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Michael和李华已经从华盛顿返回纽约。今天是星期六,他们一起到纽约的 Meadowlands去看冰球。Michael和李华这两个大学生,一个讲英文,一个讲中文,旁边的人听起来很奇怪,可是他们自己已经习惯了这种方式。今天他们在谈话中会用两个常用语:keep cool和screw up。' o" F: |6 A% a" l5 b* c4 V
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L:Michael,谢谢你带我到Meadowlands来看冰球,Meadowlands可是有名的地方呐!而且我从来还没有看过冰球呢! 8 v! |/ P5 P" o f1 i, i7 t% y( A; u9 b8 a0 ?" G( m0 m# U, U
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! B1 b! X ~! u* t+ IM:Sometimes these games get really rough! - c) c0 W1 C6 j2 s1 V: V) W6 f* B! Z/ [7 O K4 K) ]) n
L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。) q7 @6 L" a" ]3 R2 [+ k7 e. L! g: r
/ g/ r" \9 V0 D- }4 CM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. 4 h! Z/ V1 H' v$ N$ d( k+ {( z% k6 W' }1 P! e
L:是啊,他们已经开始推推攘攘,真的打起来了。人们都说冰球比赛有时会很粗暴,但是才开始五分钟就打架,这可是不多见。 1 O7 e8 s6 j2 L2 K8 I X( P6 | : I6 H7 I. C6 wM:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. + f; [+ R+ l2 C& _* ?5 ]/ r0 ~- p 0 [% ]+ o7 E2 l2 D0 J2 wL: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?- y% ?1 v y7 G9 I; M' [+ M
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M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.+ b3 @4 l% Q. j3 g5 L
' t* v) H9 g+ p% W2 }7 H9 z+ lL: 噢,keep cool就是要冷静一点, 你是说这些球员不要火气那么大,需要保持冷静。对,他们要是老打架,最好的球员就会被禁止打球的。+ V; P* ^* f+ V' B
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M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 6 F% x: G2 G0 p7 j6 w, f. c& J! C) F% a K4 p3 W; r
L:我才不会忘记上星期的事呐。那个教授给我期中考试打那么低的分数,我当然要跟他争嘛。 " E6 U2 q3 H# n l) x* e& h$ ?( ?8 [2 \8 B. `8 s) \
M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.5 C, v7 S4 w! w
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L:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧! & e. G8 l2 s5 U" z$ B) B2 W# |$ _) {
M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing. 5 V1 R% L. C7 L4 p7 m- R " b' ~7 k+ q7 @: fL:你说他们打得不好呀?说实话,我根本看不懂。我只知道当地的球队输了三分,这就输了很多啦! / k4 `8 I1 m5 ?5 ] ) x6 D( J- J1 _8 A. {2 b* _M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game., u9 @- y5 K; r" F1 S
3 ^+ g; N0 I8 A: }, H8 lM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. ) n2 x; s; F4 U( V1 M9 [5 F : b- A3 T9 m' J ?+ hL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 ! l; }' g. x0 o F0 v. w3 H4 _, G; yM:"Screw up," it means to mess up.) a: o* G7 R' r& Y# E( \
$ R4 U- Q' {$ e8 s* CL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误? * H$ ]9 D( `7 D V% u |% S# T# z8 H. X- j8 H. g/ b
M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.8 _# X$ k" v D* f1 z
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L:噢,你考试老考糟也能用screw up来表示呀!这么说,"screw up" 可以用的范围很广。 要是说一个人工作没有做好呢?- j/ l; o) n: h: ?9 y1 i
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M:He screwed up at work., h; S, _0 S! H; @4 i
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L:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? ! Y$ {, m# o; P6 v; _" ?' s5 V4 i( K5 @* q Z
M:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.+ q- x9 o$ ^. S W1 C* v: ]
2 s. j$ L7 v% S( CL:原来是因为老跟别人搞不好关系,所以你就不交女朋友了。 Michael,你也别跟自己太过不去了。 . ]2 Z, z0 g) P; ]0 T, ^& p4 M( w9 w5 }, _5 L
M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. & r! Z$ i* O- Y/ d! A 3 P+ W! d4 \6 DL:我们都犯错误的,谁能不犯错误啊!我来给你介绍个女朋友吧! * _+ q6 V$ Z7 u% l$ _& G1 l : Q5 Y1 A+ L0 i N3 uM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players." t) Q* A/ `9 f/ L# M
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L:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦!! A/ O: i" M& x3 {- }' `" P) D
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/ u" G. F6 a6 v+ DL:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。/ K ~+ K7 H9 M* ?
2 [6 @9 Q. Z/ I李华今天从Michael那儿学到了两个常用语,一个是:keep cool,意思是:冷静一些,别太激动;另一个常用语是:screw up, 意思是把事情弄糟了。今天的[流行美语]就学习到这里,我们下次再会。0 S& z* D( V' ?( }% q. q ]9 }
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