本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑 ! K; D8 K) P1 x) n. q2 I 8 C5 _6 y: R4 a' @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。 6 n$ a6 }" ^/ m4 G* z' n* w8 A& r ^; |' c1 r7 _
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! ; J# ]& c/ ^# R1 e - D. T o7 q4 f- F(Starting buzzer) 9 ~1 D7 b1 A0 Q! f N; q" [ x3 y( n, v" l. W; T Y
M:Sometimes these games get really rough! ) w! r k. w; p6 S4 a3 O * _& {9 h4 A) K# C4 J3 xL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。$ R) ^; y% D) ?/ X6 W
, K5 P; p$ W5 b3 {$ F6 BM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. & d$ ]" L) [% o) @- \6 M% b3 T$ [4 l& y J( t) v0 i6 w% n
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。! p' `9 F% ]7 L, v5 h9 H+ P
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M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.# l& A4 {% X x1 a
1 e& l- a0 l. \- D1 |' |4 rL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? 3 y4 Q. g( B/ ^: C& H- h% ? ! ^4 L0 G i: b" p" XM:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.; f) j) @7 E4 c
1 [2 c n( K; w: W7 _9 Q3 UL: 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。 9 Q6 Z8 r* o+ k- G+ Y p 8 M: {, B4 v( m0 _+ F" gM:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?) ^/ q+ o. z2 ` F* M% c5 `
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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。 5 t, k3 o4 ~5 I" H8 F* D 6 V1 d) [' J. B% t; W' SM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.* O; a9 V2 ^8 K6 {+ J
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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! 5 _2 n, z9 j- {2 @' m 6 v; ]! a. u, ?, {7 S0 z- VM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing. 5 F3 u& _" u+ j3 k% E& k5 t' k& C9 x
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! , z$ a9 c4 U+ y% B6 a- z & C; K) C0 ]/ m7 Z' ZM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.4 V$ D g0 h/ Z* E# P. A: d Q/ \: p) Q
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L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?' ^3 ]1 V: z2 V4 Y
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. ! ?( H4 n% N7 |' f8 c( k' W * C8 @; o( z0 e# l* s/ |" BL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。) u& U; I! J& H0 I9 m6 K1 u
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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up. 1 v8 y( V8 T; _3 _) \6 V# x7 D3 b! [' a. S. C4 @+ w
L:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?( f e- n) N6 v. R
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M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time., L. C! M* X% z0 n5 D$ Q
( _* N& R1 @1 _) Q0 D' nL: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 i8 I: t( K) d
- j: o( C' E& m" e2 g& x/ S! PM:He screwed up at work.* J x l7 J$ A7 N/ v8 M% F6 l
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L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? / k- b; @$ L) e O9 ]4 b+ e# U! p" W1 W
M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. 9 O& f m% t! v% m5 s. C+ w; U9 j- F
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。 & c1 Y7 e2 h1 o( x 9 h0 Y, b" @# z; G1 }7 ~* rM:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.4 h& `6 ?! g: u, @ K9 P
$ r' p; b, ^7 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! ; }7 p/ u. {: r1 }: u: o" D. y# h/ \/ ^) S
M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. ' E9 Z: s$ L9 ]# p Y( D7 J. A( y9 n& V0 [3 _
L:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦!( f( Y+ K1 _6 ]9 R$ w
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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。7 U* m- d; J, I