4 M# z: V4 b2 ^" c) jM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 7 r- S) t5 Y6 J6 U* p S4 y2 B' j- TL: 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。# r! h# _! d; m% ]* p; 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. * c, Y5 G) O$ v( h: N6 A 4 T% f$ K i8 U0 S0 z% T2 f* xL: 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？ # V5 n3 b1 `4 V: Z& U ) Y" {; E0 F0 ]! u2 o! U3 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. / Q5 w# o$ f5 ]( Q8 H: R7 x2 N 0 `+ V7 O0 ]( {- s# 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"?, |2 @* [7 T. W" `
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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! * G: r M5 k \, {/ l8 D' R 9 U3 n" }" M: m' M6 o: gL: 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？* Z: u6 D4 y( q/ u. c
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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.# L- D$ V" Q( M" K
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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！; l: l; A6 f1 q6 B: y2 a# @ Z
, k0 n: r3 q3 `2 V5 D+ VM: Please! Don't mention tests! $ B3 g$ i, O1 N9 k# t ! P2 t/ u- @" IL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ ' ?" x+ S" o$ c% J) W @( M% @; M+ w' Q% n4 ^8 o
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!& u& Q4 V# Q# P* Z
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L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？8 Y; m I( s' A) d7 Y4 t, |3 i1 k, T
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l- j* p; \9 @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？1 @4 i* W! F6 V P" ^! |) P2 W
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M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.4 L6 U. t2 m2 J2 }, o. g: ?
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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。 ' g( o! s2 l6 }' S: o7 o ^6 h9 V3 ^$ q5 x) B5 sM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!0 }$ a" n$ d' z6 ~: O j" x
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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？ . `5 X w' T# Z' Q" q- L. R2 q U: m3 q. @9 X
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!3 r. @' A6 v$ i
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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！ # m2 Z( }5 A' B t3 H' c: h % G: ?/ B5 ?# x1 f; L g$ x; C/ dM: Ok, ok!, ~% ]" g& C) J' s( {2 L
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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。 * `, B) x# {/ @8 q' }( h- a* U8 N. d* e8 z8 ~9 a" T" q7 d# q' _% K, k
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.+ q& D4 X7 V3 r
--- I f**ked up my history test.( }' T9 f' X9 {5 Z
* `& y: c# _7 _$ ]1 Y" K$ Y 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 - K, s; J- _/ A# G6 J7 i# C' j1 @9 h0 D+ |/ d
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !# p- r) h5 t @$ l/ N
---- They f**ked up my order !
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