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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。$ N `* X9 L: z5 }5 O, y* L
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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！5 J; T3 t3 i3 {3 e" l
, o/ B. u5 P9 o* Y' ~# L/ m(Starting buzzer) 9 i9 e* d# F+ J2 u7 `' w3 T; G 5 y i& c7 K' I g# XM：Sometimes these games get really rough!8 S' h2 Y% }, f; o% d8 O J
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M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.1 m, D: Z/ Z9 j. V' O4 ?8 V
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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。2 J+ Q3 ]9 v. ]+ \: H2 G& P
* Q" p/ e. i2 K& I+ h# T6 h9 P( c2 W UM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. 2 W# {. X7 U5 x ' I' m% c M! i% G5 ZL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？; a* p8 K5 N2 s: L ^
" ~# l+ g2 W& e& {0 YM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. ( j( \8 M9 A1 k% ~, R ! P+ x- q) [; h$ Q0 [4 \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。 ' r0 C; U6 z: n z! _! C: v5 S! _# Y& b# C. ]
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?2 X, k2 K7 E3 W4 |. U7 t; X
2 N6 y7 t. V2 [- YL：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。$ F1 u% O! D; q
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.$ K, k7 t" e9 f2 {5 x
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L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！ + r- |2 P' s$ w) K/ ?3 [0 V& U# e: a. `# D! L
M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. U: ~5 y) ^- Y: Z
n9 J1 f0 @8 i+ Y/ ?5 y* x) c. v- tL：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！ 4 ]6 H" C2 ~# V3 X# C; }4 |$ r - u" K" A! a" G, b" g- m# S, OM：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.0 A( l/ ]$ d1 Y: ~4 x j9 A
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L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？6 @0 e" C. F9 x- x0 T7 K& M
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M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. " T; ^; h4 a C( |( k ' n7 E$ f) X3 u3 l/ e. TL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 5 g- b! l/ k& \, \) u7 _5 O1 j4 l9 f5 C9 k$ m! J* \9 z k3 r! d5 u
M："Screw up," it means to mess up.! L& }9 C" \# P0 \" ]
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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？) d9 S+ i' a% ]/ }& R9 \- \
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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., p; u8 F0 D! @$ Q# L: {& C$ Y
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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？4 X. u0 R* l, D2 Z0 }) u
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M：He screwed up at work. * U( p2 m. r i+ T# F( N ; S6 f4 { A* Y5 I0 X) {L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ + F; F" P0 |) _ 0 Q7 Y6 N2 |% T. G) [% s$ mM：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. 1 t9 J9 {4 W# ?+ ^ ' W1 K5 l' k9 s. I+ p; P7 e7 [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。; Q' |9 h# N8 c+ K( F
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M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 3 d ^0 | P c ^1 t0 i2 p n& o. }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！ \9 e+ E# {8 p- D, R# W' w* e4 J3 M: z$ s" ^3 j. X/ S% e& o+ {
M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players., b" Z( @, ?% k- I, _/ m5 O( _ M4 N4 F
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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！; v' ~/ D: B# S- B0 y9 K
& |# E5 ]9 g3 s9 o* C8 b5 v p" OM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.5 X& }* M9 ?, g# a2 E Y" ~8 `. N
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