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

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发表于 2009-7-14 17:52 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑 ) j0 Q8 t$ Q- ^" ]/ X9 z
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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。/ ~. C$ a* W* T) }6 E, s* @+ C

; p+ Q. u; L3 p9 n( d+ VL: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!2 k6 F. F: t( A

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% l( A8 J+ L+ R+ @5 U( dM: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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8 r; ?3 _' z9 O3 }; YM: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。) g- Y1 x8 x) m1 u

/ g6 B3 q" [" l  S% \" \3 [1 N2 \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.
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$ A# o, S, q3 J" t% C0 r& ZL: 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。( C+ m: n1 X1 x0 T6 t2 @! b
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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?: o# S5 E( [7 e9 D& {# p: R

, M9 s: d; F! uL: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。( C# I2 J; {; D

9 b- `7 b# O. fM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.: r$ H0 r) }3 F4 H
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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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M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.
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, [2 r; |# h) 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!
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# ^# D% N. \+ ?% N- sM: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?( O/ b% a5 V! r. X6 T- z- j
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.
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L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。
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/ E( `. u6 k: q7 J$ I$ Z$ Z2 l) gM:"Screw up," it means to mess up.
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L: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.. S8 i( S+ @; t
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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?( \6 g9 X7 [( n. C/ Z7 ]

* B8 M4 A5 C6 Y; ?M:He screwed up at work.
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L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?
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2 W3 M6 w! A" _3 _9 k0 IM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.+ z& m2 |+ u8 {! K4 ~

* A& A6 M7 C: e) S- K: gL: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。+ }  z2 o3 m- _0 G/ v3 ]
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M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time." x. L% D* g1 X/ k

# @; ^, b3 k8 q; z( K6 FL: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!( A' G( l- w6 q3 ]$ A6 H8 x* @3 z
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M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.5 Y" J, G' Y7 u( c  j8 P0 i; P8 M' N
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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!0 U: e6 x" Y/ F4 f4 o( Z% d& C
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M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.  @8 ^! B' k* n9 i
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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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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。: `  E1 o- _+ |5 w

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thanks a lot
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