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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。7 S. R7 [" H) O' N' n6 F; M# J4 v
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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！ ( B1 C, H2 |4 _* |- |) s \; u* Q+ I) M1 i) e
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M：Sometimes these games get really rough! % A- _+ \5 S" N0 B& a; t& m) W) j1 j, H
L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。$ @, p8 K3 H6 Y( P! k9 _
7 M, V& D$ p6 v& Z, xM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. ) D- T8 K% F- [6 T Z4 P: T4 V6 k9 Q$ d8 t7 [+ ^0 q i9 d
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。 ; W( |9 w- h" F3 Y$ z5 E0 {' M% t0 R/ w/ I
M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.! a1 s- Q) _0 n) l+ J
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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？8 M; N4 V u3 t5 O+ V% q+ {
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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.4 Q) ]5 i% q6 }8 c
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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。 + Q5 B+ ~" V. H! h4 q9 r5 J" M& [, Z4 S' n
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? ( e5 J- C" B1 O* \- y" R1 n0 a+ I- n# e( f; N) {( }4 ?
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。 - ?" d, V+ l& H c6 k 5 A( ?* r6 {: i; L* c* u- F0 U$ zM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.) U* x/ [5 H; ^* W. a/ \
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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！ ' F6 w, A; `( S+ k3 j; x 1 h4 j ?: ?# K9 Q, x2 z S8 FM：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. * _( S" s$ J/ s8 D/ k% r- J1 q- O# @& G! n7 z9 R. c) c% [$ q
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！ - _: Q+ q: ^0 ?! _' q6 Z0 h- U/ j1 X5 B( t# R; p" r
M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.5 [, d) z! d; q. w
: Y6 ^3 K5 W6 |6 E, V5 u6 TL："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？. v4 r7 A5 V3 J5 N3 u
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M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. & R5 T7 q" P& t# t! Y+ e) M' h . i( ` A5 E& f* I. c8 YL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。2 H3 ]$ D4 S" B* h& }8 @
+ Y) o+ i4 _/ z% O/ Q; e, a3 ]2 y; }M："Screw up," it means to mess up.) v6 F; E4 m! u6 y) l
( o! t2 A! C* f c% M# `; YL：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？( N P9 T7 c& P
3 S9 s: d. L5 f" q; H9 \ W4 {M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.$ ~) s: y: W& P5 _ n( K0 ^3 c: |
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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？* L1 ~/ o! y6 M
7 m% i3 R& S- _. eM：He screwed up at work. & `( [# x% N6 a% i6 Y6 u% k: ] " z9 [6 _7 A$ IL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ * R7 k( W- G1 O& B" e" l5 E* Z7 W
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.$ J/ R9 j: B2 Z
4 N* I% O6 N# P: m* HL：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。6 Y9 N: G2 C4 }/ }: d S
# X1 K; b: I# o. IM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. + y* g% y! e( c3 c/ n$ k' ^7 |/ [( \, `3 d! |, Y( Q0 ?
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！( t9 u4 ~$ M, R9 B) O
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M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. ; U, Z3 s% T) L5 W' C 1 L7 }" c @& h5 \0 u4 `7 @% c: L+ @L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！ X1 ~1 w& x! M 4 W) o8 m3 g( h3 U+ E6 t8 X7 x0 |9 VM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.* V1 i5 X4 y9 @' x
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