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7 e6 e' ~! E' rM：Sometimes these games get really rough! n+ M- v, l! }# Z) C3 }! | ) j8 B7 ^% K0 k* d' Z# @; cL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。; R* {/ V2 F* x1 E: y1 N$ s. 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。 ; ]% {8 \9 N, b: P + ~$ C- a$ F% I% g, _) PM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.! M K9 G5 C% [# ]) l
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M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. ) a' I4 n/ i9 f/ b! ~$ c; i. K* i. m' B3 ~
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。 . c+ u' c# Y, E* \* Y( J$ c& V1 \4 V- o! k6 A+ ?4 {
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?2 h# ^& b z; \: `
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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。 ; P, L4 ^! P& E0 b 1 a1 O2 m0 Q) L' H5 _M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. " |7 G" E( F# z9 D* i1 P# V1 f4 a# f8 B% h
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M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. |) N( Y5 a8 s' D " y0 h2 s0 s L6 w1 I4 c+ WL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。. Z& k* U: P) {, p4 |* q
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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. ( d6 F! }/ r: }3 |) D1 }( [% ]; c2 Q( g( @" o' r% u, q8 a
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？# Z! B4 k8 n5 q: D5 U. J
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M：He screwed up at work. * f. {) X, q& T9 P5 x1 ~5 X " i7 |& D; M) X, ~; WL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？; m, h5 U+ R( n' H" _
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M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. ' T6 I; w/ d8 I& r ( `) y8 T$ q, `/ V9 ^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。 # ]/ v" q2 x! V+ v 0 [/ Q! l0 K9 q7 nM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. ' F0 w* T" }; g ]/ O" O. y. f) J7 F
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！* R6 K$ P/ `9 ~* w/ l3 `* d
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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！ . B9 A C- ]% k f0 ? K; h6 U7 v* O: ?+ }M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.6 h. {0 T- U. w/ n" G
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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。) N4 f) K" f" m+ x( h; U: r7 d
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