: d# a+ I& h/ S! ^. |* w6 }M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 4 F" g& X% ]% }6 r6 a 1 n, M8 C# d) T% _% r7 m9 O: SL: 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。 7 S6 R! Q2 l7 r/ z0 F, Q: `/ v2 k/ ]( Y" m1 P
M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark. 2 x6 ?* X; r+ }( b5 H+ y( s' x 0 E6 h3 y( Y2 w k d- g! iL: 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？; D: K' c' `* n# V( Z3 o. x6 _0 v
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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. . |* z7 G4 f& Q ) D* A% J% ]. u$ W6 y( RL: 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"?3 O3 t% y( i' {3 y
* w" K- @9 w, P( ^2 dM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! & \5 B$ C% e4 l/ j% l4 \' G O. g$ s# a& o G2 _5 G8 r: ?3 k
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？ 7 i* i$ ^! w. u. A U) }- _) ?( P; o7 T) X* x
M: 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. : p, ]6 Z. O# w$ J0 N8 b$ P- m: [1 F4 _6 D) q( x5 r8 `
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！" {& V2 Y; K2 X. |5 m+ J) ~# `
$ x6 _0 C1 j! W9 K J3 V' K/ iM: Please! Don't mention tests!5 K A4 N- x" z7 m/ u( j1 K
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！9 u. a. J6 b* B( w3 G
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M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!! V1 g/ I8 P# m
5 f6 [3 w: Q5 n% F3 G. rL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？9 \+ v1 ?9 P. A3 `( _
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M: 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."+ y% R- @7 J/ q% e* Q2 I
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M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.* L _& Q" L& {$ @& q, Z
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L: 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"？( B) e# J( C! c0 F1 f/ V
0 [. l) @ P8 K. D6 V, mM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. t1 ?" ]+ S* [6 U; V7 g0 O # r/ R# u/ G# t7 F5 Q1 s" cL: 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。1 H4 A4 o; @1 W) U. y# }. U" u
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M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!# w* U$ F" l6 I: s8 X* F* E2 X }
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L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 ! o; U1 t, Q) e1 V& r. w# k- u6 w9 K6 l- o# h9 A6 O
M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. 3 e+ `* V* g# D2 r 5 y0 v+ q" M! m Z+ G5 sL: 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？% I9 U% ?+ @' c3 ~/ o% |: K) L+ J
) j j" ?, N* y# M5 }5 gM: 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! 8 O; x4 |' C" ?' M, m- L/ L+ r$ N' Z7 H4 H T, K. `
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ # ?2 @, P. a) D* k. R! t% J }# B4 _
M: Ok, ok!: u9 `0 x: l7 c* s! V1 |
" t$ n/ h, i, |4 K6 f4 w- x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。9 F. {* ?& \ k0 t: `
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bomb 和 mess up，俺好像是看明白什么意思了。可俺平时接触的，都是社会的下层。同样的意思，底层们怎么说？ 试试 screw up 或者 f**k up。% Y1 _2 y% i5 |' B2 A8 e/ `( D
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. ) o" a, c9 V! k4 g --- I f**ked up my history test. ' |; R8 E3 Z9 t 2 O O5 \$ h# u9 @ v 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 / J6 @% {6 C3 i/ L- e! [* ~( P2 P, m4 V7 W H9 Y0 V, n
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !4 g% j$ \0 Y' L- w
---- They f**ked up my order !
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