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

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本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑
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Michael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。
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& @+ J* B) k& l' [& fL: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)
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M: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。
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M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.  c6 @# ^% Y3 d. L& {- _, R  c- ^. ?

; s# z& @( Q0 J  X) TL: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。: ~# L1 w5 \1 S" c! h6 }
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M: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?
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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.- q' k8 I# e2 g! @! ]- O' K* Z

! V- c# i0 C! g4 e6 {4 s  kL: 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。" l  U0 k+ y2 k- K' X$ t
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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?$ a. x+ F. ^; v1 j/ K$ O7 a& C4 g7 N

% k% u" ]/ Q3 `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。
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
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! w, u3 H: N5 B' B8 |& D# J5 cL: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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7 Q% Y8 r4 D3 \) }' G; ^M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.% O4 ^. _. E  {

/ Q2 Y/ F( u) _( v# i) f; D7 pL: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!, o$ {+ d, F' S0 [7 H3 U

* J; H8 c' i  ~1 S4 w$ O$ EM: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?. ^7 k8 [3 N; N8 B& \5 O

, F" g/ n( X% q6 L! v: EM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up., t8 Y' C) o9 p4 b: k, F2 Z8 S8 `

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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up.
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# m3 {( d! T+ k) N' AL: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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2 j  M3 u2 p! a( X, D- f" KL: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?& r8 ]! j6 }; T1 ?2 O7 {

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3 x5 X6 w! X" B1 m, h- W% UL:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?# {; C' s$ M' t- \0 u
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M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.
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$ X4 l( E5 S* J1 C. y3 M. }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。" i9 _: c6 _$ c. p! i" D

1 d8 T9 r! ?; x) D8 \M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.4 f1 t% c3 p! i/ q4 P
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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!
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M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.1 _5 V1 D1 G/ S: g6 x3 a5 S

7 {3 u% \0 ^3 [/ t* c8 D4 XL:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦!" v# t7 N7 s" W  Z: M3 ?* u: \

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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。
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3 _$ K. y- z: E0 n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。% Q1 d) b4 t9 n5 U' G

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老杨团队 追求完美
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