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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。 4 ^: Y& w7 z# G$ I7 T: h 8 t0 y- U# R9 M: p2 y! ~3 l5 ~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! 3 V% [: g) a( W+ e' s" w/ O" L4 E# M/ s( @6 K4 G, @
(Starting buzzer) + q8 P* P5 E% R6 {0 ?! U5 v* S+ v 1 [& a( Y& d' r7 T) r; l G9 d8 @9 F( hM:Sometimes these games get really rough! 1 Z9 F0 {$ S9 q 9 M( \: x4 F8 l, A8 S1 H% ~# cL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。 2 @# ?$ D' h( l5 ^/ _# W( h# M: s; N c : V8 R5 u: {" c8 xM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. / D8 |" `! C3 V E) \) _+ j ! Z2 p& c1 C$ _: i* L1 rL: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。 . v# e. L; h5 \8 `* h+ N; h. Q6 v- X
M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.& u+ M, [: J- y1 \) o: g
5 Y3 l$ z5 o' _ D4 oL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?5 H, w4 g5 |3 W% t. a
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M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.' O% a- y8 l* U$ {' D: Z- G& g
" Y- |: c$ T; g* Q l* 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。 4 I. R$ p8 w& G4 U+ g8 _4 q1 x, G; D, K. ^
M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?; F( e5 n" q3 \7 l0 i7 Z
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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。( V* l1 p' h% O; r% g5 U
9 H0 R0 Y: ~4 t+ k3 C+ y- [7 b) ?M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. - h/ W2 Q0 A: m2 _ ) ^1 L2 k$ {8 Y/ G8 ?& m; XL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!* j. r ?9 w, l B: i
5 o# A* ] S0 g* z" u4 g8 ?3 eM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.) }8 w0 l1 g- [; j. E
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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! 7 R, R8 U7 l* Y; o, N1 |/ x : x1 Y7 R$ n, }2 U H3 Y2 ^$ zM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.( s! d( D' P- ?% ~
p9 S( w, a% o+ b& B- S5 KL:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思? ' d1 ?# N+ D3 f' o5 W8 E" X ( q' I4 ^+ i7 t9 x' hM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.3 C O' E2 \& ^) Q6 i
; R' N0 h5 E/ G9 LL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。, t5 n# z' d9 L4 y$ u3 V
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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up. & k7 ~: r' r& V% z' X" r3 _ 7 ]7 Q% c. E* a G1 l7 B& fL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误? 8 w) K% I) ~/ v2 A( k o" _6 m5 X: S# UM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. 5 H# `0 l# N" A+ `: ~) p+ Y& e+ U3 d) `7 u' D# q) h7 ?
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? ; m7 W& s1 e% w6 w/ m* S* A. ]/ o! D2 m1 ?* E% ^7 C
M:He screwed up at work. ; K: O) f6 Y# g8 {3 Q6 Q7 y/ e0 Q. j9 S& Y* [
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? , w5 I8 I# L9 `. ?; u) b. {( J- Z8 U4 x: M: a6 R
M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. e& }8 B# @: s: y5 N ; G8 U0 ~- _# @$ e1 @) t4 S* w$ iL: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。 $ I9 b* s* e8 I3 V9 ?8 o / E. M; i, `% IM:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. : ?9 y0 K3 }) Q9 l5 ]2 d* R 9 _/ g2 S$ Z* JL: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! 5 ~8 o- ^. ~4 i4 S: B. y( |- @* V8 g2 t C' l( K F0 J
M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.& g- {; ^( `; D/ v
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L:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦! + k. F7 e0 l& u+ P/ K1 P( n5 X- o" l& m5 L3 E% @
M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. ( P9 b7 o, U* G: [$ t N/ y; v1 c, P/ r% M- h4 i$ D9 a
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。* d6 F* {% u/ H+ K
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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。 # k1 F3 l+ b. S9 ~- z5 V* t + X/ s1 J8 n# p0 eReal 声音: (810 K) 8 O- L7 x9 Z% O7 g* d' F. z9 G