- c0 m" T- d+ B3 Z" mM：Sometimes these games get really rough! 7 Q" G, B# t5 p* ` a9 y# G& |. @0 i; [
L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。9 ]8 s6 a$ G# B; B, Z
2 K {6 i5 Q# E+ a/ d* D8 uM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. ; D, j6 G" ^3 V1 T! H9 O* P - U( s% A. @% Z+ t8 X/ ?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。 - l: u' J" \. y) |8 C$ p5 u" f" M ! O( j/ H4 I% [* BM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. 2 d, Q2 o5 G* J4 {0 m- [ I. A" E" b L/ S0 z& xL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ : i5 x& Z1 Z6 H1 ~1 I, f+ }3 P$ f- {4 ^( O" R( d5 y
M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. 4 Y, O# K7 t. a7 g1 s4 K 1 } g5 n$ [+ ]* I" JL： 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。5 L; m p6 }& {5 b6 u. y, e# T
i' E' h8 V; A7 B$ wM：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 5 F! X; F6 z2 y$ |, K+ h/ n) Y9 D5 F8 S* Q B w' E. r
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。) k* c4 P5 ^- R1 f5 x! u' x
7 b9 l& y |1 UM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.' n+ h$ R6 G" s6 J- i0 L0 q/ f8 f
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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！ H' ?+ I5 J- n1 g" m0 O- T% p4 c% ^
4 Y6 Y) ]; P( c1 w! j6 uM：I can't believe how poorly they are playing.& F0 [( w4 E2 c6 m* a: n
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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！% T1 x. ~' u* R, _; f* E
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.) `+ Y% C2 `7 b( E3 C- z
7 k5 P i& N, ~% PL："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？ 0 z+ Q4 { F! ?) H7 \4 A 1 B, C1 Y8 Q$ l4 ?5 U7 ]& ]0 MM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.& J8 R1 q' s2 u9 @3 Q G
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L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。% m/ W( L7 z" h; E( m% n
2 Y& h1 D+ U) l9 G5 f0 m2 fM："Screw up," it means to mess up. Q" n7 [% W6 d* e9 f4 b- C7 ]
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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？- j! F3 Q" e! |2 v
# x( B4 h5 q2 c' M1 T2 f+ KM：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time., o; t4 R" e# x) y$ {3 s
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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？- i' D0 R6 u8 D7 D, o7 q$ d
( P3 w+ k# L- g( |* yM：He screwed up at work. . P4 i3 G1 o% o( A( b' q3 w' D5 q! m2 f" Q3 M5 D# F8 [6 A7 p
L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ 2 w# u; ~/ m' _4 d+ y6 d' B# R* r5 x
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. 5 Q; b- z' ~: f) e3 M & c) F" _; t% C" T$ H l: }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。7 a0 o. |' R8 @, S
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8 P# ? }( N6 [8 P$ nL：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！, E: w1 o" _) v+ @/ Q
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M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. % a8 ]3 t# g- H6 m2 Q6 y! U' @4 O$ c3 Z3 ]6 W
L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！8 D; B+ s7 W" f
$ O: {' ^ ?- D* dM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.4 ~2 v1 k. k! p. b2 [1 L
4 J. Y- N; T9 nL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。, e6 l8 k" ]' c7 R& j; O
$ I8 R+ w/ ]8 X; }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。. Y. E8 y9 C* _4 @2 D
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