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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。 ) M! n ?# T! G, H+ m . d5 J k. k! @9 HL: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! 9 v- c' D5 {) T1 k$ e 9 n; T/ f9 W/ a5 t8 V(Starting buzzer)7 Y7 T$ K" n. ]. W# ?/ o1 a7 f Y
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M:Sometimes these games get really rough!- A- x) z7 i- b* s% m% l
6 W% A& I# K- r5 iL:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。 ) M( T% |0 ]4 q0 H7 p7 x* Z& f+ h/ W% p: v# t1 z+ e+ d
M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. ; }* e$ P; o# B& C * H3 D8 n1 ^9 t& u* K0 Q- I1 F" TL: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 U0 I2 H4 d g% t5 n) [
5 s7 Q0 H( r+ B( B8 w. NM:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. ' g4 V% y1 x/ F- S+ a) t: l. E7 C: G $ L* k/ x! y) H. P7 HL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? 5 T" Q# F r" P' v _6 d+ d% o* K! L* H! n% s; T
M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.7 ^( y f" d+ l3 Y4 S
) h$ ]$ r$ g/ k. ]0 \- i6 VM:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? " ]- y4 } K6 D j2 _8 T6 i, B5 _0 u
L: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。 6 `2 q+ f! T% C' W: A: c1 ~) A, p& s f( E0 y1 k- W5 o
M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. 8 M3 W T" D* m8 A" w# Z% V8 j5 a+ c+ D' r9 q5 B7 \% Q
L:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! . c4 M9 ?+ S& x) n, k & a$ V% x B4 j1 \M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing." v8 `( M, K. B7 @
/ R3 r" }: |" P2 U5 r% NL: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! - F s; F P3 l4 ^% z9 d 9 t2 d! i* R4 N$ oM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.; o8 N; e1 Q0 ^( B: I) T# X" Q
: G! x8 Y/ s3 `L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思? : H1 ]/ a( A& F8 g3 Y( p 8 x' ?1 H; p2 rM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.% x6 h6 \4 P9 o# ~: N6 m
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L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。/ h5 W" q8 N4 B" P. h$ x
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M:"Screw up," it means to mess up.' ~+ W0 c3 T; T. h8 x
! W4 z& f* F' mL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?4 u1 ~; }# Q6 F, T0 l' l" }8 K S
3 C" k# M9 H k0 S' YM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. 4 S2 W. P6 r2 S* q ~- w. E + H0 B4 B- ] J3 |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?& n' z7 b2 c2 J6 a8 X/ b0 P8 I/ a/ x
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M:He screwed up at work. 2 u4 I( c5 y" j5 \+ H3 ?! d& i5 }7 \2 g' z- t( Q+ q1 | h
L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?9 W) D* Z) C% T& k
6 C+ }& e; l) o8 I0 q$ D; OM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. ! r& u V8 @- q% x& `4 h, j k2 `( S: y) Y
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。 5 }7 {) M5 V! y% p4 M7 s0 d& h6 f 4 P! D% l6 [- q; C6 IM:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.1 K1 O/ k/ ^' d
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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! $ b8 P9 f# B; [, ]% Y 3 g. X0 p7 V4 X2 R7 m" ^1 U$ `. Y0 a" e- KM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. # e7 x6 m* l5 ~ C) c 5 O5 ~1 z* _" y$ A6 }L:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦! - o7 l6 u. F" E6 L+ @9 ^/ _/ W6 m, s: ~ ]$ } i
M:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.4 `( K1 I9 r: y5 m5 h" ^
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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。' o$ }4 j" |/ l! ~0 j: F* I