! M! g) p4 ~ q; WL: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。 0 }3 p, _7 [' x6 d( ? N. C+ H8 p+ @& q" o2 |% x
M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. E# W: G- O) W7 D0 C$ Y7 e
! y+ y+ v1 `: x: P5 Z% vL: 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。 - D2 S1 v& Z$ R- j9 @6 L' T: @: f* m7 {
M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.! T/ z0 ~& p& N# r: {7 c' K: e' }
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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？6 Q5 \# a& x. u+ o/ T1 S
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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. / e' J' k$ K$ W3 y& n X& l7 j0 s$ X0 r. h& y. g
L: 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"? 5 }% S8 `0 ^9 L! G! W* U5 h* |5 H3 ?
M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! : P) S- i+ T# ~0 [7 d. ? & B) h7 t" g4 R d. RL: 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？ * U9 z- m- S7 ?* P* O9 l% x# x % F* E I; X6 F+ CM: 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. & a9 @/ |) A( ]7 X7 Q+ r, L & s# q: ~7 ~6 y8 Z( [! U( E/ zL: 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！ , J0 K2 c( o0 F( _. i( g8 G " F6 O% M3 x( d; ^8 mM: Please! Don't mention tests!$ n- z4 I* c1 Y) @2 d3 p$ M6 {4 Z
( b/ y# `# K0 z' n, V/ DL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ - x- n0 }: D3 z8 {( W/ q( A Y3 l8 ?, [7 M0 m8 F
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! ) \" A( t/ `+ P P( z # @7 m5 F( ?7 m: H% z7 mL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？/ T& ?4 w- ?$ m J7 ]0 o( m
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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."' D, w. X- [3 v! Z6 v
- v" G6 ~" T1 d* xL: 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？ 5 L8 c; z1 c# D+ ^. D5 W 4 k! [: n; m8 i7 q3 f; YM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. 1 |3 J) ?3 q1 M. f9 e$ ^+ }5 A0 j3 F4 b$ p; E. D( S7 u, M1 c
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"？ . Z% L: B2 s# }' a5 C 6 Q# ~& P# h0 O/ L8 TM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. + @# m8 x1 ^# g( N: M 6 }& k& K" E& Z/ R) E) KL: 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。: Y8 |& u0 W2 H! c( R
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M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! ; v! W, v: y( k/ k. q" l; C! d7 N! ?! r, }: ?" l2 g4 X# z: H! k
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 ) n8 b$ l+ |" s; M% @ & X* \& ?9 F3 R0 X% E+ k) tM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. 1 ^( J$ [! |; B! o8 v2 g . \' V1 Z* _9 J2 k' aL: 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？' t" n- \" `4 N' Q, k
/ R7 b$ O6 ^# j! F! |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! ! Z V+ \: y4 a& M3 L/ M5 Y0 Y1 S' S
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ 0 q0 E+ X6 T8 H6 Q" d" x2 J4 G2 R- S. q4 ?+ @
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5 G, A4 x) b' D% S0 x) R( v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。 & K7 x3 A5 \3 t2 x7 }! I" D" {Audio as following:' g c2 ^. [! F" J5 V* v( H4 J9 p" i
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bomb 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。1 x9 S' X, h: J
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3 k1 Q6 T+ q* p5 o 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 K2 b6 u2 b. {0 l
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! ( N9 K7 m. R4 S4 t2 p ---- They f**ked up my order !
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