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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！ & Z6 T) |! s1 n4 y0 i$ K( \; {. I( i2 E2 ]
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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. 9 U% Z4 w. z2 |' ]' O0 k( M; v& O ~& 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. " |) O% ?; G! \5 K: m" W8 [" D/ u# x* e& a$ \2 g6 `, T
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ 6 F# T" s# n( p, l. a. s Q0 g* `/ p/ _' f! G$ g8 n
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。 ; X6 ~/ T; _# B+ y 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? 5 c! W5 p% c3 ~% M* B7 [; r9 e/ m& j1 `( L# P! j$ t8 `
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. 0 D0 L8 U o. Z0 T0 ~7 r0 V. t* l7 t+ l) t* x
L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！ " U, [. D- w! `* R3 l. _3 I 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！ / @ M+ i W& d( K 1 i' n3 M0 Y I0 VM：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. + Z2 P0 _0 z$ K0 V3 c/ [" m }3 `' i! t' L3 ^
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. 3 c& Z5 Z, E; ?1 J( y1 s' _3 Y& O6 x3 M& t) V. Y! t: l
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. 0 b T) Y" h: O & 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？ ) Q4 X5 T# t- Y% ]4 o) c; |1 U6 s# W% i
M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. $ ]1 v' h( Y" T0 \ W0 J4 Z' e! u% N
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？ + L v3 ]# U1 o8 C) C P5 C7 s( W" f( F
M：He screwed up at work. # @- z' a! [- ^! }# E9 W7 J" C: t+ B. t( }5 F. s
L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ 3 ~" G# q" n" l! v' K0 i2 u! Q S( a- P- U. R: h
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
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