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流行美语教程 Lesson 13 - keep cool & screw up

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本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑 / N6 a- N/ `# [9 o3 s
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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。
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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!& l' }: G: a- c

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M:Sometimes these games get really rough!
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, x4 V2 c8 {1 o4 l- W7 e1 n$ {L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。" G5 A7 i: V0 F
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M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
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0 B( @4 }2 x0 Q" UL: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.2 X! H, m7 N4 u  c2 p4 u- E! U+ s: h
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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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" Y& D" k) c7 @8 S- f& K, PM:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.
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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。
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$ B2 b$ N+ \3 q' C. |; IM:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?" V3 Q3 A" {9 B) |
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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。
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6 F# ~* x  \! |6 t! A4 aM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
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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!. c; s) ^8 D' C

5 {+ M- @/ @4 e# I2 c3 gM: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!  J" m# P, S  t

7 X% f4 K! t, O6 aM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.
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( ?1 K. w4 V; R% _L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?0 Q8 R6 J; w) x" ~. C

1 V5 l6 ?1 @* ^% b0 K; eM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.* e+ m+ ~$ Y# o/ l! c0 S+ B; _  `2 S

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/ A: }; C& Z  Y7 Z/ e0 YM:"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?9 }) ?0 c# E$ B! F0 Z

" {7 f" n+ @; y/ j! X! P$ NM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.  x! Q4 l$ _% x
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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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M:He screwed up at work.+ I' V( `+ L$ g; C8 d

3 }# ^' i- y1 A4 o& G7 z1 E; _  Q; b1 qL:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?5 G! |/ O3 f% P& f
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M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.4 g4 \; L( q0 G0 P+ D2 W

* C, }4 V$ d/ L' B7 w( U6 PL: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。3 E7 _/ f' j, @) J8 x) T
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M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.' s: r; L& _, Q  O9 m

# l* u( m" M9 O1 w* u7 [% _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!9 F* Q) I5 |# A
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M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.4 i- E1 R+ W. S2 \4 {: u& m
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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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L:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。
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2 H# c7 ], a: z3 Q& e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。* H+ Q, }& D( M9 U

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Thanks!
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老杨团队 追求完美
thanks a lot
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