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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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L: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!! S& q! m* l" e+ X0 b
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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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" u1 Q  ?( V' \. GM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
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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。9 m2 t& K/ O' u. t4 l, r+ g8 H
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M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.- }3 B9 C6 e% B% S

2 T; X6 q: D2 C1 q/ H; LL: 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.
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% f1 v! G1 e6 {, b8 ~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。
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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?- t+ k2 N* ~4 c
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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。
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# S6 m& V. {+ q  z0 {( A9 WM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.( a# i# f% X- d0 T4 n, Q
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L: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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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!
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M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.% u7 O4 q$ t; s# _( q  K
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L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?5 p9 Y) A7 y6 B. ]' E- X

/ B1 y( y) V3 K5 yM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.
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  i* y/ f% ^9 S; {$ G  dL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。
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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up.
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( V8 r* Y  y# Z; o# @* B6 y& L/ \L:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?4 X4 n0 {1 }# [: m: K: y7 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.
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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?
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M:He screwed up at work.+ f: F4 i5 G' x) @4 a8 x. L6 h$ I
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L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?8 R9 X  _- r$ F

* [6 Q$ @0 ^/ L8 f- b# z# E5 |M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.
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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。, J* f4 z: a3 `8 y4 ~

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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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  \1 j0 M8 K. x# D8 A9 EM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.
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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!
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M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.
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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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( n$ q5 p9 S# f3 F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。0 }$ O6 A" P- D

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