3 G& h# [6 y: b; Q9 BL: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!* z4 n, d" @6 C+ O! j9 y# J
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(Starting buzzer) 0 ~! D6 w9 E$ z9 _ , X4 E) }/ ~; Z1 w4 sM:Sometimes these games get really rough!- z; T+ b! H, [$ d _
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L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。* s1 G3 u8 J7 J# A# n9 N
' n ^4 c( M4 g! S" j2 L0 N" AM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.6 u$ d! w5 K+ ~" G8 t; h
8 \8 w# `0 a [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。 6 p1 B& t3 V2 F! ?1 ~% x" H + B: `9 U6 V1 z$ R, l. XM:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.) I/ ]2 D3 R" \6 E
! I8 Y1 ^! q' e' _# u( {$ IL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?7 s. z; B5 V' y" `5 p/ ~3 q, M0 f
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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.5 a1 M8 V3 ?6 t' @$ w5 H; J9 k
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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。 1 |0 B) m! c q* w# o% k1 n, e' }6 v2 p9 @
M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? ( A k+ i i7 {' K7 a * A4 E/ r# c; F" ~. GL: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。4 b/ I+ C/ T$ Z$ K! y$ q$ B8 v' R! S
3 @( e- ~2 y2 |5 M: _) DM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.4 l$ r" o# _, e" S, q
( O1 @( u; e! Y. _. S' hL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!; M: k( U" M; E* E9 k' ~5 j
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M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing. / m. F+ F" i4 e' `- D4 l" _ : W0 p* S/ o v6 I/ @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!; c F+ u9 M) _& ~ o
) M) o1 N/ ` [2 ~ tM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. ' {# W1 F2 ^$ i. i/ K% ?* V/ U9 H5 Q$ b5 B! ?( M3 T( y% m8 v
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. 7 A8 K: L5 x s/ ^5 | ! H) L0 R8 C2 lL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。4 p6 j; V# V$ g& v) Q3 p
( _$ K9 N i4 lM:"Screw up," it means to mess up. % |4 Y8 y& S, i2 O 3 U$ l+ ~: @# I! W$ H, ~1 K5 r N5 CL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?( ^+ @% a: F1 c, S Q
) t- x+ N8 S7 F6 zM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. % V1 n5 N7 J% u1 z, f- M, ?6 k6 e& k4 d
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? + m' ^) ^9 E) r5 e% w5 \7 Y# T8 q " J2 V% O( W X9 }8 aM:He screwed up at work. , B8 t& M& l' W. k, R7 N! v, h7 F9 G8 U: O- t2 V: l1 _
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?$ c# L' W, k8 o0 N6 R. f; S& i7 ?
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M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.+ t5 J6 k1 O! r Q$ q
, J7 u U2 D6 fL: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。 ) ^5 ?" m% F/ l2 I' Y: J/ Y1 E) G
M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. $ [* U7 i' Y: w0 ?' D' Y2 x) n. k " [% u1 w$ O2 ?- [4 z5 lL: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! & W1 h/ U1 k1 ^0 m' a- Y/ r2 Z8 q, D, z( J' R
M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. & {% m1 Z3 b! E ' B6 P" @: W# {3 }! U) yL:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦!4 S& E& S% P# Y* H
# M9 m& v# O3 h# Q2 T' _6 S+ YM:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. . v; l2 w7 G- R2 V" V4 `7 P# c) V# u# q u6 O& x9 l
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。 . C# K$ Q8 s( M# l4 \3 M+ V . [! @- n. t. Z- w. B: c) v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。 ( O5 N; B3 h' k+ @% \# N1 `. J" o) l; D! b- L; B3 w' |
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