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( m: o$ u! Z8 W* @6 {$ W5 n# q* XL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 " ^1 Y6 T& ^" d% n( [& |, t$ ]) s a! t2 B. i2 `) y0 R' w
M：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving." M( x/ I* ]+ Q3 ?* V
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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。2 |, ^* ~ L- \& n; Y8 i$ j- w
/ T1 Y% t% l# W/ j( jM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. 6 Q; k- B; @# \+ E0 }1 p; K& A& ^ Q$ J, u
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？3 W0 g: e+ I1 x
/ h! U( p1 p+ g' B' P6 aM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. Y5 h& T# C* w! D+ Z3 m2 F
! ~7 ?! ]3 `/ ~1 Q: E" [9 kL： 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。 # Q: n9 ^) ^! u' r# B: Q/ P% w% i- K4 L2 Z7 m/ F, @2 H( g
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? $ y8 w, d, ^4 t$ m/ Y0 b( I4 u6 o! W' s& S- o' r: h" d
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。& `& I/ O: D! r1 T) r1 K7 b
: B+ A$ [3 p& T8 \! L; _: dM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. ! s" z( c4 k9 n3 |7 E3 q' q+ H4 H
L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！' I! c' J* X; I9 S, X( a* T
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M："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. 4 o5 O0 X' S0 I4 h6 Y# }( y( Q c$ J! R% P7 _/ bL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。* x! t# \% f% z
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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？ 3 A- Z+ X7 a# v% Z! `- m& C0 Z9 V* \$ o - V2 ]* l4 l. D [1 wM：He screwed up at work.# r& r0 h& t0 a7 M6 ^/ z7 t
C- s C9 c$ C& d3 U, \/ RL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ , A% [* i4 [+ S' R6 v6 S6 [5 M; n5 T% r d
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.0 P4 Q/ g) o8 Y. Q! I3 k& X4 O
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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 x* [# X7 S " N( O2 F# x& ^/ p" f. bM：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. % m) E8 D+ L- t+ f- \6 H 1 P% O+ ^; x( M: ^) \2 kL：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！) Y' @8 R0 ~$ b3 G0 ^8 e" s* Z
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M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. : n5 z% A8 d8 e8 R0 ~, G 0 d0 `! @8 I( Q1 o; f1 I# eL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。! t2 l0 w# ]# S3 z! V- p
2 e& V. H' J1 C9 h& Q; o9 W2 p$ f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。 ' ], e. f; L1 q7 G0 p 7 j3 @ a. e, g* {" GReal 声音: (810 K) 3 U7 T& r5 y! n; S' y
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