本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑 ( ]8 P$ B8 y+ I, a ! u1 L8 ^# u) P- f0 u, AMichael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。 * h& L- {6 _! c4 u% Q' H8 H, x. C. |& L- {, L4 ^. S
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!: b) R% c D2 c+ {$ t1 ~
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(Starting buzzer) $ @& j; J- N! N$ O) ^' ~( H) y - u* v# D1 j# a7 a5 W; K4 a; f0 `M:Sometimes these games get really rough! 1 ~4 T) A' ]" t( `( h/ } ' [5 ? Q4 V- N2 @/ ]" W, N, n8 BL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。3 \ q! Z; K6 T. v/ s: I) k
/ W+ b3 T6 }: F ^, Z" e6 ?2 b) F5 o/ TM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.0 n+ Y5 F: o7 L3 I9 k% {; k" p: Q
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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。: t1 D: k6 A( y6 `; n% m
& b* C; w' L$ o0 `, {. E- K4 hM:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.; D+ ?, e0 @/ t7 V: U
6 Q L' x2 N/ v3 F6 xL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? " m8 \5 c7 H" q' V( m & \' V- H/ K4 D! [2 }( \' G5 C; G9 PM:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.) q- ?& U! c4 D& n3 r# _
0 v+ }0 _% E$ b8 Q4 ]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。 7 c: w. q$ M6 ~+ b3 B" M" v0 I. c6 Y4 F2 {4 u, u' N
M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?8 S z+ |5 k) s6 q s! y6 L
8 Z. ?: K" J% @6 x. \* b# nL: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。 - Q7 n1 D2 Z# Q7 m' }/ x6 v! G! c- A. p1 I7 [7 E: s
M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.1 S. m8 T% J: p
! y* i% b+ R, t( Q3 l+ a+ W2 CL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! 6 `: m/ Q8 s/ ~5 x/ o4 Q2 ^$ P, i: ~+ S5 ], Z) X6 \
M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.1 ^2 J' y' k' N* D; Q
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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! " ?( J% C, j2 j $ E/ J: v4 D. i2 s( F9 P$ uM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. , o! I/ |8 P) D- R& B1 W3 _1 Z2 I; C( o& z) I3 e
L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?+ L2 {! G5 b) B/ l" X- Z: m
T8 W* E+ g( L$ JM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.: Q$ M; Y+ N6 j4 O5 J' H) E
0 b" w" W# @9 HL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。. Q: P; r& \4 b- K- }5 j
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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up. 6 c& W+ v* S! t) c& d8 T& R # i* o- P" |/ P3 w XL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误? 1 c6 S' H- d, y k8 W0 s7 \ / D* e; N" t5 P; C. U; _M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. ; E& {% |/ H$ _( O $ f; X- k8 P" L: F( _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 l, p% o S% U: \! q8 y2 J; P8 q. c) Z0 j* n: e7 M/ {5 ]
M:He screwed up at work. ( q4 r3 }4 K; i8 {$ ?: f- t" v* O! \6 c: f! d: Q" a( g
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? $ I. J6 @# }, p$ {+ x: ~* w$ s4 ^2 u
M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. 2 L4 P7 T1 w/ i" H% U: L + @, V) D; P3 f2 l! _% V/ E" G; F7 yL: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。 ; L% u6 Q8 Y; `- S l* {- G( n. P# d+ l$ Z. j+ F' n
M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. + s3 f, D" V: \) m& p* N" n( X % x; P% n2 Y; ]! F, uL: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!/ t, B0 c: N9 W0 n
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M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.1 d, z% b; N7 t6 E: b0 R1 J
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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! ; a! I4 \" u3 ?8 C' J s- `2 ~0 a
M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. 0 `1 ]/ W+ B$ t$ j$ G- J& K " j& f" a. G6 N$ y3 f, PL:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。 , H* y' V- m+ _3 d: } Z: u. f * B$ v2 v0 D3 M% l/ _% H5 x/ t; ]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。! u% o2 j4 t9 s$ B' E9 j