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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。 f9 }: h: \& _* p
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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! - g; I3 j: H8 p T ' k V* S, e3 x. H& a* Y(Starting buzzer)6 U! a. U1 s$ d& b, [5 x* `
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M:Sometimes these games get really rough!+ b. C- U! W7 ?6 ^4 o( u
* B$ x* U3 K# P* C, GL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。 ; [9 o6 t% y4 S) o 8 G- E5 P! F, Q- N* [7 n. ^% XM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.4 h2 d! \) j- d; X2 B1 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。: Z$ F3 z) F9 R5 }# n0 k
6 G# u# t+ w- x; QM:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.- B0 i, i$ `' Y& P
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L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? ; B, n6 R6 n. E& U+ X, p' ^ E8 e3 Z( S: _, y
M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.7 i9 U& i* v, C' I# M
3 z# T/ Z: y5 Z5 p1 _0 W eL: 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。 6 T% y- N+ b U8 ], V; S8 }3 a8 D9 D6 _( g' o
M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?6 p7 ^8 d6 Y* U/ y8 k" H$ [
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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。 * m$ s5 y- F4 Q2 G ' r s# I* b8 ZM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.) C$ e. @2 D5 i, o3 A
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L:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!2 p+ W8 G# F% a) e8 E
* ?# U! D2 W: R gM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing. 7 w9 l2 f. u1 n8 Q n9 F+ Z% G8 ]. Q$ r9 _
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!$ q% x7 ^% c7 C! l
5 m0 q& c4 ~8 I6 ]8 WM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. - \9 T* p% ~; L# i& Q& V * f6 S2 j8 d* j3 m) ^L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?% s0 w6 B0 n5 G. o0 |8 u. z5 M
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.* g4 k8 d3 T( j; h1 T; R* l5 m6 k! R
1 y5 T3 K8 ^$ _* IL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 % \; v6 U/ \8 `% z6 \' H) U 4 }# f& B! {4 l1 e! jM:"Screw up," it means to mess up.7 Q3 s% b. w& X
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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?! A% w7 W7 g0 d" V+ t* Z
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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. ) o3 M6 _% m6 O4 ]8 e+ v3 w' u+ a/ f8 v2 F) c8 K$ ]
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?0 t$ j" W9 a+ j Q5 m# m! Q q
; L+ B. \. @$ v( ?) ]- j0 r' O! dM:He screwed up at work. U* k8 ]. D% G1 _" K) n) [
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L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?+ T( |' V5 p4 H
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M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.- Q3 b* p( T0 ]4 K& ]
G# p# @! l" L! K Q& XL: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。% B( X5 [1 [. q/ `* {1 K. F0 r
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M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. ' G* e! M" K" { Y+ X1 o5 W% ]& m3 i# K$ l ?0 H' r) Q# j( I4 K! z
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! d6 m; r3 g0 T3 ~% j9 G
6 X; I+ \* ~ I4 m; X" yM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. x3 z- c" v' s# O" D+ C" m
$ }# ?: f0 u! l4 w3 X/ I- P3 t; bL:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦! 3 ? @3 h7 I7 `! o: _1 y8 N' P- O0 i/ U
M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.4 F. \( ?. r$ S( |) c