7 `. z3 [, D/ F: 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！ # O% k, y% h# M" n% {6 k" j3 G; f3 ~+ D2 v1 ?
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M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. 5 f' {5 K, n( W; l% G) k' G3 V, z
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。 " g& N# `8 c% m3 e+ Z7 S+ g. Y H- m) [( [$ i5 v6 a
M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there." r# X4 w, w: {) } Q# j& q- F; l
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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？ / e( @" ^, |" y Z! f2 r 1 P) J7 L6 R. H; N: [4 H* @M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.6 j/ P6 c' u5 B# D" 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。" d* { N% m3 E7 H4 Z1 W9 B3 I
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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?4 s) h) b9 m& P5 h
* J+ m6 u* {, T% O0 Q9 QL：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。' z _* k% ^1 z; R. l$ t% c/ P C
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.5 D& g% j# G/ {: D' i, ^6 A! q' S
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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！0 x0 V: W$ j5 g x3 m7 @7 `) _
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M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. & `5 C6 W% q, x9 }; g ' g( Z" |( e4 v! T- U7 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！# [ _ {$ L$ i
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M："Screw up," it means to mess up. $ u2 i) L) W! m) I# n5 U3 q0 q( o# L7 E3 l, h8 a4 Q/ c; ] T; y
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$ P6 h) c( e+ i; a. o/ Y [& t) 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。 ' \6 X& |1 ~$ A# l 7 E5 a- Z2 q4 m9 S- xM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.% y# Q. ^8 ~5 q" o. }1 @4 P K8 U
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M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. / q' V- }$ M1 I& c' j# [ n9 p . }3 R; G/ c8 U) Y- J) Q$ OL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！# D* j2 K+ A8 y+ M
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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。( m5 B3 `% b* `1 ~0 V
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