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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。 : @$ E& P0 p. Y+ ` 7 r/ ? ^; p- o xL: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!# Z" i" t" ^$ o0 v
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M:Sometimes these games get really rough! 1 A3 B" t' K; C5 j4 |# s! a" |7 g: N/ d. v
L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。 / w% u3 C1 V' u. A2 c 4 o+ v+ Z' z5 r( m& G5 _M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. 5 ^ m& A% _5 M: w1 Z7 b% A% Y# T, i- X! K- u
L: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。 ; Z/ ^8 K' H" o2 _ ) [6 S# ^$ K! d7 P# O. WM:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. 6 Y5 `0 M! |- s2 v5 c( L7 \9 b R) K: A1 Y8 V O* g. w" W, [2 B
L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?$ s7 t t+ \0 ?: G9 I
+ q7 i" y" \4 ]M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.* L m G, D; r' W' E2 |. P# t
/ S0 h% X8 g. o. [( kL: 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。 " r0 w' Y E1 @8 F: r0 z0 ]8 G+ j! r7 E2 R& A1 Q6 a" m, m4 y" A
M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?) ^% z- o9 }. p7 S
0 q6 K. b2 s( ^+ g9 e9 D8 UL: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。 & q- E! `# t! c" S0 A: K % {4 ^- z4 E6 d! OM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.) V4 R3 Y& U+ d; b/ f1 {
; X7 n8 s0 o. `# e9 |5 n1 W j5 UL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! & [3 ^% F2 S! o5 l& L 9 ^. [" p* Y( R- ]M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing., s9 s. K- z/ \, j
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L: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!$ W: e3 z) g8 W) z; p- |
& N! ^, m) x5 T7 @% H4 u' Q* j& CM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.7 c" \7 P7 r- X. a$ |
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L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思? 2 a- h. k) i- M1 m8 k* A& s0 H0 _; v1 m% j+ `6 F0 {" |
M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.- g3 B5 A8 d4 L1 I1 x9 L5 R. C
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L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 9 J2 P0 N- n7 Y, V; ?! v: a t ( ?1 ]- W5 T) VM:"Screw up," it means to mess up. & E# e1 V$ S8 H' A' u/ F4 m- {6 {+ }7 }5 l# S9 o: m: D- \
L:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?% A% `" J0 b3 Q: O
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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.5 N. T$ D8 R! M' y
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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? 6 Y1 y* V5 `! }9 k ! I3 c% V/ z j! ^* v6 Y' F- x$ E3 kM:He screwed up at work.. W* G& `1 _3 g( S/ H' O
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L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? / @. q1 Z2 i( |+ E: f' o7 B2 Y3 X* v/ M+ C$ h
M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. ' A7 L! L3 K* }5 U$ q3 H5 x0 j% i9 ^# z/ C
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。 . W2 l- Z1 F/ n1 c3 g4 R1 S% b) F
M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 4 M6 l Z/ @, F! V6 A: S; K' e( p& \. N# C. L3 ] u& [
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!3 `/ S( u5 D3 |1 r- ^$ Q
( ~& H( x" u+ O5 a5 eM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.6 ~8 c+ a- P& u8 o" n2 N. [
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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! 7 M( m3 L J/ y' l6 h8 z- X2 Y , ~: i2 t- ]# x9 P9 R8 E# ?- c/ EM:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.3 Y: P# y" N. |" f