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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。 _0 H6 t6 ?0 l* L- Z
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M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. 5 C* E6 K2 W. c8 N3 L) m3 ]6 h4 ?2 \0 L6 u
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ % ^) ^, ]( T+ s$ N; e6 V4 T 5 o$ ?. K8 |- @M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. * g0 C) R6 x5 f8 ~( L7 f1 X5 ^" @" U! Y' U% s
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。7 t3 y. |9 z: ]0 M8 f
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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? + r9 O0 S% B& O : ^3 u: @6 d. {" R( ~0 D, HL：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。3 v: ^( x" ]: ?1 G, K8 q+ b( p
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! ]9 D1 Q8 d6 nL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！0 N4 e6 t0 ^0 d/ C3 `) B! V
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M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. ! B" K. }5 G7 Z' m4 ^$ b2 G3 D" ?" T- S8 O8 l
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！7 U$ r: L9 m, {: I& B4 y2 O
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.' j# q* q; S1 l
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M："Screw up," it means to mess up. * E* m( `8 A& }1 R% M4 \+ {3 K' C. R* f3 t: p7 J" Z( {) Y6 ]7 b
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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？8 B' c5 Q; b$ t- \4 c1 j. l
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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。 : g/ Y2 ^% B& L2 [0 r& U5 w( L- ^8 o , ?' d+ {* v6 S- V `9 {M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. * {, M& {; { S- C) S u ; d4 H2 W% @% _$ B5 A) rL：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！ H5 q, i, D T$ P y2 A
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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。 5 U2 d& }5 C& [+ ]9 @" a8 G $ e# M; p# d% B+ X; L5 {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。* W) h; c; J* H& O0 w4 u
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