# ]; h* x, b& _' Y3 S7 N! rL：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！ 3 j" T0 ?. `+ [. B6 ` ~) o) j 6 Q0 Z+ N) D$ a(Starting buzzer)6 g7 ~! \1 Q- P3 x
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M：Sometimes these games get really rough!5 J" y; J% u/ s; l9 q- L( `% |5 c
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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。: E+ d5 e$ r) d5 H. N* ?1 { b) A
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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。' Z- u1 U# K* T. x
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2 b( V( O5 N* G* kL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ " r1 N, M+ Z1 d6 a. o D2 a. q! D $ n, D5 l; y& d4 iM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. + I. R+ O8 J4 {) o8 Z' ^+ d8 l/ R% `" E5 o% O0 i) @
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。 % e+ V# t3 h/ ?8 c$ R " Y6 ^( C! Z3 G) }2 p3 zM：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 3 S" a# Y) G6 v2 ~4 n ' |3 n( _8 E" ^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。 " ]8 n" R! P$ I, `% ]1 C. a4 \1 H5 \0 z7 U0 z
M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. 0 ^4 ], B! b# C% A$ K 5 y. Y- e# K' ?7 i5 nL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！5 @5 }2 m: F+ N! v5 a) x( r5 y; E
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M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. 5 e* V, E* U- O+ B- S . T. ^3 W. |7 f' O( AL：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！5 R1 P5 U# p& l& A4 [6 w/ |
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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？# R2 ^+ S! Y! k, A
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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！' u0 v+ q8 ]4 N2 p2 s$ h
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M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. 9 ?+ k, F( R" Z$ y/ I " N+ v9 r1 N2 Q) C! Z- NL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！: X' q- y$ M# Q( z/ ~: `/ R
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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。, u' p' t3 H8 A1 G* `! O. [
7 S: ~" Q6 ^1 u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。 3 A$ x: C% C5 B: s L& v ; [1 u: P @; ]0 _( f5 kReal 声音: (810 K) G9 p, m( i; _0 t( D; h) E
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