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M：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.. j+ {% r. h3 W0 Q) x) ~# f- p% z% O9 Q8 i
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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. : f$ Z3 \. M1 x. Y( a : x+ Q' y& M' W/ Y7 AL： 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。+ K, ^2 n# f/ B
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M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? ! w+ |* d$ K1 B) K: j* u6 t( C+ Q0 T
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。 , }: _/ r1 A. p. @- n9 h- N$ b* z ' M' d7 h1 E' dM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.$ B' Q; S3 Y/ _3 `4 M( C5 T
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. 2 E/ ]: v& O' k \: i- Q/ p 0 y% W5 w2 T* Z& s% Q4 zL："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？ " G6 i# E" A7 B6 W- T& T ) ?! g9 y p7 D5 k( OM："Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. 2 I4 v0 t% A! Y, | ) _2 r" `( e8 YL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。; T; a( T' J' U" m) G- m
: E. C: r2 ?: u. q8 W vM："Screw up," it means to mess up. " v- t, D. f- H, [- G E# E& m2 R # g% n, F* c1 a" oL：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？7 ?9 v' a$ |3 d# A& q8 R
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M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time., \8 }5 x) `6 p: h3 J
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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？, s& o' M- l: o/ @- _$ ^. f
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M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. " Q! k2 }+ W1 M4 D5 F, n) [, h; |( i( V! ? N/ [
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。 6 ?+ @. K6 D$ ^ y8 e5 e) ^7 D. k/ h* p; R# N
M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 9 N# a% Z; b: `, Z 7 O' i* \9 S; I5 @% t$ NL：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！" j0 g2 U2 x% O* y1 }
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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！ u Y) h5 Q" ?! i% D" T9 T. r' d 6 L( ~& M* [; A4 |! J; _, }M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.8 w6 H( U+ w( j& n4 S
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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。. u% H8 Z [; [8 p' f4 x4 X! a
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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。* Z8 h w% {9 Z! ?
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