* P9 W' c9 N# I, ~& X+ A- \" u; [1 GM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.: B- c0 y5 s: \+ j
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L: 噢，你怕刚才历史测验会不及格。嗨，没必要，这又不是大考。 Michael，你刚才说什么"bombed my history test"，bomb不是炸弹，或是爆炸吗？你可不要开这样的玩笑，现在大家对安全问题都很敏感。 4 K+ F( }; t$ M" f" h, l; @% ^/ M + e6 y: ?6 d0 v2 _6 r% mM: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark. ; q, P% p6 `$ X1 Q3 Q; @% b6 W7 b- k% l: u" ~- u
L: 考得不好，分数低，这我都听懂了，就是那个词bomb用在这里有点怪。我想，这就是中文里说的考试考糊了。那除了考试外还能用在哪里呢？2 g5 I& |7 ]' j B+ L8 ^
+ c) d9 y X1 B/ AM: Well, sometimes we might say a movie or a play "bombed". That means that no one wanted to see it, and it probably lost a lot of money. 2 x7 B/ H8 x& \+ G ?5 ~7 w% G% _% W# u" Q1 AL: 噢，还可以指电影，或话剧太次，没有人要看，卖座率太低。我上星期去看了一次电影，剧院里没几个人。后来我才看到报纸评论说这部电影太糟了。我能不能说："The movie I saw last week bombed"?3 H( z$ i- {! z1 n" g
" V( ]1 Y3 t9 i$ _' b* MM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!' I6 X' R* \( z. H
4 Q* k+ T; N4 l% G! O3 M+ w9 [L: 对，你说几个星期前去看的那场话剧，有几个话剧演员简直是太糟 了。That play really bombed! 我说得对不对？ % c! M! B" U1 e' W6 w- S * s+ o- z- q, Z& f9 t9 |$ sM: Absolutely! Hey listen, Li Hua, can we please change the subject? I don't want to think about failure right now. What would you like to eat? It's my treat. " h m( r* [! k$ Y: E" O! I ( V% n* n" W! f# o0 m2 IL: 你不要再谈这种丧气的事情，没问题！要请我吃饭，行，我吃沙拉和三明治。不过，Michael，你真是得省点钱，要是老是考试不及格，研究院会把你开除的！* L8 i3 s: ~0 G* f7 A( V$ [' D
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9 W. H6 U; J) u# O$ N) {L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ + G5 M: n* s. l1 |, a) m$ S# h" [" N7 N' i- h
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!4 e7 |% x4 c7 j
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L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ " D% t) h+ G1 G: W7 a+ ` # N+ C8 W3 W" _% c7 M& @1 BM: I told them not to put onions on my burger, but they forgot. Therefore I said that they "messed up my order". I can also just say "they messed up." 6 I, i( L, g1 }; s9 o9 ?( X) Y7 B( H' J! K7 Z
L: 噢，你叫他们不要放洋葱，他们忘了。所以，to mess up就是做错了事，对吗？ , o [1 M2 S% ?7 a4 x* u0 `& N7 ~7 w+ c4 x7 G/ H
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.# _" N( r9 f; d
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L: 噢，to mess up something还可以指把什么东西弄坏了。昨天，和我同房间的学生问我借自行车，等她还我的时候，自行车的链子断了。我是不是可以说："She messed up my bike"？) S9 x8 Q/ T! S8 o! U9 H
% @5 y4 ?4 a1 D2 w; x% MM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. ) w4 ^1 z% Q$ E; b* O* i. m: J ! D! A; U! e7 k+ VL: 对啊，我是让她去买新链子，可是她说都是我不好让她差一点没出严重的车祸。 0 c4 T- @! m2 c# I* H. f. o# P# K; Z7 \' Y Y! C. r4 [
M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!& C F3 e' W' q X
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L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。% f, h( ^* ?& N; z$ B5 A
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. ! r0 y) u) a4 x2 ^+ ]$ K( Z/ S2 e% N, S! u; x9 o, w
L: 虽然她弄坏了我的自行车，其他方面她还是很好的。嗨， Michael，你能帮我修自行车吗？ , N5 c. D& Y6 r1 _ ! `, I, e. ^% o! cM: Well, I'm really out of luck today. I bombed my test, they messed up my burger, and now I have to repair your bike! Z+ ?2 |+ Q7 R- K' z. p% Z O) E0 O1 Z% O) W0 W4 l& aL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！, i- V3 t) G. d' Y0 \
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M: Ok, ok! ) i6 n" q# S8 B; F, Y 7 F7 V+ O$ P# Y0 z- B今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是：to bomb，另一个是：to mess up。这次[流行美语]就到此结束， 我们下次节目再见。 7 r, t8 G& Z; _4 G$ J0 e* pAudio as following: ; ^9 D) @' [8 P D' e) y
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bomb 和 mess up，俺好像是看明白什么意思了。可俺平时接触的，都是社会的下层。同样的意思，底层们怎么说？ 试试 screw up 或者 f**k up。: E/ |9 v4 ~% ~% m0 s/ f2 `
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. " s$ n$ ~* k7 s) H1 } --- I f**ked up my history test. ; D% I! u0 Z9 g) o6 Z* D- N& W4 T! m+ Y% L( f$ W
不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 * H2 b' {3 \) j6 y! f; P / K1 }7 L" _9 \3 ] " They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! * Y2 M* l, B8 e& s ---- They f**ked up my order !
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