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M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.; G% [* F4 F+ W
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L: 噢，你怕刚才历史测验会不及格。嗨，没必要，这又不是大考。 Michael，你刚才说什么"bombed my history test"，bomb不是炸弹，或是爆炸吗？你可不要开这样的玩笑，现在大家对安全问题都很敏感。: F6 Z! s, @: W- x$ H/ O0 a# [. A
) n5 M6 Z$ R. a0 M2 i/ o5 x3 ^M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark. . t" E# w* t( p T5 v6 G# D * b, ^/ `: i- M i9 b' P3 j3 KL: 考得不好，分数低，这我都听懂了，就是那个词bomb用在这里有点怪。我想，这就是中文里说的考试考糊了。那除了考试外还能用在哪里呢？4 [" D! m! G W( N
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M: Well, sometimes we might say a movie or a play "bombed". That means that no one wanted to see it, and it probably lost a lot of money. y$ U) z6 d2 K. d* s1 }7 ^/ p
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L: 对，你说几个星期前去看的那场话剧，有几个话剧演员简直是太糟 了。That play really bombed! 我说得对不对？0 L, \3 `' H2 Q1 p$ f' V7 j& c6 v
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M: Absolutely! Hey listen, Li Hua, can we please change the subject? I don't want to think about failure right now. What would you like to eat? It's my treat.5 E/ K0 g! ^$ c4 D* _+ W
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L: 你不要再谈这种丧气的事情，没问题！要请我吃饭，行，我吃沙拉和三明治。不过，Michael，你真是得省点钱，要是老是考试不及格，研究院会把你开除的！. R. h) K! p4 s# ?
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ 4 G4 l8 b2 w' O% J( J 2 J; x7 X9 P+ ?# c+ FM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! 2 ^+ h7 @7 k; v5 R1 Z" K" [1 }' X# q3 j" X2 m3 J& i2 {0 J
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？9 U' B. h2 A5 x
& L7 i% w& C' [, M* fM: I told them not to put onions on my burger, but they forgot. Therefore I said that they "messed up my order". I can also just say "they messed up." 6 g% r" c9 A" u+ `: u A2 X ) v$ B. X" `+ x+ g* iL: 噢，你叫他们不要放洋葱，他们忘了。所以，to mess up就是做错了事，对吗？$ n: V, p, s& C8 F2 {
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L: 噢，to mess up something还可以指把什么东西弄坏了。昨天，和我同房间的学生问我借自行车，等她还我的时候，自行车的链子断了。我是不是可以说："She messed up my bike"？1 j; ~# H: i9 \8 v$ j2 |
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M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. . _% h) c2 R7 h7 y& E p0 r I1 u5 m$ l
L: 对啊，我是让她去买新链子，可是她说都是我不好让她差一点没出严重的车祸。( z3 Z8 ~, ]; s; S: ?
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M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! 3 P# n, Y; f, C% o5 O* j9 g! A6 x5 ^. Q. L 0 K- u/ S2 ^' R+ [" E9 eL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 {! ]$ h$ t' f0 h/ K1 U
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L: 虽然她弄坏了我的自行车，其他方面她还是很好的。嗨， Michael，你能帮我修自行车吗？ 1 Y8 N6 p- Y( O. s& u" U _! \: T; {/ M6 q* o7 N) vM: Well, I'm really out of luck today. I bombed my test, they messed up my burger, and now I have to repair your bike!* e, b% a; Y% }7 E9 V3 a
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bomb 和 mess up，俺好像是看明白什么意思了。可俺平时接触的，都是社会的下层。同样的意思，底层们怎么说？ 试试 screw up 或者 f**k up。: g8 S/ G( Q# F+ I( ^
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. 9 ~2 P' e) B0 w1 Q8 B4 L --- I f**ked up my history test./ R" ]8 ~: b2 C! b
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不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。" B( D3 O8 H; s- U
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !$ Y% E& j0 g& H% D! k
---- They f**ked up my order !
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