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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 9 b6 ~, t  E  B
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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。* t: x9 N, c' y& ^" o4 ^) ^0 ~
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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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(Starting buzzer)
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M:Sometimes these games get really rough!0 I/ o9 I6 c6 }9 _; P

9 ?( i3 |  @. AL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。) m1 d# i3 V$ p; s; m( h$ i: Z
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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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  ~& c6 y* w/ X6 Z5 u! n. aL: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 R  o3 U- k- K
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M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.
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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?
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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.0 @2 D* v) T" ~- j+ t

9 }5 D  D' H) Y2 N7 W% tL: 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。
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6 H. G; e! v5 g  |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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L: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。5 D& G" q5 M, C9 f) G3 v5 ]. p
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
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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!
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8 D& J( R# `3 h, Z' g5 `+ ~M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.8 G# X1 i9 h# Y6 G

/ }- b4 M0 |! gL: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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1 i' n3 M0 Y  I0 VM: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?) [2 I% ?$ A4 w' L

4 L) T3 I/ U" n% dM:"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。+ x. _9 N: R+ ?4 g7 f

. o: e! ]- v; x7 X* Q& y0 CM:"Screw up," it means to mess up.
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& g9 f/ \3 ^/ {5 a/ N& ~7 @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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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?
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M:He screwed up at work.
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L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?
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M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.2 b: T8 s+ M( `8 u/ T+ N

. x' B7 e/ i8 U' [1 c! e% DL: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。: R6 d, x! s# w' F6 Q! W- j" F

7 X2 a! T' D7 fM:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.' {  }' F( c  W0 I; }

1 [# {) x' c+ e' _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!- w0 w7 f* W+ e4 g9 `# D0 U

+ b+ Q7 \1 w, t$ X; ], ^% |M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.) e. V9 V5 P8 f1 O# N

1 Q2 ]* e# ]# U  ^! {L:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦!; G, r+ T; R/ C- ]: v

- y$ a- H6 H# QM:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.
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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 C5 H) G1 M9 n  F/ ?+ R6 `! a

$ `0 F( _4 U; F  U3 N( x( c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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老杨团队 追求完美
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