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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。5 ~8 D+ s. B; R9 ^0 x- O
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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!8 _( h* l9 Y; ~. ?% c2 e7 g( o
4 n6 q: w9 Z5 Y3 X- S; S(Starting buzzer) * M) \ T |. Y `5 d # s$ O" B/ M7 j: AM:Sometimes these games get really rough! * f, O4 p) N5 q6 Y 2 F/ N4 B T+ b( ^L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。 * O/ f/ r1 Z. N N: H 8 g/ w# k; I( h g0 q! n% T! kM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.4 m5 S4 S- U9 H) G# N
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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。& @2 e" w/ [3 i, m
9 m: P* |- [+ e# v+ ^M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there." N* r" ? L, x* M
5 e5 c2 B* O: b. ?* `8 f8 WL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? 2 R8 W! y# [8 k# J9 X$ U9 k6 @! d8 n; q: H' C( @& L! c
M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. 6 n X0 Q9 B/ H* t3 M0 B, s( c! b; W) B7 s! [( q3 l2 ^
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。+ @) ~9 R7 g2 K' }
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M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? * L8 F, s. j6 R/ y q. K8 D O# g' m" q |' k: q/ _. c+ HL: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。* J+ I3 b' L; D6 }
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.0 A4 b1 c6 n) _& T8 L
( q2 i K% p3 G( eL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! ' Z% P$ h9 }( `8 ^. D6 D: F% k# z8 D) G
M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.. X- R* m9 H$ L% T! ^6 A
, @9 d1 _# j. BL: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 h4 ~' |2 w& z0 u7 S
$ y! d% T2 j6 L* {7 }M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. - Z* V6 k9 f7 W & E$ u ^9 F e' yL:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思? * F4 r0 m. d4 n% {* N9 u( M- i - I: J9 R6 V/ X8 d3 H; u7 rM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.6 h" j/ U& K0 _, s
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L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 * ~0 s* Z5 @( ` F/ p 2 s% ~5 {1 S qM:"Screw up," it means to mess up. + ]9 ~+ ?1 | L5 d8 Z4 X& Z: h) n( r7 i9 z: C! e% a/ W) V; @
L:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?$ `2 E% ]2 [) W4 z/ f4 [4 s
; [5 R1 p& b, V" m9 l z+ K" zM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.( {2 \; T7 `4 ^7 H& E6 k, f
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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? " D% Z" h1 k' v7 K* ~7 U/ o2 ~0 V; D7 f. L" K
M:He screwed up at work. 2 |) H1 z$ A7 ~+ U+ g" l0 e F7 A& V1 \( O: Z7 U
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?& Y: } @) e* h+ A
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M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.# J5 p2 D5 p/ x) C/ R' z( _' w. z
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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。- Y" z+ C; |0 J9 f0 j
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M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.: V: ], z3 R! _$ E3 k% C$ R+ f5 _
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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!; D5 _# `; d, \7 H) ^+ \
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M:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players./ q! j5 }5 O! C9 ]% V; ~
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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! , p5 B: a' U! n2 a! [$ u. j0 r0 X: v" b2 R! C" o' P; z
M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.; _; w% g8 I! I) j* t
) m* o" c, h/ V2 D0 k9 Y9 FL: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! Y1 s3 e' q; ^1 a: } e
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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。 / D9 f5 S2 j, }# W5 h$ }8 g6 b2 ~) }2 J+ |7 T1 M% Z! k
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