1 @9 l# Q6 T0 v8 i2 c6 `1 ~+ X' WM：Sometimes these games get really rough! / Q4 _3 W- P" k. D ( M3 m Z1 {/ T2 h& s9 S l# e& \L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。/ Y( c3 E+ u1 T Y" S5 q
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M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.$ y; Z: t0 K/ [: f. h) ^/ P8 v
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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。 $ T. T& d2 D9 o! V 4 @8 [& }( s& l8 m4 Z( y7 F! q, Z' sM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. . x4 M; o7 @# I3 c& j5 l! z6 K4 B& p m& B) }0 g' X- J
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？: l6 x, @# G" R; x& j
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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。 n, s8 T/ Q1 e8 r5 {% _, Y, `
0 p$ ~, j. w* q* lM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.7 u7 p) W$ O. s3 O" a4 x- E
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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！ 7 [8 b t( D; {+ G7 M) y3 l5 G- ] 5 Z4 _9 d& @4 `( @% H1 g$ x- eM：I can't believe how poorly they are playing.5 s0 V& r& v, {) Y, ~! S; N
9 v- n# Y8 N5 S0 X' d, ? iL：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！ & g; |/ z+ c% x$ Y5 B# ~3 Y& D & n, `9 j" c! ^* [5 c1 o9 \M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. 2 o* g" @5 k3 q, F/ g. m- a 3 c4 @9 U' Q& |1 c! L2 R, V0 TL："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？ ( Y+ L2 z4 ]9 ~ 1 O7 x; }/ W" X' _" DM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.3 I. f3 O: Z5 L3 _5 |
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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. 1 a H" e' X) o; X, f5 W" k8 t8 f7 V+ Q- _/ V! J2 }
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？ 3 ^3 a, h$ x8 p r* p: V6 S- R9 y) H- h. j' }- m1 D8 A* K
M：He screwed up at work. . ^0 \, ~$ s3 |: a/ ?7 c& ^# ]7 w# C) K, S* `
L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ 0 ]" \/ Z. O( G8 g v; u' O. b( ^' e- y3 B0 K5 i0 w) ?, g; d
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.7 J+ K% A. {: f; K* Y* k
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M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 7 Z$ D2 G$ {" u 4 {$ B- f# K; F' x8 y3 aL：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 J% d% |$ L# |. M/ Q
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M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. ( g+ w5 ]$ p5 C! [5 a3 {! g: A+ q9 v: D( ~; j8 ]: x+ ^& X
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。 7 T' R0 _+ J# S/ f; V2 J t- }1 q$ s2 Q b
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。3 G# ^ ^( K$ ?3 V l' ?" D( P
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