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流行美语教程 Lesson 13 - keep cool & screw up

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发表于 2009-7-14 17:52 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑 4 b" G7 @/ \& _* y5 |+ x. H; t$ ?: \0 L
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Michael和李华已经从华盛顿返回纽约。今天是星期六,他们一起到纽约的 Meadowlands去看冰球。Michael和李华这两个大学生,一个讲英文,一个讲中文,旁边的人听起来很奇怪,可是他们自己已经习惯了这种方式。今天他们在谈话中会用两个常用语:keep cool和screw up。
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) k: @/ ]2 Q/ a  v( i  r$ WL: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!3 \# I5 B9 h& v0 H0 v6 E$ x

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$ R$ T+ A! F6 R9 ~$ N& D, \M:Sometimes these games get really rough!
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  Y7 F0 B: s! Z3 a4 `( Q6 a2 KL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。
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/ }7 z; H" d0 y" N0 a0 xM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
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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。
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M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.- N$ w, m$ ~$ B8 V3 i4 x

# m8 m( L7 }6 A2 F8 f0 jL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?
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* V! B+ H% S* [M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.7 h4 X( u0 Y8 F% O* p# j8 Y

0 i( Y# d4 R( o% d2 B- d/ C9 AL: 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。) i' R8 e9 {8 N% ~9 m. `+ |
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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?) S" j2 u1 x% @

# Z* t9 u: l: ~, F: WL: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。/ F# D. B1 w2 r5 V- W8 f
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.0 Z/ _/ t6 [" _6 e8 m2 t: A  m

' ], L$ e( [, pL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!
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0 q% V1 t& N6 M, S6 k6 s" OM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.  n4 m2 }1 g' q0 ^2 _8 }6 V( I
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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!
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M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.
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) O# v2 y8 N5 K! |) I. LL:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?" p/ ?6 E/ }  W! P* ~
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.2 K: ~3 u/ a; k* e# X, B

) c4 k$ ]$ w- O$ Z) V& ^L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。& L4 \) D: e+ _' V" Y
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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up.
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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?
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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.
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' v! |/ Y9 ?" x( ^0 |" Z0 _& bL: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?
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0 F/ I: \1 W8 MM:He screwed up at work.7 m4 T3 B$ q0 }$ y

# W! }1 t) f8 O( s& ?L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?
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0 c: f" C: V) l0 {8 J4 B8 PM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.$ q6 k, Q0 K) R* D

0 q3 t3 @* V4 H- m8 w" L& S! C& vL: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。
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3 O' \+ M/ K3 X# w! H8 `M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.
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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!
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M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.: l' V( M4 `+ s$ \' d  N: U& {
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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!  l1 l; E2 H. Q. p/ Y4 C+ W$ e
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M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.- o- Z6 f4 T3 Q6 q2 Y

, a% Z4 v- p2 u2 CL:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。- H$ z1 D( k% j

, n2 y1 l+ b) S' L2 y( 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。( ?" I6 s9 _: b7 f/ C- i. [* y

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老杨团队 追求完美
thanks a lot
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