2 r. [& P! k# B% b ?6 Z! eMichael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。 2 [ Y$ I* h$ P+ g% r; N5 ^+ g+ _' M& f+ f0 r( w$ D. _! t. u x
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！ : [& Z) F. ^) D: Y7 U C5 Y X; ?* d
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( R9 g( e9 }% b v; V$ k' cM：Sometimes these games get really rough! " P7 @' U8 o$ i5 J4 ]- k. P! Y) s$ J8 i
L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。. \; `6 g$ t0 o6 Y
# S( i% \. w8 o' }; a! wM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.# W* ?! }; ]9 z& h: r$ f0 y2 Z
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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。 4 j$ a* f# @, V0 ^( @ 7 P; s! Z! G2 @M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. + T( R. H4 |9 \: d2 ?4 c3 }6 Q5 s! T
L： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ 3 ~) J; I3 m* L# [/ Y' n 2 P' V5 O, D' i' X& G3 t# m9 C' QM：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. # g# z1 o+ H6 ~8 m3 S. I) H4 [4 s& v, G6 x' x2 ~
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 b% x3 C& J$ |$ a& k3 v 4 [1 ^+ q) p0 ]% m* Y, K' k8 CM：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? ' r ^3 i. n w1 `7 u! e. V% [. X+ R1 p2 h& ]& g; n
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。 9 [! b# a. r. [2 `" X$ b1 }6 j0 {% `; [1 }) a% C9 _
M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool./ t% [4 x: C6 z5 w0 U
- e% N9 O2 G' zM：I can't believe how poorly they are playing. 3 e! E2 p$ t+ D# r6 [ 7 R c' n, A1 z0 N/ sL：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! |# ]$ S( g& d
9 c; E3 S; J1 wM：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.$ q, K; O j1 w, h) M
7 z/ o- c+ ^# H+ ?* [- R: eL："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？& p$ c; H# h% u$ s. N
/ }( }) E' j8 j G, RM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.: \5 e2 ]5 E* E
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L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。1 Q" C' a- v0 g, ^& Z* F+ b
- J. B9 J/ N- l4 y: ?. H. m7 P! ZM："Screw up," it means to mess up.- J6 T/ Q) M! u: h( J3 y9 W7 G
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L：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？* ]- ^' Z4 }6 G% ~
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M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. 3 b+ t: U3 d4 d1 ?& v( G; B) z) A+ Q% o- B
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# D/ z5 h* T! s" f
+ r9 w" Q. K0 ]2 _9 j1 rM：He screwed up at work." P0 G1 c, Z' j* w" F
8 f+ ]- L A% B( D, x. sL：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ . i9 ?$ d( N. Z7 @1 G7 U- e0 }. t; ]% C$ |0 a6 l3 F {& k
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. 1 r1 p8 P* K( H! e# ?8 v+ ]% ^; W5 j5 p0 X) {, x% C
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。 " x- S5 U6 y! c2 J/ |% w- d9 s( B$ _+ a: x
M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.! Q; k( Q5 n: A/ `
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L：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！; L+ _8 j/ V" N* n8 s0 B5 h
* l4 ~- y! ~, H1 BM：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. G) I5 y& T5 v# Y: H6 y* F. V0 Q
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