2 ~) D/ r7 ~1 f1 {: s9 ZM：Sometimes these games get really rough! ]! G4 c5 J* S, Y; @% w
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. {1 O c [$ wM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there. & m8 D$ C" J! N C# |. J& _ # M( i! r$ d- IL： Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？ * f+ |8 [! c+ D* S% q+ |) \2 y" |# o6 w& j2 J
M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. 2 H6 T" i" A& T 2 ^' u1 {* ~0 q( T* w+ BL： 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。 3 P! {7 y7 f( W4 `+ T; y# X4 B: A! }2 r3 s5 r
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? ) `" R4 L5 ^! |' V$ J% l% ], j/ c; u' c0 Q& b& X
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。 s. p- C) a0 v! M" ]$ R; M0 T+ I ) I7 g5 Z( l, Z9 l+ tM：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.1 S, L. a$ O, N) a( f3 i
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M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. & l8 U( E: A* M) C% [- D& {! ~, A
L："Screw up"? 我不懂，这是什么意思？2 x( m. ^: ~* J0 b& X* `/ _
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L：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 # ]; s% K1 X4 t! }! k7 @3 \! r( ?$ A2 u" x/ O
M："Screw up," it means to mess up. 1 m* h& Q6 `1 _8 P% ?0 ]/ c. ^4 V! V& I( C) j# ^4 @6 g
L：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？0 B+ l* _. F: u( w: I; {
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M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.7 D+ p2 s* E* u9 p5 J
4 s4 W" k' C9 xL：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？ ' Z( P+ _7 V% G0 p9 ]. L ) R/ x9 k3 ~- }' B/ ]M：He screwed up at work. 4 V: w! x$ H6 K& c" I8 N" }9 s0 d% \" e' ?
L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ 4 ~% g7 l) U6 S6 m5 \- J2 @. v: L1 t+ ~
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. R) U9 b9 y9 Q: m* y. Y8 g1 ~ ! I. `% X) E, T$ i. t 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。 / n! j$ A% M& d r* T% F/ l8 ~; x0 V
M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. / }7 y' W. Z; U7 r$ G ?9 o # H- y' P$ _( `& b! D# X' h) vL：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！ ! Z1 W+ y2 h. q3 E1 p1 B: y3 t. s$ T) r8 d9 k: h
M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.2 g' X2 k, [% [6 C
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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！6 K; K- Y$ V( b! E. e6 y
Y: v/ A2 D( a3 X. a2 W3 X9 }M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. : ^- W6 j, w, J7 _* N" }1 a9 r4 Z 1 x U3 Q! ]6 z) Y& C. s7 pL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。8 }& o) Y9 `. h2 h z* c4 e
" F- Z0 U# x3 q- L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。 / I, Z3 m( K4 O1 N5 D4 a. s ( R3 L. Z# U1 v6 fReal 声音: (810 K) ; `9 l' d: E( J. k: L
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