& a9 [! z0 {- q' S* GM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 3 M) ^* ?2 h! A) [4 Z, c2 x# o+ `: B5 K& K) v. D
L: 噢,你怕刚才历史测验会不及格。嗨,没必要,这又不是大考。 Michael,你刚才说什么"bombed my history test",bomb不是炸弹,或是爆炸吗?你可不要开这样的玩笑,现在大家对安全问题都很敏感。2 [7 v' Q8 w4 U, U) ~/ b/ ` u M+ A4 o
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M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark. 3 M+ s4 v2 e. z: K8 \# v) F& y7 m& ]( T1 u$ G
L: 考得不好,分数低,这我都听懂了,就是那个词bomb用在这里有点怪。我想,这就是中文里说的考试考糊了。那除了考试外还能用在哪里呢?8 ]3 X" t4 y! f `. P, [
: |5 X( X: s$ `M: Well, sometimes we might say a movie or a play "bombed". That means that no one wanted to see it, and it probably lost a lot of money.8 {5 k+ s% N. b; o
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L: 噢,还可以指电影,或话剧太次,没有人要看,卖座率太低。我上星期去看了一次电影,剧院里没几个人。后来我才看到报纸评论说这部电影太糟了。我能不能说:"The movie I saw last week bombed"? . F+ x' h: ]4 w, Q 2 B$ m" b+ b8 F8 j1 d9 v1 AM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!) P# R' w+ V6 \1 n/ Y0 l0 V2 d: C
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L: 对,你说几个星期前去看的那场话剧,有几个话剧演员简直是太糟 了。That play really bombed! 我说得对不对?$ Z+ i4 P1 W a! X8 u- ^/ ^0 x
$ R& X$ }: I R+ ]( WM: Absolutely! Hey listen, Li Hua, can we please change the subject? I don't want to think about failure right now. What would you like to eat? It's my treat. ; i0 N2 `' [7 q! Q8 w) g R: j( _( u0 C4 s2 j/ [; [/ n+ U9 Q
L: 你不要再谈这种丧气的事情,没问题!要请我吃饭,行,我吃沙拉和三明治。不过,Michael,你真是得省点钱,要是老是考试不及格,研究院会把你开除的! $ y+ @* @( @4 n4 f ) {3 h& f* ?0 ]: G0 o6 dM: Please! Don't mention tests! 1 _& ]8 ]$ f3 J: ~- @& t3 _. g9 k* e4 d$ }* [8 O8 g/ r
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛!) m& [/ A1 ]6 C: I3 r* G. X
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M: I told them not to put onions on my burger, but they forgot. Therefore I said that they "messed up my order". I can also just say "they messed up." , R% I; @1 k4 X2 R4 V9 p+ T( K( z( {' ]4 Y4 Q; g2 ?
L: 噢,你叫他们不要放洋葱,他们忘了。所以,to mess up就是做错了事,对吗? 8 ?* C% Q) F; N6 w 1 _) A8 A7 K, H& }0 R4 P4 iM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.2 S7 ?6 `9 H' z6 H4 w* ~2 B( o+ `
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L: 噢,to mess up something还可以指把什么东西弄坏了。昨天,和我同房间的学生问我借自行车,等她还我的时候,自行车的链子断了。我是不是可以说:"She messed up my bike"? % d; n" h% z7 K+ R 1 K1 B, ]9 E2 y7 [) GM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.0 [. t& a4 i, G0 y% Y' k- `
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L: 对啊,我是让她去买新链子,可是她说都是我不好让她差一点没出严重的车祸。1 l) j* K6 T$ h8 ~5 S
2 z) o, H, T; B: d2 p: A& {! J3 c JM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! / [, E( M* v" e6 U7 i/ ]9 q# h: N8 A- `
L: 她就是那样的人,上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。; x: l1 f/ P' \4 G
# w$ K0 D" a/ a& e2 H" \# {9 cM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. 5 u- o( ^) w, k* G m. R. \ ! |- @* N& P9 @1 x2 l; p! u& }1 WL: 虽然她弄坏了我的自行车,其他方面她还是很好的。嗨, Michael,你能帮我修自行车吗? 5 O% g ]( I- d! M+ Q& | 8 R& c8 w9 ~9 G7 U% |+ x2 T9 y0 HM: Well, I'm really out of luck today. I bombed my test, they messed up my burger, and now I have to repair your bike!, Y( y: {3 c7 j+ @+ B# E' b
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L: 这也算什么倒霉呀!没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了!/ p1 G8 q2 d% l2 @' U
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M: Ok, ok! : d9 p6 R8 s7 l3 k+ E7 l 6 ^. F, K+ a4 F( D& E) }$ [2 Q2 o今天李华学到两个常用语,一个是:to bomb,另一个是:to mess up。这次[流行美语]就到此结束, 我们下次节目再见。0 q% o9 b0 j6 @
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本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 % L6 _& @* c" z5 L! x2 g& c# B+ G h. F9 K1 b- p
bomb 和 mess up,俺好像是看明白什么意思了。可俺平时接触的,都是社会的下层。同样的意思,底层们怎么说? 试试 screw up 或者 f**k up。 3 m+ H* t& @" V6 ?/ q3 W " N! s( n6 X3 O2 g/ O% c7 U5 v“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. " a8 J9 O1 x S8 T( r& b --- I f**ked up my history test. + l0 x, `: P& m$ ]7 C5 c4 V+ c 5 y4 g7 A* u7 B; b8 d) c, l$ H 不用 I think..... ,而是直来直去。/ G9 F/ b5 H; _, V6 m+ H* B
3 B/ V1 P& A2 x/ J: B0 `# S " They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! B( a$ N( K4 A- o5 g4 b0 G ---- They f**ked up my order !
本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:43 编辑 : n, ^/ p- T9 p8 v% g6 u/ z9 W( n' M* K' ~, ]
You screwed it up。 工头和工友有时这么说。9 j' f4 ?5 p( x- B2 u
, G. X' s5 v. ~# Z) c一开始听这话,俺一头雾水。screw ?哦。是螺丝钉。俺是建筑工人,当然用许多 screw,工具包里有许多。可我并没有把 screw 怎么样啊。up ?不是“起来”“上来”吗?我把螺丝拧上来了?没有啊。我没有闲到那个份上。这个 screw up 让俺郁闷了很久。如果他们对我说,You messed it up,我大概不会这么郁闷。