! W0 S# `8 m d5 J5 t7 W(Starting buzzer) 0 c1 r& y- _- [ Z1 x7 z. n2 L 3 x$ H/ o: D- `( EM：Sometimes these games get really rough!& _, M" |/ Y* P: G$ M; p
/ h- Q6 T3 L! Z/ l L0 Y, VL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 % X: ~! }2 {: y/ @& A: _8 f- ` 5 C V7 o& u5 D1 dM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.8 @& A! K3 x; A+ P, O1 d1 R
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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。4 ^3 f& a& _; ~
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M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.! f* @; n; l8 K s4 ]% S- F
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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？1 H8 N, b/ l' b* o$ U, e) e& {
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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.- y9 U* d% t8 _7 \$ G2 f
$ N, k7 j. M. ?# ~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。 % n- T- m$ u$ D: \- c" r! Z' m3 w. Z# H
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? # P' g2 w5 y6 }% Q # l9 ?$ t. G% W c ]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。 5 k4 _5 k$ S7 @$ X" l5 R! W( `; ~2 @# F# K& p0 @( u! j5 t* C" t
M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. , i7 G+ I: K0 _) [% j' T6 m 6 Z4 }3 T) h1 G! [ [5 o, [L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！ 4 ?& O1 j% z' ~1 D8 r( Y5 y5 }! }% ~( j7 H/ \! N9 y; Q
M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. + I( a: Q. l/ D+ Q) [7 M) h0 x8 r% y# U" K1 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！/ M3 Y/ D) z( G2 ^
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L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？ ! W9 \7 M. {- c8 K H: ]$ N7 A7 t( `' y( U, o+ l2 M
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L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？; _! ~: R$ m6 a9 `" {. Y3 R
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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！ d1 j H" t( a$ A& {3 n2 N" W1 q! ]- [, l6 A
M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. 7 x- k z. x3 y& F0 c7 d! @% w% h; Z, M
L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！8 L6 [0 y4 l) |
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M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. * W. U9 A3 O2 V- h : x [( G4 A7 k4 \) p% ^ RL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。; Y; ^- T9 {8 J- e R$ S- z3 \; l0 U
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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。. g% z$ w2 ~" b" c4 v, M
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