5 K% ^6 c1 _1 B2 E. A# NM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. ( |8 u2 `8 ]/ D' } W! @% r: Z , n J+ D# N4 q! a) c- u* dL: 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。7 D7 R: E/ m: |6 W) J8 \3 X
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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. / e7 z& d% K( y/ \2 H+ j4 U$ i% h; t2 |. R# X' Z1 q7 l
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？ 3 r! h4 ~9 H+ v* Y! F6 ]/ s' v$ I 8 ]9 r, a; V8 |4 e* m# YM: 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./ v5 K8 U+ ~+ S# w
2 V6 {0 o' o% r7 N' O" x4 F+ BL: 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 }7 `" w0 ?# @$ c
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M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!* R0 g2 t! E$ p3 d' N* a7 d' P; H. A- s
! @+ u) c4 Z4 N* R1 F; a+ m4 q- ML: 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？ ; a) i( s. w) ?1 g, M7 ^! b : I, D4 L+ s* BM: 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.. ]! `( R4 s/ T
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L: 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！ % Q9 ?% ?4 g" E' V8 N3 j) ^6 D - ?: @: W u9 T3 n" |4 K1 ^M: Please! Don't mention tests! 6 `7 L7 i+ b) | g / }; _: p& j5 ^: v: M: {L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ , b1 m. E" W2 x- C e7 \" F$ G7 V0 n5 L) G
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! ^8 r2 d% @. ^3 ?: |
& _8 b/ R/ q% V+ v2 t rL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ q n1 r5 M- a1 P2 a( |1 x! v( }0 t" i
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." 7 V3 q" I1 N1 D9 N$ w1 {* R, ^4 O* ^+ b& }4 N1 \' q3 ?
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？. d" Z( L" v; d
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M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.4 [- E, L+ [5 x( n# i1 L) S
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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"？9 g7 J$ {- Y! q% ~2 I
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M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain., {& x5 I: a+ F1 {) D9 b8 A
$ _8 a1 ?# _6 J) w9 e' S2 TL: 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。 $ H- w3 |- y& F/ a4 a5 W; Q2 H8 Z6 w4 \
M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!( m0 }% P6 j `; v+ k) z
" V+ @+ C, m+ V; u% `3 e3 LL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 + u/ C# Z! {7 z* g3 ^5 c" k 2 X; A7 [# Z5 @: Y1 n7 g I9 H; O( \M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.: b( Q, q: i# G
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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？/ S8 K9 c4 ]6 Z# @) u' P
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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!6 `% z; p) {7 h* a+ U& z
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L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！- b& z/ a- {+ S
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M: Ok, ok! 9 L- V! H& y& r E% S- \+ K7 x; ? 7 y: y, ?8 k( T9 }% @4 ?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。! k9 H/ u4 M: w3 ^: _$ g+ T$ W0 n
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本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 0 X g2 V" [; b& j5 i! @# J7 @2 l% H' K8 ? F; J0 r- m/ w
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。' x7 t/ ~/ i8 X1 v+ i8 F
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.- \# K# N1 v" @' M/ c' D
--- I f**ked up my history test., ^3 o: [4 F& K$ J* I
( \( d, G" ]: Z4 d! r) B1 E 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 : \$ }& K) X0 t+ T# \5 y6 I+ F/ s5 [0 ]9 F. C+ B2 j
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !" j4 x0 m8 o; N
---- They f**ked up my order !
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