本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑 , m S5 {/ W+ \; y! n % n: i5 x- e6 mMichael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。 0 t6 r% g+ [3 K* o+ T$ Z0 k" _! m( p4 z% N1 j5 l2 V4 K7 S Y
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!& Z; j2 B5 K" d
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M:Sometimes these games get really rough!) [# @9 \2 p2 Q0 g) b, O
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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。 M6 _0 M( z# f: d
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M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.7 m4 y4 x6 n$ ^0 l0 T, u" x
$ }' s7 y$ p7 X1 ?2 K( dL: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。% \/ w% d. S$ P- [) U
8 h$ x {, T8 l4 ?$ ~M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. 2 i* T$ J% q$ a3 ^4 O1 l$ R0 v7 Z. t4 c8 I5 y- \
L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?; p6 @/ c6 x" l* k
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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.+ b9 L- w/ ` V9 r
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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。 ! x* d* x, N( W, _. }* n# g1 J! m! `4 \- P6 c# U; D) H, d
M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 8 {$ r! U' a1 m: o# L: v4 h2 R4 J 0 A) T' o8 b: d0 r. NL: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。" A& [1 b$ ]2 Y
: x% C( J; o5 w* O, }+ w7 LM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.* K% P# ?) @4 I" u, J
3 f5 I) Q, y* U" N0 r1 D8 |7 m$ yL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! . j3 D2 c3 `- M4 P# ~ ~9 B9 _/ Z& d* _, H; xM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.2 L( Y2 F C Z- v& ]* U H! R' b4 `
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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! z4 y- P0 O) s+ Z/ Z& |6 [6 l+ X0 ]* p; M0 J
M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. 5 S$ z# |! F- y9 W+ B$ l - j: T i( \& gL:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?/ G2 t6 S# X% D3 f5 c
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.7 S o/ _0 L# Q8 L( F2 x
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L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 5 Z. B' y( U) u C ) T6 S G* C5 T+ ~- T8 M) m# w( TM:"Screw up," it means to mess up.& P: y8 ` A$ l2 E$ N
) ~+ ?+ a; }$ Q8 n3 T( sL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误? # b, z3 o4 u0 y: d7 g 2 w5 M- h4 t8 G& I* \M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.: Y6 [* G/ }# p, d. s+ l& E! [
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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? ( t. F$ T; M, ~: ]- _% }5 A+ c 1 E1 T6 `3 h7 P0 [M:He screwed up at work. 1 p X$ w& L8 G) a3 d5 G% Z7 }4 V* A& y4 ^& i j
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? 2 e) X# m- U/ E4 [; O' @0 k- s% N. k& c. L6 W" J( \
M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.5 R, Y. F, D- H2 p2 W2 U
$ @& {2 ]: \' u" p+ kL: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。4 Q' ~9 I K6 Y& \6 |1 O
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M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. ^, B+ v L2 _1 M$ @# W
3 E$ D4 n2 m b, d* L* rM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. 8 {. O2 e! O3 Y- K @5 `4 j $ l2 W4 v9 N, VL:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦! 4 O ]; ~. L* X# n/ H9 B8 y ?( @/ ?) j
M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. 1 K. b& J& g3 b8 S0 {( W, J5 A/ ]" U, s
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。 f2 W) c# q- e1 _8 k: m1 G7 N
& \" `, L/ b/ y+ A4 w Q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。* |1 c9 D2 ]9 a* \9 l0 O
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