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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
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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。* B/ H4 f+ u" l; R+ r; }

7 r" M0 b; O8 EL: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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2 R2 A) ?: `0 C/ }M:Sometimes these games get really rough!- Z1 b/ r9 k* c% w8 I8 K! V
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L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。
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* Y6 w! v9 \! h) T$ j* ]M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
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& \" j8 j5 h# T+ V* l" EL: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。
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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.3 z1 w7 n6 t0 E' _. A, o
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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。$ k9 [- @% j% D7 B* E$ z
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M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?  x+ t0 b2 a/ g2 B0 f

5 |3 z* U4 }3 k; S) xL: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。
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* y- ^) \6 v+ N' R) SM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
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4 N3 |( s: `7 r) |1 hL: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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M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.
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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!( n# o3 `' H3 t3 f! w
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M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.
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, P$ ~3 Y! l) \- l' C- o) Q& GL:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?
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8 Y$ v6 h- i4 o- w. OM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.
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$ }0 F& b* T: x" pL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。
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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up.
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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?) s+ V6 A2 _- j1 h8 H1 b. J* N, m
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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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1 M+ {0 D. X" L* HM:He screwed up at work.
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1 a: _% j6 g; T* v7 }L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?8 b+ Y  {) V8 G, [+ ^! g9 y! w& o

1 I6 a$ r1 z% @2 I- d) vM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.! j1 _% M" q' v" }6 x

% A  g' n& C7 L% c$ Z5 TL: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。  j7 {8 {2 s& @4 k: W

8 P# N' H4 }- Z/ d& f, D* XM:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.
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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!* r* _& ^! j% Y/ K7 B8 k/ W1 }

9 B# Y4 g1 ?7 s+ \1 }M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.
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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!
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( y: m& l; S: ~6 f3 wM:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.
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: H, [1 _$ k5 _# B! T  c5 HL:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。2 k0 N- a& h+ l7 |, ~1 \. _& f

7 J) J7 C- l" P! n& y! ?* y) C/ F9 P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。. ?0 r& U4 p  }
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