+ O3 F) I/ q. j1 J$ m) o: v, oMichael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。/ b& W0 m; r9 A C+ g! D( X
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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！ 7 B5 R% v) e4 V , `& r4 w- m' E$ d* t5 l(Starting buzzer). o0 ~% J) o; x& E i
7 e+ d$ j, r- R0 AM：Sometimes these games get really rough!' j ~8 C) Y: V, j) ?, n1 m
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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。 a9 F4 V; E. [8 [% k9 f- W8 s
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M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. : c8 c, C f j8 ^, ` k 9 q `; S* w+ Y7 K; s0 KL：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。 v" _3 q$ _1 S4 a* {2 V
3 [& p! N% V- O; a* }M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. 2 m- t4 T# X8 Y3 a* u) S/ b 9 i6 c. \8 c; tL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？6 @4 U* |! F/ G g
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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. 9 F9 M2 S% m$ A: p8 s% `0 d" m ) t8 T2 ^' ]" b* G @6 ?$ r" G& ]# gL： 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。" T$ \. ?9 X% W2 |
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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?) s5 T- ?) n5 L" Z3 d2 S4 w7 Q
! D8 }$ `6 {" u/ }0 BM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.& h4 g6 |" G/ r5 @- T N9 H
3 R, G) R( `/ O9 i$ vL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！2 W! \/ C. `4 f' @9 L, o2 _
: W( K! G$ }4 ?5 p' a8 rM：I can't believe how poorly they are playing.& E; H: {9 R; N; }) o3 m
6 o$ [* t% C$ F2 S( BL：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！ ! B+ ?; I+ w" E% k9 H- W n$ V n; z. M: j% C; p xM：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. ; A, B" H4 Z9 v S3 D0 Z }9 a' N3 z. ^4 v8 p
L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？ # w5 c3 }0 Q2 X, k: G; u0 b0 A; b2 _6 ~* T
M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. . W; X7 z3 n7 e: S% {2 C; ?/ X# p! H+ n3 }# y
L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 " A5 {5 J& n: \& J+ V' K- K% Z; L2 ~& l
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" i8 s T6 f/ {- i1 g7 g" w* pM：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.( w |9 t0 j) [, V R
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L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ 9 K8 ^' Q, y. L" s/ Q- _- j 9 n& I% c5 G Y. j v4 [0 y6 WM：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.; j: O& Z3 l6 r! V9 e ^+ N
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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。5 Y3 [* A& k' h9 D
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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！* `( c4 C" v1 [% ^8 _- ^
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+ H& A( h0 W$ |. \1 L1 [L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！ ! ]% @1 E+ R8 Q; s2 B9 Y7 w, u/ X+ Q 8 P9 `4 w, \3 j2 f" Y$ WM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. ' f0 k7 P2 v2 f6 D1 \ % u0 Z# [+ m( N, M6 A( h HL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。 5 y. {' t3 x; l$ j& O4 x ( ~3 T+ [( X3 [4 w0 h4 O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 H9 A& J7 n" f, C# P4 A
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