本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2009-7-14 18:58 编辑 6 \: R6 ]5 W: W! }7 H* [( v9 c # e, s& ?2 c) N7 b" ~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。 , \* b H& ^/ j& c; N3 F, U ~2 S, I6 ~6 e
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! 1 B9 s: d+ O8 l7 H# ` & O9 |1 B- M! x; j) [(Starting buzzer). R, K8 u# N A/ \7 T$ H
: I* R# Q7 W+ {1 N2 y/ t. ?" @' HM:Sometimes these games get really rough! 2 B+ J' t- ` Z9 ]0 ^, w k# o5 j6 @ O( C$ ^3 i8 Y& p
L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。8 j+ N) \8 [8 _* o
1 `+ d% e8 m% F8 n( D- f# gM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. ) [4 I8 C/ y3 A1 b9 J3 |8 i. ]# A# a- T
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。 ( ^+ {# h. v; s8 }: f6 ~/ w7 s0 Q( W# a: U
M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.0 E* [7 J" v3 `2 c! {
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L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀?9 X! n5 d) n6 N. N ]6 t) z2 i9 g
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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.! r, K3 A, i4 C# Y" b9 n! n* @
& K. p: o1 Z; n9 jL: 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。0 y5 b' ~0 \6 d- M- y
8 T. Y. q+ Y0 w+ q7 c$ z6 dM:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?+ K3 l2 G! W1 V* L- S' _
3 k; w5 @$ \4 ~% K# sL: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。+ K- ?6 T) {1 S ^
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. & O- w6 W, p' f' p4 {9 H5 E! E( D9 ? 0 M4 |- C' Q; g5 P/ j# n0 aL:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!7 Q2 I+ J0 \* R3 o' t" r' E
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M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing.0 J7 Q) K! g: s0 A, s
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L: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!% c4 X& o3 k* D! m2 O/ L
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M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.4 R1 c- a; E, g, j( Y' |
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L:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思?/ @1 k3 s* l- [) h3 {! q: [/ g
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M:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.( @$ }6 r( \% F6 f
7 ^2 Q/ T! u) o9 aL:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 , m. Y: K& i( r . W! a& ]+ ]) d7 W% w5 nM:"Screw up," it means to mess up. 3 G7 _. ?1 d8 q' b+ } . H. P M- i8 |/ t4 s# PL:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误? 6 o/ [, |: o# G; E) t8 |: I5 x0 X! x4 Q
M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.% ~3 x, W% j& \: [; C
- a* M2 ?" D) s7 {( pL: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?& g/ o9 z+ N. O* F# U
7 {, g. [6 U1 f! F& RM:He screwed up at work. * N8 ^) }4 ~% s5 K3 T" H) ~( d - B0 `* P8 Z- |, O% C/ qL:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧?; t9 t0 U- O3 G
: t, k3 @, S: Y2 e/ d, b) pM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.* t# `/ W( a! j8 I1 p% A
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L: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。 7 K0 @2 J% ]/ @! F4 Q! O) T/ }9 j; J; g! L O4 }, `/ g
M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time." o$ C, @# D! e2 v" V6 i+ p
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L: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! \+ V/ v o$ [4 d6 ~2 n, R 7 V' [, e, H9 f0 u, `# gM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players. + S8 ?% H0 M1 Q 8 ^- g/ k5 ~- b; Q0 R# i+ Y$ HL:嗨,这些球员真的很糟糕,你看,他们已经输了四分啦! . q# i9 g' y; S' x1 E 6 B. V! H4 r3 D' V" G. p1 TM:I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. , v$ i+ C3 O; w4 \+ y+ C/ n" u" [# K% j) N* |7 }
L:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。 & u# j* Y$ t/ \# G: U1 [, C 2 ]5 Q2 h* X t7 j% H) a1 {- m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。 3 q1 o' q! C$ `) W { m % k. d0 c; M" u5 r2 @: M( I% VReal 声音: (810 K) ; f% H: S5 r+ o4 s# i6 e' y