' P7 L; P m# D: _9 r" OM：Sometimes these games get really rough! & c7 X3 D$ B, f. [$ c0 P+ d7 H9 n! |0 ~; J! K, ]5 X
L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 ! i. s; [" H/ T8 O* b5 { # P$ c' \# v$ @3 ?7 aM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving." F5 c3 N3 }( a, f& U$ i
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M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. 0 L f9 G" H5 u* g3 b z " I1 y9 u6 M7 }' S" sL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ $ e8 ~5 x$ j8 O. \$ ^& o3 @- Q- x/ @$ m m( h. Y# h
M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.& W3 v) ]$ j( W' h3 F+ a- L( Y1 z
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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。 + l; w5 @+ r0 v' o0 u/ m+ X0 ]* X! d( @
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? + `7 f. x$ A1 J5 S d " X7 s" [3 R, i- O5 c% D4 e5 `6 ~8 jL：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。9 O2 E% A: k" J. j. Q9 x
4 C% W# W# k. Z0 _* C( O& ^: iM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. 3 u" f, p- G! ]- g% @ T 5 v: c; y: {5 o. a* p# \L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！( P% g2 n3 y! J
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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.) ]; g6 j( \9 s* v% S( b
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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？$ S. D1 q R; u. J$ n/ q/ L7 ^0 P |
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M：He screwed up at work.7 o6 C1 c$ z' r% ]- [! a
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L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ ' U2 ~, E( d6 v0 E d7 r$ ]) c# x' O+ H) E
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. , }/ }; K$ Z: }8 L) @5 D- U" X" Y5 e9 I' @3 Z& [# H$ k
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。 " k- f V5 Z( f. w; y6 J' C1 E7 ~% {& m3 `8 e
M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.8 f4 b( U! t: L6 P8 r4 Y0 F
. Y8 |* ` D& u6 I/ e$ n. OL：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！ " U2 V- g: v& k# B1 a* o2 y ; x0 q$ l7 K# W5 C s9 MM：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.% [( g: x0 a1 O
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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！ 1 B+ @. ?) K, k6 ^ x# q1 Z1 v2 y: A) R: T* F) q( N
M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.0 B1 y$ S7 {; F
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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。 7 a$ [1 e" I, A: Q1 h$ L2 g% D6 O' i$ B+ v! v* s; z. o- S3 Q
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。: r6 m5 f; D; @) f+ @3 F
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