6 U5 D: p" z$ _6 NL: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。# h/ Z1 b; Z. K
$ s0 y0 A) H Y4 _M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. ( S7 @) d% | M0 n" F i' H$ t7 [, Q$ L1 s# S
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。' ~6 G# B6 q1 W# i
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M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.( n) I: h! `: ]3 M
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L: 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？ $ U. {) D! M2 R3 }- E' ?7 E' m( K0 T - g9 O. n [$ z6 {$ A0 yM: 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.4 i+ }; A0 Z0 U1 ^
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L: 噢，还可以指电影，或话剧太次，没有人要看，卖座率太低。我上星期去看了一次电影，剧院里没几个人。后来我才看到报纸评论说这部电影太糟了。我能不能说："The movie I saw last week bombed"?. \& P, q0 q( r' S. P: ?7 Q
! x$ u( p+ \. ?. K8 n. O% d* T) h+ AM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! 1 M6 n+ X3 I$ {; N; m1 E8 A! V: J/ i7 o R# a" b
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？ 7 ^2 ^+ ], i t3 Z: W1 o$ m5 Q1 z& }' H- Q% b
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 T \8 B1 C# X( j 8 Y3 Z+ v; K) Q, i. H0 B/ J. x, PL: 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！# L0 H2 F' @( F2 S) o
* f) b- a3 {' v& ^M: Please! Don't mention tests! 0 b$ Z: w4 |9 N3 ?$ Z! e( H5 R. _$ S0 ~" S" ` {/ l
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ ' d2 G' h: i% U2 \' d- X. D ( u q4 l" E- P* ]( u& _M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! w, c7 v" }2 |, f! G , g4 f7 T& [) r9 p- l4 F' VL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？5 ?4 T0 |0 I8 g
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M: 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." F& k% I/ k* u9 Q) T5 ^+ F8 `- i; J) l; {
L: 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？$ m M: n6 a5 K2 Q6 y5 Z- E9 h. q
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M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.! I0 z7 a) M6 m O
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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"？ `! f; [" p, z! \2 Y9 A ) c$ ]2 [4 |/ s' I; v! kM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.& u1 G: C% Z2 t8 q& x# B
6 M2 ~8 G- u2 @+ c! TM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! 1 ?" k1 p, Z+ P5 Z) Y$ U2 S6 I2 l2 w7 E/ C [* T6 E! I, L% M
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。, T+ l7 \/ |+ A. I3 {
) D+ X6 Q6 U" T3 V: _' uM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. $ `) M4 X" V& Q3 t( p7 p7 S2 K) C8 ]( K5 m- t. u- d
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？ ; c2 W* N6 E( B; A2 }' X2 Y$ o. |8 v5 v& j
M: 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! % K n- U) Y7 d( g9 s1 Z' d& u0 W) h0 n. F3 F' J4 k- J
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ 6 ]6 W1 z# x2 j# h/ C" X . f( I3 S: k' y) W0 M4 k# I6 sM: Ok, ok! ) g2 G N# B$ |. ]. \' t ; }1 o/ J8 U4 q* P* ? @) O R今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是：to bomb，另一个是：to mess up。这次[流行美语]就到此结束， 我们下次节目再见。6 s9 d+ `, h/ ]4 }4 R2 V
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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。7 `9 ?9 X, [ ~! V
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. $ A! L" y5 e# @ {& V* w% J --- I f**ked up my history test.+ R) j0 z6 a' J& _& @
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不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 ! q3 I$ n$ I" O: C& i) {& V# U5 b) C, f0 D% t1 ?1 r9 L/ A# ?0 r2 w7 i
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! % b5 p6 ?3 ~7 s% n1 a ---- They f**ked up my order !
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