& Z7 I, D3 O2 [0 wM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 8 ?4 D: K5 _) C# L- m) V7 x $ C4 o1 [ _- QL: 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。 8 k# _& R9 o, ~) q) k" u1 T6 G
M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark. 7 l% T9 d/ U# T) C . e7 u+ ~ O5 I. VL: 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？ % K3 u: Y2 w1 ~" F2 o1 w b% ^1 M; S, o( k
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. * o m- B$ s' U& o* I9 P+ O7 c: u: f7 V3 V1 J5 u! h6 b
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"?' ~( e$ X9 H' p7 ]) P' m* ~ \
$ ?# j+ R' ?" _! E; x0 WM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!# G. y6 ^# r, d6 o# T- j+ Y! M
- S4 a6 n" L# n2 N9 JL: 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？ ' N% q8 L+ o. ~, Q+ ?$ }. Z3 V: N& u 5 j0 C* b4 x" q) |$ N7 G6 F1 I. GM: 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. % g: ]6 ^9 Z: s+ I+ Z 2 U: d } }' A$ ?4 fL: 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！ ) `) I* x3 h. N% k+ _+ b& b- v; Z1 L* ?0 a( F9 D
M: Please! Don't mention tests! ; }2 O( o9 T# w# U8 H! x, j, J3 |
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！. f# n" T1 B; _7 Y- z) O' m
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L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ 1 }3 O3 b: i" L/ q" |5 y% @( H$ A, d$ k% I! R; P8 ^
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."5 R9 G2 J# ^6 T8 x" }& |
5 s6 t) ~% x) p L8 IM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. 3 a0 a( H3 ~: Z0 M & b; s& R1 f" d8 [6 ^$ gL: 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"？ % F7 s( B( l5 M- @0 _3 Q8 _ 3 s, e1 \) I s# h. I q, M& ~M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.! A/ ` M: U# }9 G* Z) Y: O
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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。* z3 Q8 \, D7 N- [& W* f$ N s
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M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!1 L; c7 ?, n4 c$ m- _! L5 i
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L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 * [* N% G6 C& `* N d2 E+ d1 G" S, n9 d& N- J
M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. : u$ H! }% ^" p7 X) S8 D4 z3 ^" v' X- E9 t; i
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？ $ G0 P4 V4 k- Z( T . B! P& h( b# P& [0 i# L0 {9 AM: 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! 9 w* c7 B+ t& q6 ?1 D: |/ U! ]6 s2 u
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！) v$ a9 A1 o) v) C4 R( D' }
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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。8 @ p3 d7 A! [5 `0 U
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/ k+ T8 g& `7 wbomb 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。 # a. w4 x2 W# P. y: ~* r5 l$ C/ h0 }! e4 E! M* Q5 Q/ T( w
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. o* m# S1 C$ u7 Q; t; w3 [ --- I f**ked up my history test. 3 V2 w6 R0 G- `+ D$ b; R7 f4 p) }2 O3 a# e% M: O8 O
不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。5 ?" Y7 V- H/ A' N+ c/ i- c
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