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M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.) [. b/ d' W7 q! T' \
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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。 0 ` m/ Y H- A, k# F/ J& L5 U U- B- `8 }8 WM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there./ X. ^/ }% p7 l K
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L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？. E' D- k$ i& G1 b7 ]- I: @7 l6 {
$ `' x' u( }8 DM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.$ }0 I% M6 o; M- z; F
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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。 ! i# ^& [. Z3 r. |1 E0 R( X" b& W6 h1 o! b; _) M
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 0 u5 L- ?! Y2 C 1 Q2 k, I1 e1 u0 BL：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! _ T7 K8 b" Z! p6 ~4 I! g
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. - x2 k0 [1 m2 N, ~' F , a" C5 E2 V1 Q3 N. RL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！* ?- L5 }: w, R6 F" c% k
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M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. 0 N$ ?/ L' i! b z7 m3 Y$ a* w! t& i/ ?" p* e4 V! \8 L) o/ \; }
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！1 m B* I7 Y9 a+ F0 k# A: ~
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[ `9 [3 ^+ ]* yM："Screw up," it means to mess up. / L! o6 k+ q$ h 7 E( _% E! E" R" V5 JL：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？( n7 R! {7 n0 R2 w' J. `3 x" P
$ O* @/ `! N- t% M8 z5 S, X, vM：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time., d8 x" F. H% h# D
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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？ / _1 j! I6 ?* ?$ `; Q* E* l$ F. \. A; z" z$ m* |# u" _
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M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. # {0 G& R/ @& j' w2 U9 u8 v# o: R5 z% x* l" q
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。! X& K2 c2 D. | U g
% N) X% j& u! \) A4 _; nM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 9 d1 n2 ]) f" i2 [6 q+ F ! i+ X$ |: h/ z$ d! J7 ZL：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！0 n8 x9 `$ j* a4 `% w
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M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.9 j' ^' l& y" n/ ]% g3 y
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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。6 N. x8 D) R% t5 r/ N" z
( p1 L& I; N8 e B. w# I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。 : m/ D5 |. g" {! I9 S% ]! w X% I( m+ L. \. \0 [2 M
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