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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 6 R2 R/ x+ x5 n
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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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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!
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$ f+ E  ?: h2 n' eM:Sometimes these games get really rough!8 v4 v5 g- |( o7 J

+ k$ X. R+ O) O- x( OL: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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M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
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8 @) D- b9 q% ML: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。0 X7 G5 S9 ]: o
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M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.
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' Z$ u) p9 `0 H3 w4 D/ T+ ML: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?1 G& U' R+ m* e7 a2 B/ i
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M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.
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& r. ~0 z! g% Y, c- pL: 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。, g$ c" K" k1 _! _1 @% B( L
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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?
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0 E  e% q  F3 g5 a% eL: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。
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: p7 s& N$ u" ]9 b; [$ E% ^, MM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.3 e8 r  {6 j1 E

9 O' R) m# h3 C6 `/ V8 l. |L:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!% K6 d  C7 x. w- o7 M
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M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.
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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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L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?- `" [7 {: Z; v  W0 Y

( L/ d* |$ A9 ]* [' j, o5 Q6 H! aM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.
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L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。) r; X1 f! g5 P0 }: N, M& G5 C  F
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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?& H$ m. c6 I0 q- s3 t5 h

7 k3 k- T2 `5 G: m8 J$ UM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.; L5 X% _) z- I& O' G
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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?. }* k  d5 t5 |% n) m
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M:He screwed up at work.& W7 K  ?$ G0 G5 y* @, |
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L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?5 k- P/ K, u  V
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M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.! f& ?3 _7 u1 `" p) w* ^* a# a* J

& l: Y3 V2 C: {0 Z0 F) P9 OL: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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& W- p7 T( n% `% }- DM: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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) S% [: ?$ a: O" |; D( hM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.* x8 u$ V! @) u0 o0 J3 P
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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!
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; i3 U% Y( f/ H7 a% f' y' VM:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.3 S" V9 u* p& L$ K. W$ Y  Y) Z
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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。
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# w, z9 V) K, Y1 _. J" n+ ]9 K! Y0 _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。
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Thanks!
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老杨团队 追求完美
thanks a lot
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