4 S7 o& U6 r$ M% X% O: z2 bM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. & _4 m D0 X+ X, {4 v- u$ O * j/ j4 l: n3 Q$ e" A/ mL: 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。" p6 p |9 D( {, F1 \) @6 Z
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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. k' {+ Y6 c: Q8 g 7 \3 i, ^% o8 M$ m9 e A8 d9 cL: 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？4 ^0 i, T& O& a1 r
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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. 2 T" t: Q+ Q2 }" X' ~3 m) Q2 o: y3 |# _9 @
L: 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"? 6 `1 y' T- [1 R. P( h# p$ C5 D' T/ u; L4 T$ _& w! {
M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! ' Y* R! C. O& l # N' u8 T; r( rL: 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？; S2 z* u% G' E9 X0 B- I j! l, X
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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！ 5 `. q: O$ W7 c/ m9 ^- [7 Q ( ~- a7 \7 a$ d+ NM: Please! Don't mention tests!: o/ }0 v! a; g7 d" c Z: E" g
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ . f, q1 g. I" s( E, o- k" U$ p" u5 h, |
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!3 o2 v! E% F, X# I
* ^9 Z R2 b( J# ?0 \) fL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ R, f4 ]8 ^7 j) V
! T& D; x5 \* VM: 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." ) g7 K: q( Z" W1 ]: \' P7 T$ F& ?: e& M
L: 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？ * t, ]8 a- _& B0 b+ U - N: H2 E Y; f! z9 Q3 qM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. ; t0 S$ j! U/ C/ i0 |7 g! Q# `+ v5 h5 Q: ~. U+ E6 Q
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"？ 5 Y1 x1 h; }# y/ t+ }: ?7 |9 M% `6 }2 `1 a2 h0 g+ O( ~, a8 ~! B0 s" v' }; O
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. ) ]2 @' J1 `/ u5 m5 I @; i 5 W7 M, ^1 Y/ t4 u6 k; e, w; bL: 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。9 x) z" y7 N9 u; ]# Y- o
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M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!3 c1 @8 U2 x4 [3 ~: f
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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; U: L R6 d2 ]$ [& z
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. & s; q0 {; T' L! r6 A/ p2 s, E! B& V/ A+ c3 G& C0 v
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？ ( T( ]1 }/ _) c4 F$ F; B! \' H& p1 K' J- V
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!7 j/ r0 v# i9 K0 e* O
* t$ V2 F; K# l6 E; fL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ ! g8 P! e' Z$ V* C% N- g% l2 {7 \) p/ e% K( Y% t
M: Ok, ok! + o a @. J* P2 r: \! I' \0 P8 A5 R( \8 g8 o, d% l
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 O; I' C' x5 o( Z' `( ~1 X; h0 j) @Audio as following: ! R& f" o5 X" J( ~. q
本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 / e, S0 a7 G8 u/ B, M# j( C5 n% V c" U$ O9 z# L5 T
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。 8 m5 M6 R" q$ W # b( V9 s. m) V/ l2 E2 F+ t5 `' g“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. + {5 q2 e7 x3 O( s& b+ V# q --- I f**ked up my history test.! x) {4 B" G- ~2 E6 R6 q# d6 i
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不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。. r0 E: s% j; ^( `: w
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !6 T' G- Y1 Y: M; d
---- They f**ked up my order !
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