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M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.5 p# C4 c& y8 N+ E- |5 H
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L: 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。0 f# A9 ]: g0 k3 \0 y% q; ^7 o3 Y6 y% C
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M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.! K7 I, X1 c, o$ c# D r" s2 K" [
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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？ + l1 h: h5 M$ @: P: u1 T- t+ {& y) I# I# ^0 L
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.- w6 t5 U* v' a' Q3 a
: r3 _. `- P, k7 z$ \7 gL: 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"?- @1 \: ]# O+ |" b* _6 {8 ]- g, |2 q
- ^; \. m$ z5 t6 d3 e& CM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! $ ?4 a8 @) I8 n) ]" a% M6 W' u& L/ }4 L! F3 V
L: 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？0 F/ d$ I, H, H; i' J/ n
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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.6 Z# U3 T/ U" H% y) k' {
7 e) o; i8 ? G. LL: 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！ . k3 P9 V' t& u& O w) C0 ~! q: p- c" NM: Please! Don't mention tests! 4 p6 l* W) [: o, f" | 7 t! g, I" b* R% b& z7 \. ]0 f7 ^L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ 4 \ b2 Q, |" ~" k6 }4 S: V, @; A z" x; q F L* c) F
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! - C9 U/ f8 Z) C6 E9 Z0 A: S9 \) S7 H- S3 Y$ ^3 c
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ * o% | ]* U# a 1 k( D' I* ^$ M+ d5 VM: 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.") g, s! q4 ^& n+ I% ~) e* d
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L: 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？" @0 |8 P8 I& c1 T, n( _$ p7 f
7 T! p) B6 d; s/ PM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. - [# @2 u, X/ I, k" Y) X: B1 U5 J# D, T! ^
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"？. s( H' s# i& D, o
) f% a* R' w: G/ ^0 uM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. 9 k' v& V# u0 o/ N+ f# l1 j9 a) y4 {0 b, z. L5 l4 m6 o2 T3 K
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。 7 y7 p" l& b6 `& w/ b' B( m ! A2 T' a3 b( j3 \. [7 G. ]5 UM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!8 d9 _8 U: r' W( q! n1 j
( X$ i! b$ x, j' Z5 ~5 }L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。- w# y+ \: D1 M3 J
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. , @. D7 D2 y& z2 a% X; Q5 R" o: D2 @! V' m$ V6 R
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？ + D& G. ]2 f, F2 r; B. F 7 U9 a9 y% |5 l: ~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! ) r- I5 K% z( h4 W. L- o7 G$ Y 9 t6 J, d7 n7 x: aL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！3 Y2 ~4 [( M' k4 r1 e1 _, e% W( |
5 z% d: E j3 [M: Ok, ok!* k& o Q5 S; B0 d1 d7 _+ M
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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。 ( M0 s6 {2 ^8 C0 q5 T5 t& O2 ZAudio as following: : d, `( ^1 j# I) y E
" J) X4 p/ b9 Y P0 S0 m5 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。 % U* F2 f4 H" K4 O4 K. e* B% _9 w' z7 U0 ?4 k, h r3 P! k2 O, X1 F% z
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