. v) ?& d: d. ?L: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。 8 N6 N- v0 _+ W- w* _0 D+ z4 ^) s5 R: B% j0 {% k G+ [
M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass./ | a" x4 d+ K6 k5 P! p
: E# d5 G3 i3 y1 H- P) F& v8 P# 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。, M2 ]' ~. t. s# t1 d
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M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark. , j2 Z7 E- `' Y6 u) Z7 {+ e A+ b8 a; Q& [+ Z0 E$ t; T
L: 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？, S. ]& _: k- I9 r$ h
$ ?' C& g0 u) e& e* ZM: 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. / Q K9 }# W+ e5 u ; w* f6 H: D9 A- G& @6 P$ F3 yL: 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"?) u' I l& N2 J1 Q# X- p; |
" G4 s3 H% ]. r7 FM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!+ u( L, Y2 H* @
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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？ $ J) p. j' U% L9 n g; r m, ~. }- ~5 m' U1 S+ d# J" | k
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.. b$ Y+ U- A0 H h3 B W
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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！ 6 t4 p+ y2 p8 R* v3 l& R6 f/ R; {" g6 w3 b5 [
M: Please! Don't mention tests! & Y/ A$ p# O4 n" O ^* @* _" E4 s% P7 S* d, OL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ ! H* Q1 p$ o, c: r" h) ?* u6 U4 }- p0 m# Q
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!( W7 p9 _8 g0 s. [' d3 O0 Y
i- F. f; L5 ~& ML: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？6 I( @8 F0 R: P7 G* h; b
# l' u; a5 b: L, t, uM: 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." ) }* c. }+ t" J4 p5 e g 4 u# T9 e, _/ E4 A$ q; I) `" rL: 噢，你叫他们不要放洋葱，他们忘了。所以，to mess up就是做错了事，对吗？5 G O' w% O' F
l7 z7 y) ^& W3 H3 x* d4 TM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.6 H- G4 e2 b, G4 N
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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"？ / E5 o" _7 b( B- `# l" { - y/ ]0 |* c; a) x7 @7 k1 RM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. . r! v" Y$ V& I2 ^0 ?& m, z" j
L: 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。* M# G; v# }8 }& ]8 z* d9 {
4 b |7 v6 Y' Q. Q: F% MM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! % x8 F' ^" n0 S* v# }2 y6 l. S% h& @# ?+ O( g
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。/ Z+ i$ G, I( z" l k5 B! V/ I w
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. ' M0 h4 i; H% I! M8 G& E W, N ) k. O$ h# {: c2 n# o$ K1 q ?L: 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？4 A* `# v1 k6 S/ Z) q/ Y5 I
6 y: H4 `0 R& _. G" a$ [M: 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!% ~* p$ F, ]2 |+ h( ^
5 x9 c) W/ `2 P4 ^* ^" h- v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。: R! D# a5 e. e' D# Z& z4 g
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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。 5 z4 b0 o1 f% X# ]1 k9 [9 { - q. O% e; b+ T2 \$ w“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. # U4 K: i/ I9 B/ d: [9 \9 A' r: G --- I f**ked up my history test. 1 z- X" }* \& H* n# C1 v# I$ t K9 ]. Y; M0 z5 H
不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。* Z$ u; v+ q e& f1 W
6 o5 V' S9 X- ~* ]1 q# `1 i " They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !8 F; b. Z5 W" q& Y
---- They f**ked up my order !
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