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M：Sometimes these games get really rough!! n6 S0 R( X) I. V" i
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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。 - k% e! M5 d, I) m$ f' c p. _! E1 K4 J/ V% \4 @! H- [& i, \# g# w
M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.2 R& y7 n& o7 n1 z
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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。 , z! N* I/ E6 U/ G/ ?; Z# c9 P - `9 h. F4 Y& |: gM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. / @. _8 B( R. T- ^' C% `" A, y& @" ?; [
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？2 G) n2 o+ u o5 o" |0 \) R( j# w
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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. % {4 |, Z' z9 X- k- R2 }8 l / Y( s9 L$ J3 R6 X) Z; |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。* q5 j I! l1 k) X0 b! x# p e
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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?; L* \ w+ w" S5 [: A5 O/ K G8 A1 {
9 n: `( v# c; B/ B$ u& l3 g2 BL：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。% Z! ^0 W2 u0 s% f
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.. C2 p3 d4 v4 L
5 w( C; N; T# _1 m- @9 oL：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！1 k2 O' }7 O+ _2 c. w' e9 L7 r
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. 8 ?! Y. Y! F7 [: k. A1 V 1 j! [, Y% F+ {L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？6 Z! y) l K$ u
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1 ~, x/ W# p5 Y0 xM：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. 5 D. I% ~+ `% O9 E% A+ I, N8 R. x, ?2 B3 r$ U: b$ a Q; e! {1 V
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？ % E* |4 m4 d5 A/ N, V& `* u% z$ u2 \' U9 T, M" p' p
M：He screwed up at work. 6 Y3 l, A3 j- j. m) u# p 0 R* `: {+ p8 s( T) `! \ b# ]5 BL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？* I& _' d* J# D; o1 _
4 J5 |- `+ h: A, ~M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.9 H; r( z$ G: V3 x" w! l! Q! I2 r
^- f8 B/ [, K/ mL：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。, \3 ^0 C a. j2 t8 W( f4 x9 N/ C
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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！6 V4 z! ]6 X7 Y7 V
8 I1 l) {, [1 U( X r$ {M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. ( Y2 j; v9 V; M& s : k7 ^( u1 V: w& `L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！ / e) U) c5 y3 j2 c K. z5 F. ?6 i% a2 e- Q5 ?! D- b! ]
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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。 / C* k' K2 f6 ~- t5 P 4 ?' [* [0 Z, n! s* a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。 - h" D/ v2 f8 g, j5 F0 f# L% D1 ` z `' ?7 s2 J$ ]
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