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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。 ! ^& r0 ^, {, N; c8 |2 _# z! ?2 M" n" s1 A- D! n- A; y0 c/ w9 u3 z
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!4 r. T# r. S- L: |
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(Starting buzzer) 7 w1 b! `0 _1 K" ]4 W# m7 j & h/ A' m: m! O5 }# IM:Sometimes these games get really rough!: @- T3 B! C/ U* {
1 R8 u# C: a5 u" Z$ H& s7 ~- d# KL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。 9 c4 X% E# Q% ?3 m7 T [ " p' v" {# W- S+ J6 _1 rM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. 9 |) B* n+ n; c8 K- N+ C& p' w/ e! \" \( l" g5 r* a
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。 ' O2 B. r5 P* _8 _% G ; u" J) h$ v! lM:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.9 K6 r' C# a$ }* m
, l, Y4 \; O$ F' m7 \# @L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? ( }4 F2 w; W9 E$ }2 c: ~0 W2 [7 ^( b7 i% T; r4 ?* ^ D9 x: x4 N6 K
M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.6 M0 S# {6 |' M! U5 `- v' u* @: {
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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。 ' f- J$ _. f0 z: x / d- K H6 W# b& h7 X) Y+ vM:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?& O. p1 j/ c0 b
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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。% S" z" \/ A: m
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. % J8 i/ x. T1 Q I4 [, T 8 O: c Q2 V+ n- ]5 ?5 @; R. dL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!! i1 w) p* b: _$ }% b+ W$ H
" H5 {6 }! O( j! F. ]( q: u' EM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.( P1 b2 e* {& b" ?
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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!) P5 r Z$ |5 D9 B) X8 ^* V
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M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.: Y( v7 }* h) |$ ?7 @* U3 |
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L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思? ) }. S7 I/ V; I7 f! E* f* r , l8 @# [2 h3 M! k1 V IM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. 2 M6 b' N5 \4 R, c1 Z" ~* N6 _1 b# D; M* W
L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 P7 f" h+ X- p e+ d l& b
' ^7 n. L9 B' U5 ]. n M" S* q1 wM:"Screw up," it means to mess up.; c6 `1 p" u) M U+ i
( ~8 I) |* h$ N; l' e+ G8 {M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.+ O8 M0 ]$ }( t2 \9 D( @5 j1 a
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L: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。7 h# R1 z4 b) V. w* ^, }% h
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M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time./ a! h* b: p! ?1 G [4 H; v) I
" X/ A K+ e7 j, V K8 G4 ^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!& e, S; M/ p8 ~. [. p+ G! @: u+ o
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M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. # [" D% ^6 s9 F' A7 ^9 s) M; D( E* A; G Q8 u
L:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦!* w6 [1 V Y9 I) v% c Z
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M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.' W3 k9 a( u2 Z" ?
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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。 - _2 y. N4 O0 \- P* f m4 x" T . g$ |& v0 p# X- p+ ~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。) K. a" m: F9 m2 P' p0 m