$ ^) N* `1 T% e$ {: eM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. ! f9 X; f* q0 F- l. ` b5 d$ F+ V6 ^4 u0 ~2 p, ZL: 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。 ( c" A) p. _( L9 V8 p3 e; P! {7 F! k$ M
M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark. . C2 m* E d& u* Y , w1 Q* @5 F! [2 pL: 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？. M! r. @5 @# K! y
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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.$ z$ ^5 n2 A7 ?
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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"? # F8 K8 {! W: j7 n. L) X: |2 i# W) A: `& ]
M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!. ~, N( n& V. |5 Z
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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？ , r6 u7 |! o. e. p# j$ J . v2 l. q" I% o. E2 `! aM: 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.6 F K; i" O, o' x" A
; Q2 ?, s+ ?/ G: v' T0 i2 G$ |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！* s# v# O) W' f4 M
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M: Please! Don't mention tests! & _; O4 P- d. C; U- N9 A' i" ^* t3 O& e8 F" M1 d: O8 i4 D
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！& y, f- J! x8 ^5 a+ a: b
' |4 _( N! O: n0 Y6 t- HM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! 1 `9 u) P: i: H. l0 e7 E5 U% W+ r) {% a' y
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ * R4 F" a I, h& v1 s - P- ? i( k! F5 P" {- Q! xM: 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." ( D! n3 w4 N# ]1 y ' a7 w( W& y* a5 X" \1 T6 r8 WL: 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？ ( l1 j2 ?+ g L( F4 l$ s9 i+ p % C) R# l3 f1 ^" @. CM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.% M. y8 c- [0 p3 f3 n3 n
b4 A0 t7 ?/ P2 v& n# e- W4 _6 q5 v1 uL: 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"？ + M% [# |) t! k1 w) U- O1 Y1 ~. e+ z( Q% Q5 O
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. ; T2 f0 i. @" N4 ]# n. ?3 W % `3 l) Y' q0 ?9 PL: 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。 k; O- G$ S; k
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M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!% _; B& I( w, ]% n
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.. h! `# B" R% `- b9 W, |: O! w
9 v$ e4 O- z$ }+ t1 ^+ ?4 PL: 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？/ Z2 ?2 U4 \( w6 w# G6 g
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M: 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!. E [& n$ {, q$ [9 I
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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！! e0 K+ l6 y$ S
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M: Ok, ok! \: P1 x' x# }0 e# Y9 s! f ! m0 v" z% ^- K& p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。. |3 f8 v" y. u' q5 {( N! p
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+ B' C t, S& K Z1 F2 X“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. - P& G4 @) ~* N5 P4 X4 e8 K --- I f**ked up my history test.3 Z ?% e. c/ s1 A1 p" J/ s* _0 g
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !: _9 i5 f! B) F/ B
---- They f**ked up my order !
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