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: u0 B/ a j+ P7 j" P3 m6 OM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. 5 T" Y/ W; Y) j " j& Y; t9 c. a9 SL：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。* l9 B- a3 O6 l) V$ ]
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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. " z4 M, U' V/ }( @( _, k( Z8 d4 M# m; H8 U$ E
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。 , s' L+ f5 D+ N9 K# _* n4 e: Z, K8 s# W L' z
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?$ e: V V- c# H
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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。: t( N5 y) V0 D/ c+ ~7 M
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.9 y9 _- ~, a' U% p+ U% g+ E
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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！ : w& U. w% h1 V9 J1 b3 ? , h5 t% {% s9 T- WM：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. ! L1 G8 S: Z$ @% H; Y* {/ F; k% ]% Y0 G) [, }/ g; g
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！ : O3 _4 S2 T9 A( v- C' ]. g5 n6 ^, Y
M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. & K, |/ M2 e# o7 Y) F# C" y: I! Z# c) l* H
L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？7 A/ W, T2 y4 r. {/ R% ~
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L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。' G" O5 b% y, }/ a$ F: J
* D1 _( v+ K0 M( g2 ]: `; lM："Screw up," it means to mess up.; b. e6 U' q( \, P$ K0 C
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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？ 5 l" p7 O6 s& {7 H1 r* \; Y2 S K2 W( e; f# @
M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.3 p) l U7 M8 E) I5 I$ [
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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？ 1 [2 E, ~; `7 z% `' j- ?# C+ d) h5 {) r$ S) T; K2 C& U
M：He screwed up at work. , x9 U. I% r1 M9 o: X- K: u% D* X# C& I
L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ 8 N' C6 s( P0 \' `/ ` 0 I! P, t% s2 r6 H' uM：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.# ^4 c: Q5 z J/ J% ?
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L：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。 1 L& L. o' B9 H ( F- g& q' W9 f0 y7 l, d/ Q0 kM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. " [' \2 l- }* A' m" W 9 o0 X4 e+ G' G$ VL：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！ $ ?, o" k+ F6 j: }5 R4 C& t2 P% e( N- P0 V6 w3 u+ u
M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.8 y* O, ?7 l, k
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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！9 Q4 h; u1 f& N, b/ ~- c/ k
- |" d* g0 \5 ~; ^& y- IM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. 0 h0 l6 m, ?, n' F% F! X f - x4 [& J8 P& K1 ]# M) [" o5 U) X) ~+ T8 bL：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 o2 W, J9 ]9 I/ G
% }" y7 z- e ~. n8 x+ n5 ?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。 ) d( ^+ B) Y9 s/ u9 l2 u' C! s+ Q* ?. x
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