at work./ G2 k7 ?6 e3 R- R1 [
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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。2 F w% T5 V) S6 w
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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！& f/ X! z0 l* U3 _1 P0 H4 ?9 ?. o
; j) z' v- r0 T! {9 k# k+ k+ Y1 UM：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. 4 Z; I; M( r3 j* M6 P% y: ` $ E/ j# s7 k* o CL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！ " m% d- \5 A% {/ `9 f9 [ " s. }5 a. T5 ^# b$ FM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.) D& k7 G1 J/ k$ E5 i# w, l2 i
$ b5 u* _2 u; a4 e. S9 T2 LL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。! A! t: `% |$ D
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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。 ( o7 ?; `& F7 r; E# [5 [# l8 Q) F - M! p: O5 {, i; rReal 声音: (810 K) - j: n a+ L3 ?# e
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