' o5 v6 L8 L/ D$ e9 fL：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！ 2 u" X: D/ r% [" [0 b5 x: d. g. {1 e
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M：Sometimes these games get really rough!1 {: ]: m, i6 F$ b. O W0 g
* q3 @# R' i, X0 E% H# z& ?' zL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 * g9 Z. `2 F* a+ Q & R J; J" d) o/ s) o: {M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.4 V( b; S$ A4 B; z
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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。 ! F, H" j5 w) r9 _$ O# t E& K9 A, X8 QM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. , w3 P4 i- L: Y* Y* y# z & V3 N3 M. B7 w2 A6 ~% l# fL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？/ _8 m! D+ O8 r f# i
! q% C2 }! ?, W2 nM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold." d6 v6 B$ S) f, n) ~! U) v
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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。 1 k$ C; u3 K& m# _ , {& P2 f0 n9 V4 c% `9 U" ?M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?. F* M7 q* t$ o
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. 0 B- ?& \ z( a$ b4 x " u5 Y( {8 E0 \* sL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！ ( F. @$ S1 l" Q' O: K, L' s" H1 l1 |+ e
M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. - s; p2 y7 X" `8 S3 O" N4 b9 @ ; ?4 N; G' { r/ Z4 U; eL：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！ , D- X2 I3 j J* @: |% C$ {. _6 k4 a: A4 E/ t" H
M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.' H' r- ~" E: l9 E- z1 o1 [8 M* N
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M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. # G3 |2 M8 w, m% B) `" ^* _- c4 C" L& v k C$ G% S: M
L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 9 R( S! Q% D; m+ U ! n2 p, `) Z, y6 qM："Screw up," it means to mess up., @' p, Q. S1 b
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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？ 0 h6 L8 v+ M0 s; Z8 p * A+ ~- U5 E9 f6 p5 }M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.- A6 D9 R# e+ [& f
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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？ {0 `; b- [& N $ _$ i0 }& n3 D8 I& |$ uM：He screwed up at work. D% {9 u/ p1 N7 X& s$ S
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L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？9 B1 @% I0 C& d7 F, C0 F/ I
1 O" _( P. i6 g9 uM：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.: U, p- {" j, t8 }+ w
* A2 g* {1 D, j: g$ e4 G: d2 P4 `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。 9 C3 C, O* b' s / U& H6 X+ |; W( ?7 a% n5 ]0 wM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. " ^ l% H" X1 r( Q4 L, A, h1 o* d; V9 a) z0 H
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！; Z! M' z: ^! J9 e" ?9 T* |
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M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.# R9 n ?* b0 F
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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。 # X4 v: J. v% [' a9 G2 x( F4 B, _5 p7 n. ?0 d) {2 a
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