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流行美语教程 Lesson 13 - keep cool & screw up

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发表于 2009-7-14 17:52 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。
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. 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!
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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。
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M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
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* 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.
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$ 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?
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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

0 |- }  |. ]4 B# N$ ^$ XL: 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。# \7 P& X& b; E" h

) 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?
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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。
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
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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!
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& 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!
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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?
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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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! 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.
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+ 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.
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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.
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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。
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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

% q0 x6 s: j8 u( h& b# O& n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。2 N2 f( F1 B/ w% O) y4 M2 \
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Thanks!
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