) a( r/ j2 ^: t3 iL：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！# f" u4 N) C9 X4 Y
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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。 * O8 m# q! ]. s0 z n; T ( C& ^) N; |+ E8 [M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.$ k; |/ n/ }' O# Z. i
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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。+ k) e- L# s" x: ?. b( V% g
, s6 @4 I/ J# r7 P$ qM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. ~% Y$ p; w1 j4 Y) o' |: A2 g7 J" k
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ * @: o2 q0 V! U0 g4 Y $ ~ {8 g( r4 zM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. , ?0 W0 o$ ~4 X6 g0 S- F# d- \ ; n& Y6 M+ ?6 I2 NL： 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。3 f, @$ x0 R7 Q8 @2 P& [ v/ L
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M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?7 q- n# C: I9 @: g/ p
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, y3 J+ n! u5 dM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. ; a0 M2 Z( z, j) F O8 D9 ?9 n0 ]7 e: V$ Q3 a3 G
L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！' c! {- I& @9 X% C
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M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. 9 W+ v; E, U( h4 K + R& t$ O/ p$ ~, u' ^( EL：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！: s9 [% u1 c2 i F/ \: E1 z4 D: M9 ~6 ^
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.: \7 y. A& W& x) O* V
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0 x2 Y& y: l1 b: q' hM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. % Y7 i U- O+ v/ q( N; e! X- {; f# `7 N* v
L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 ( C: ?) ^9 B3 U% `6 L1 q" w5 p9 y. J5 t# i A% m
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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？* E6 [$ u' E* H+ S+ z! S
3 R9 H. D$ z+ g" [. R; aM：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. 8 `* b3 v/ Y; r5 z7 ~' _& K/ o 4 V$ _/ ~" E& Z1 \) b1 \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& E+ s2 B% H * L# x& z. n& {* V7 _: d5 h; tM：He screwed up at work. , X M+ L+ i# m9 X( J" q 3 P8 D" j5 `/ c+ M: Y& fL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？7 r" X; L; I: I2 i; E6 A
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7 K2 X& l: W2 J; \; n5 B% PL：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。5 E- h c/ A5 t8 j- u5 D6 M
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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！1 f% L5 Y( l$ X1 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！9 M8 g5 ~+ L; `3 v
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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。 0 q7 `' U# R: ^; m 1 P% J! p" F. R8 I- o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。 " x6 s- V- C* y& X ) f" R6 U$ @7 D0 B2 j# i: z+ QReal 声音: (810 K) * g, ~5 n' f8 F. S
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