4 U, m! l+ O) ?( L) iL：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！: ~9 f% c* J& J& _5 [; W# j( c
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M：Sometimes these games get really rough! / P3 t1 K9 C2 y6 e # x8 q1 `5 w( Q8 `, c# z3 H2 dL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 1 w4 I! |" B7 }# y9 X/ R- ]6 m4 V # X4 E3 a* w6 j) y" w$ s: I$ `M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.3 P* I3 t9 V( v, B
7 R) s2 o4 h* S% _4 u5 f7 }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。 * c4 T' b0 {- T% F9 v8 M d0 P# t4 f9 ]* ?
M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.% Z3 h1 P; j7 y! o1 E# y/ H
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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？ & F! ~1 N# O& w2 D1 X$ H+ g' L6 s2 \ 6 k" g9 W- [) {* u% t# s! fM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. ! c1 ?1 w5 ?" N% H) b2 V. Z! O; ?
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。 9 w6 z) b0 Z% P& k% U9 V4 i: ]3 N$ Q: R1 b6 a4 y6 F
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?: C& J* U) h% \9 B' J
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool./ Q! w0 `1 X6 x) L* @- B ^0 g0 R
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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！4 {* |+ g4 _7 s! }' |% [3 ?
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. / U( x: ~. U6 z1 S! n% m. W, q- A2 e- B, R9 d1 n6 D0 [7 t- g
L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？ 3 T- F* K5 i* U8 ~" ~& [1 f! W , ?1 T; `% E. GM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.4 A) ^8 ^. y. B+ m3 R
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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？: w8 ~5 |) @, N; N( d U4 t
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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. % n2 D/ b+ g7 a$ w \) Z9 |" `+ f/ ^- ]! _
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& B$ m% t* x2 z3 Z
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M：He screwed up at work. 3 K2 Y ?3 f9 t 6 L; x8 F: L4 S# B) W8 r8 hL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？$ q* Q- ~% K3 [* [( N7 w: Q3 h
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M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.$ `9 X% \" V, P
7 k4 W u% |$ l, w3 z1 l" c# eL：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。# z! g" v: W- r( q2 h/ w* Q+ M
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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！ 8 h" [7 Y) E3 u4 a; Q) z: {3 G6 A% }0 N2 w! U p$ C& ]0 {
M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.9 X" z1 z7 c" @6 q5 o
2 N( u2 q/ q0 z1 a% Z; x' G# wL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！ 2 B. `( T. o' _+ B. G& ] ( a9 B4 L, J9 a& H8 A+ P3 f9 }- cM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight./ t/ m4 q& i7 M5 }- C a
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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。% \9 N9 |* y9 P
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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。 , I" N! e& b2 L8 O! t4 [; F$ { H6 m0 t5 h' K9 E. VReal 声音: (810 K) 0 @. {- w7 {) R; `% [7 t( |0 s0 u# g' p
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