. M+ ^' Q7 F/ {0 e5 @4 G, e$ \M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.9 _! l% w* K0 e* c- J& T, b4 p
1 Q; w$ P) I [, {1 w( qL: 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。2 `. ?" V& J. Q, ~' i- g, E8 ~/ W
4 C* ~: T( P9 O! u, M/ y- \3 a$ nM: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.2 L/ w# z" e u) d* d9 N6 X- \
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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？ # }2 r' F) R% u' h3 m; h- ]% \* @ % x, B- J- `3 [3 X: ]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. ) ^ |$ G8 ? w Y( [/ j* y8 ?: y 6 Q$ U7 R+ d" n8 pL: 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"? l0 ]; `: z; v( J0 u4 H- v6 n9 D! |
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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! # v' x/ d0 p$ p* X# o u0 y % p- {6 G# L- ^# O& ^9 B, b) t! SL: 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？- u' x, T% b" F! C9 J( _# @- I
5 j+ C% L! h+ s9 a, ^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.& }# \- H! Z. f g0 m
9 L; y) o" v7 ?9 [ u0 U+ M' a0 p7 RL: 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！ + v; a: G. i" m5 f & p2 v" u( _( O: i NM: Please! Don't mention tests! 3 Z% Y8 |8 A7 l2 {/ u" V/ s6 l7 R- K. U7 {9 p, S5 H5 }
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！3 I& E# ?6 B, |4 O) A) c9 r
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M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!8 P' s0 j! g9 w3 D8 w& b8 r) b
" F& ?; M- @. x2 W0 r) JL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ 4 \. f; B8 k* C: y4 A% q 3 c+ m$ K; s5 w) \/ _6 ZM: 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." / W) v; X; B! A" f9 c4 I9 [( ] 6 b# B) D6 y6 G: vL: 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？ 7 J" f8 I) D. y; l9 R. _6 v9 l. a- y
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.- V. w. F8 g; Y+ e1 h) F5 u5 D9 C# D
; J+ g5 j) A2 h$ O; h, I. u$ dL: 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"？: j2 }% f' g3 j3 k
& D& a& L- z! f7 {: V1 ~: HM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. : Y' E* O* f7 |2 }8 L+ b Z3 G( a( B. s3 c7 V
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。 ) y) o( r. h! V' n * e( n, c$ B" S7 o5 C; y; |6 LM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! . I; f3 T h; ?, \* v ; v! l/ M7 a# l7 `: L% j2 v" Q1 g$ JL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 7 Z3 k7 b9 p7 Z a% T 0 A$ H7 N$ I# R6 CM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.$ ^2 z2 t6 o" U
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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？% R/ E( y: s$ n0 s4 [9 Q" a: l
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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!+ Q; J, V8 ^# ?5 Q- M
; v+ f1 N, ~: F) y0 z4 ^L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ - N2 i$ G' f4 I3 z0 O( Q. E& w3 E) Z# {3 T' d$ o: ]- E8 c7 v' x& D
M: Ok, ok!* U, a6 ^+ ?: G$ ^/ d' V; S, Y( V
: D/ N2 v; U* l* b+ b- F* a, F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。 : \7 T2 y i" u ^, \, UAudio as following:% `6 l3 m; ^: U! Z( _8 E9 t
本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 ( Q& t. a9 i1 t5 \ , d7 y& {. P* f5 u) jbomb 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。" k3 \" b2 r& w6 N! p
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.. y& p M" T4 [4 L6 V! W
--- I f**ked up my history test.7 Y' S' W/ R5 ~. z5 W
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不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 # B' G1 O+ N# i0 h6 k2 j1 Q7 B$ ?& p$ ^7 B6 s' |" C- b' p. `0 w
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !. n3 h/ g D% A5 v( Z' I- u" f# f
---- They f**ked up my order !
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