- G' P( x/ \+ o* uM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.8 V( I( P% S3 c# D( M9 s
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L: 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。 & l4 j- Q1 k) ?' Y1 O1 ^' }# ^4 Q2 y8 i, a/ ~$ a( V) l& M
M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.) K' H& \$ g: z; y
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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？9 f! Z9 y, X- e% 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. 6 \0 V2 a. e7 `( h ) k7 Q* H6 X+ W0 fL: 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 V, g- z6 b8 I) P* c6 H5 v# K
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M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! 9 R$ {- [( w& j( I * Z+ G+ e% G. m6 K, f" G$ WL: 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？ ! Y2 i$ G3 @' E' z7 ]. \/ x" e% ^ + \2 g$ o" |$ tM: 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. % r- ~8 I4 ~' ?$ U% O* W3 z) j3 S& y1 l0 W' ?% F9 }3 S- M8 v1 P
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！% f \- `9 T6 M8 ?+ I' `2 K5 z% v9 @
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M: Please! Don't mention tests!! n. ]4 \2 A+ c. Z, X' p" P1 J: P
" B) k3 \$ N6 T2 cL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！: l, N! i* ~2 S6 a/ G, X- T2 y: [ p
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M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! . v; W' F" {" w. [! v1 {9 e - a i1 n( ]( sL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？) H( k4 ]. o0 z# Z
3 f1 i# @) Q# k8 }: N. ]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." , p+ g+ b2 n: v" K( g, a! ~" _' M M: q! x; Y$ P
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？1 B. p- T/ o. [; c
& ?2 k6 Q! c, W* C! h$ kM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. a9 }6 ?' U+ N7 B9 h' C % r0 W j) N+ F" S2 H* a, I7 ]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"？ ( R+ B4 B2 d1 ^- h$ e# ~' C6 t9 {- U7 @5 C
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. # e8 S% P& a: u# P9 e: C2 X0 Z( i( e( T- w! w
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。) o( W0 c! G' ?. F& H9 y+ J
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M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!7 f8 D7 a! |3 I; P, l7 w
5 L/ @1 F+ ]+ a1 NL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。* E8 ?. e+ a$ y# D$ `- h G
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. - y7 V* O3 b! n6 W6 Q0 h* L. X& ` & L' L6 g9 ?5 s* Z3 ^: b* k- ?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？' `1 n9 N/ X2 f0 j
, E4 ^5 y- R* Q2 U( W, y2 v' kM: 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! ) ?) r2 h) p+ o' Q$ |4 W+ s- N! {, P6 r2 I- V3 M2 R& b
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ 7 d# T$ o5 J w# s' ?: {7 l- x( W B! ~7 i2 \
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本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 6 R/ m( Q1 _0 j7 z- F1 | . y5 y: r" A- F$ rbomb 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。 6 ?' R0 @; G/ W8 r8 l* \+ j' P* F 1 e" y! i; N2 U- c2 C" w$ L/ X“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.- w/ w8 F: C( b! [
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! ! `* s/ F& z1 q ---- They f**ked up my order !
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