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M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.8 N$ b: H8 z" x1 [9 C s8 J
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M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. , |& d5 R9 q5 @' n6 A) M0 G0 D- k; G 6 _1 a' f3 m6 R+ sL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?; E5 C! b& H% d4 l
0 @ l4 v" V" L6 m" jM:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.3 C' F* d( w; y) P Q3 w0 b8 ]
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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。6 T" v$ O9 O: n5 ^
4 u* @5 j; w3 @5 c" S/ MM:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? & s& l- N, _' G2 }" f% Y & y) C( s+ f, C* s; A7 X7 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。 - p! h, J, m; T/ |0 {/ ~- w% _6 ^; @4 s+ k" A
M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.! J) Q @6 w/ h3 L
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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! 9 u: y0 |+ j& f" Q+ t0 R % W( T6 G# t; i& I& @; `) T4 sM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing." {! @; e6 T8 f+ [& A* \( ]
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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! , L- R* s/ I5 @# d2 L( f6 B3 \' O" q7 y# m
M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. + f! A+ `; N4 D. h. o 8 _# f T( G n8 x& ^) W! u- I mL:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?5 ~9 \: M( ? Z
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. 9 h6 d; \; G% Z$ K+ x# w0 @! x8 R8 n$ N4 C7 L3 v% `
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/ L) H/ Q! \! V+ w3 LL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误? + x @, p j' u6 {% j 3 ?, h" X Y. p- q6 SM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.1 X: I% G0 G; S) `- n# {
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M:He screwed up at work. 8 q- Y8 q4 V& e: e& U3 E9 K & v g: ^. G* TL:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? , l- u, W' t) Z# y2 a% P0 Q4 V5 l+ T. t, X5 M
M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.1 K; f6 r- w& k4 h' A
; I1 ~$ A: ?: Q) f, C/ c. EL: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。 1 N# U& ^0 `7 r2 n3 @* j# W X7 V1 a& _# r& I; r. J
M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.3 V4 K; @& I+ R+ A- v& ~# w) h6 H
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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! 8 d' Z; W. {2 |- `1 \: b# t' Y/ a+ _# c% m8 j8 T) Z q' I( [- Z
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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! 4 {6 }& c. T+ T6 m F G- L' p. o( Y
M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.7 i$ {8 d' G/ @6 H6 F
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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。 0 q/ k! z7 N( |8 [ P5 D! O( f8 T- Q5 P7 B, J7 w" z
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。# e7 X6 a2 w! I# u6 N
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