& v1 z+ n6 \' y* y* ], VMichael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。 ! E$ \5 o) p; N/ S6 z5 L. L2 o# J! \* N$ z
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！4 e0 F. ]4 ~) R+ r# r. N4 u
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M：Sometimes these games get really rough!1 s7 P3 y8 u2 c) v8 S
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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。- h, N o+ S6 j, B: P i5 |
& Z( ?' Y6 o+ e9 V, RM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. # V! A" m3 N% j1 Q3 P8 Z3 d# H : @. X* ~0 ^, ?) \7 c4 o4 YL：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。7 i9 z) g5 }6 I1 r
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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？ # K; x5 E0 E. z3 v3 | 1 q# [' w+ k. q7 w$ ^M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.6 Z: ]- b9 F0 o& a; U# S9 [4 \ G
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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。 , p7 ]' J4 |- B& E- @6 p1 r, R. E1 j
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?! }4 ^9 @% ^( p& G
+ c0 r2 f" {0 Q! K8 X9 k$ ]4 sL：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。" M" n: ^/ _% b' o4 ~ X1 p$ i
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.1 x% q4 u, R) s/ g# V, e+ `/ x
# y3 q9 |) r- EL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！1 i Q4 a7 `. I/ r- z
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M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. ( T9 v! L/ D, z6 x( t ) I# N/ j. S7 \9 I0 hL：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！; h# T* M3 F( }
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. ! z" ^& ~% Z% z0 T ' M. y5 ]" f1 J& Y* k; [) JL："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？9 d: N+ p" R$ v$ G
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M："Screw up," it means to mess up.6 O# u, |& t! T* H
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) u* R, L5 g( M: kM：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.$ |- P& X% k0 X; v8 s
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4 l W4 J' N% D. z$ f3 V0 wL：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。" o5 I+ L6 A0 C
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M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.9 J# w, h" C7 ?+ z }
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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！ 2 D# V, w2 t1 e/ Q" J! i3 ^# _5 i2 f/ _9 J z
M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. # W/ M, e7 P$ E) k: } 9 M/ v) w3 A% y* }+ P4 @* Q/ PL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！ 9 c4 t( q" o& t0 h& N7 C2 l6 @( @8 E# L* J4 C8 X' ~
M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.; m: o$ C1 a/ V5 Q+ r$ V
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