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: p9 C# I2 G4 QMichael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。' N1 U2 E% Y: W9 }# w9 i
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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! % Q) A1 h# E& ^* I! B! q8 R5 s! Y& C7 y. e X- K. [4 [# E' C u9 Z H
(Starting buzzer) 0 n5 F8 Q1 k, {* I1 @! _ ; h3 |/ ~* \8 u" w% j6 {8 y* f$ E2 SM:Sometimes these games get really rough!& n) M( N Q- `1 L
. G$ ?# K7 E# h$ E0 Q- y" PL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。 $ d7 a' k3 l- D* ?+ _+ q! e4 w$ d# o3 o- R% Y: |
M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.9 [3 `2 X- ^ W- `/ q
, p; ^, g+ S) p+ V, O& ~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。 / n4 b/ L% Y: O$ H% W$ l& t, q, m- y" g. z1 K8 ?( m+ l
M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.& O/ C+ u# M$ g/ m) q# E
8 W4 H# h& X7 g4 [. X' \( jM:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.+ X. M3 o5 L1 L' a
& }! w( l" h1 s6 }) N. }L: 噢,keep cool就是要冷静一点, 你是说这些球员不要火气那么大,需要保持冷静。对,他们要是老打架,最好的球员就会被禁止打球的。 - [3 Y0 E. Y2 I" Q" F2 ?+ e 2 c% J) k) p; E' D; K; v4 V( _4 C$ eM:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 1 Z$ f$ L* ]8 e3 R- g( s1 a ! i x% e& N5 I2 ML:我才不会忘记上星期的事呐。那个教授给我期中考试打那么低的分数,我当然要跟他争嘛。+ v5 I8 R8 @6 w+ M" X: _
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. W6 r* F! r! O: C9 ^! w( |5 L3 m4 J; G7 r' ~$ N4 \
L:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! / P3 C" }5 W4 ?6 B* m& W( q4 ?' i. r' m1 n0 P, d
M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.+ ]& G0 v. D B6 @. f
9 k1 ^) {: }2 D1 E# ?L:你说他们打得不好呀?说实话,我根本看不懂。我只知道当地的球队输了三分,这就输了很多啦! + n+ h) M9 r- Z! D# P8 N. s0 c: W! n/ j) d
M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.; ]1 \$ H6 A( X* b, _ W6 D( h
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L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思? 8 V8 O; {0 K, t$ e% d5 Y7 e4 d7 s1 [% \! f$ D- x
M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.( u: k+ d( o7 i+ R
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L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 4 u# p0 l4 ]# V & n1 o4 t& y- ^" o- jM:"Screw up," it means to mess up. ; \) w2 ]# f8 U4 ] G- v* K0 e1 p$ q, w1 @/ K' [6 R3 P
L:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?$ k' s1 ?4 o3 i* _( M8 I
& i. A; s s) z8 r4 [" \M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.9 R5 R6 n2 M9 I, T0 E; f- w' l
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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? 1 ?' K* _: K1 u5 h7 T : x& Z$ k6 M8 g& v. JM:He screwed up at work. 0 X- P& U* k% f; n8 m( C8 k2 x) c1 m' J
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?2 k9 R- h" H: N/ @
. D+ P& x1 I/ h+ `$ u* T2 w% k" CM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. 3 j f9 E; j1 G. Z! k; L; j , z; a3 m) ?( l+ L2 ]/ E- |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。8 T$ Z; a q% t0 O; S5 g
1 }% e& D/ U$ @M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 8 w2 i/ x4 W. u$ }& _; C: k 9 [5 B) b& ^& b) P% WL: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! 1 b9 a8 n+ a5 i( |$ f # h# q5 K' E4 e2 r7 GM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.- ^& M9 ]. [0 R6 F& I$ `; Y8 k/ R
0 X {2 W6 z! r' P$ q* [/ B6 q* eL:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦! # e ]7 y8 H7 Z' Z3 U * r9 a- } D7 j* H% NM:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. 1 p8 [/ k2 A5 D# d. N; ^$ { & x9 a) H/ w, H1 m& A. sL:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。 9 D' T# c+ x- W5 ]3 h( X7 M. K t1 X. ^, O
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。/ q; ^ ~: x0 z& f7 U6 L
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