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

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# q5 {# h) T9 W) hMichael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。

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！
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(Starting buzzer)

" ^% I, s3 K$ F0 o5 ~: N8 [+ GM：Sometimes these games get really rough!
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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。

8 N9 m5 j: U" H0 ]M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
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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。

# ^+ Z2 v( e; m- E. C7 K% |1 eM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.
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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？

M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.

) ^5 j/ A/ T$ S8 a4 m# a7 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。

% f. Z, R! b: xM：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?
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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。

7 e6 X  f6 Q/ C( M3 yM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
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3 m% p2 S7 A* o* V9 Q1 PL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！
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M：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！
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.
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L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？
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0 h) g! X% t& V; yM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.
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  B# U6 H3 m$ g  K5 k! LL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。

  B0 r  K" B0 QM："Screw up," it means to mess up.

L：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？
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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.
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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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2 x) k: X" w( p( C) eM：He screwed up at work.
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* I9 ]% R0 @* j+ d+ |L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？

M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.

) X: F9 R8 o" {( e( ~) ]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。

M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.
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$ U( Q. q, m. b! A( }3 E# uL：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！

+ O/ R* s; d+ y. V9 G+ N/ bM：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.
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* _/ c' m5 Y% j: Z( u' r" W2 RL：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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M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.
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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。
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