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& h& L1 y8 }; ]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。0 v! U W4 \% A! R
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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! % n' I6 m, Y- `' v7 b: h' P. W: {+ `/ a
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( P2 |+ v+ x, a+ a3 zM:Sometimes these games get really rough! ! d! a9 u+ `5 ^7 d - D! c! S2 l! c# U$ J* J7 H3 s# |L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。1 n" `" h4 H( P5 L
( ^/ T$ Y! {3 n& X. {7 }7 SM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.4 w$ e, s$ R* D/ e! {. Q$ v
, |3 \( B2 s5 v |M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. * E9 |7 v" r4 T. F# B$ R. [9 v$ q
L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? + n, T8 q6 s# R% V+ G/ U . @0 I- h( @) K1 r0 m! b% H: gM:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. ! b0 k5 Z5 r9 W z* H! V4 O6 i! q2 f# r. w. ^
L: 噢,keep cool就是要冷静一点, 你是说这些球员不要火气那么大,需要保持冷静。对,他们要是老打架,最好的球员就会被禁止打球的。 " ^0 e) K }/ @" _2 J . J9 L1 o6 C2 b5 V& rM:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? ' r0 g6 Y1 n( `5 h0 w: P/ Z) r' E6 F1 j & u1 k( O. S, G1 I1 ?3 ^: k' N; AL:我才不会忘记上星期的事呐。那个教授给我期中考试打那么低的分数,我当然要跟他争嘛。& G5 u1 D; N# [: v/ E- e; a
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.7 X7 z% U# p, v9 u
; }; ~$ U8 O7 X- _, e( M4 jL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! ( A, T8 s& t" [9 _. e$ A5 j, D; } 5 H$ a8 e/ ]' \9 K4 rM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.% ^9 l: Q [7 v: H: \) R5 @
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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! X2 C2 k, D9 f) [; H1 r/ N3 Y# n; w$ l
M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. % Y* P. e8 ~1 ]$ w* ` G) w5 B3 G+ @- T, X$ @% P3 W# M; W6 @
L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思? 3 u# r2 I6 i z. k9 Z6 ]0 a9 S2 @3 j2 L6 P- ]) a4 G# o" F
M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. , u# z9 U9 @ V6 }2 o Q% ^5 F0 _4 ~L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。4 B2 w7 s# f4 f% T4 L. ?
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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up. + b- u1 `- \, d" b0 @ 2 V+ L, H$ o6 f/ A) w. F- ]L:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误? 6 r# j+ R q; s' S2 v7 J) _2 X- M 5 r: J5 S2 T/ x' R; g! r: y JM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. 8 w" C. u5 ]6 f% }" u2 s4 E, N8 E , k* E" y* E' R3 o- sL: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? - N- u# T. r; j+ @ w% U" c) \, M! cM:He screwed up at work. & G/ B8 x8 v% } e" j* ]' I1 T. V: N- B8 x; [
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? / D/ F0 o' J4 s - Q0 S' y, `4 m# MM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. + ]" V, ?1 }9 I* E, A: @' x6 y+ D1 T/ G+ i0 A; G5 D$ u
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 w: \* E9 X& ?, N2 {( Y0 X , f" m( \0 t9 a: BM:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.3 ` e6 W2 _7 Y