/ z! y( H3 k. \9 ZL: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。 $ W/ v' U7 o2 q! V$ j4 n& @2 J1 P0 `8 P# j+ _
M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 6 o% k# r# U" w. u; ]7 W& x" O . v) y$ y: V: Y6 m1 \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。5 G v& h$ }1 H6 x8 Z/ [
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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. 6 Y% q+ Q, ]1 P. d- L# x. f5 _+ {: E5 h0 a) H
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？8 |2 j1 J: h8 }- @+ v
1 D* ?3 z i, F: O/ W4 T* A2 Z, z6 RM: 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.' C& x3 ^7 E" |6 |. v) M
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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"? $ M3 R) y b3 k1 s $ K3 p% x7 X& o1 JM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! 0 M7 W7 t! s4 V5 @& {, a+ M4 l' {. Q/ \. f% v% T2 X
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？: Z* X% N( c& i' x) m1 t/ F, I: g
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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. # Z5 R& `: @9 o" @% z7 R, A 4 E8 s8 |+ E( ?- V3 RL: 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！/ F7 v5 l" j5 b. G4 y1 S
$ H- b* b2 f; O; D& _8 \M: Please! Don't mention tests! 1 A$ U. d9 z% [* M+ C 2 ]. u& R1 U; {) C/ ?L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ ( e; p9 H: C/ s* s$ X7 E " }; f% F( ?% f6 QM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!# F5 }8 K# x! q9 \
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L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？+ m _% S/ @4 a: w$ }6 ], m% n: B0 C
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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."/ j7 @: p9 R% j- a. @% Y$ ^
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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？4 I6 b8 g% M8 p5 C
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M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. $ N& s# l' b! \. Z. Z a2 ~; V5 ~& Q/ b) i. K$ \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"？& q$ E8 V2 M# g; a1 i6 w; V
6 l! P3 l" C/ y1 H6 |( V" O0 OM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. ; t/ t9 O9 d, }/ _. R# m) W- w' H2 a' g/ [2 D3 T& J% W* U/ p
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。 8 b4 v U& o$ N* ~" h1 E& S6 p; J6 U- O4 ^# V2 n$ ^
M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! 6 \& T L+ F, {/ o( v& N% X* t" w7 |! e0 N6 L* ?+ O
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 / V1 L$ G0 @0 T+ I& l# s. x! t; c7 X" m" `- C5 Q. G
M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.& G! \$ n! }7 s) F' i! P4 `
0 w% j _+ g" f' ^# M5 I1 GL: 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 F2 M9 t4 M7 Z6 U' ~ 7 @7 S' B9 T* E I0 L2 h5 O! EM: 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!( o* p9 W3 v% V2 A
4 n2 q/ A( \# _5 l: g9 ~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。4 @$ y* l( G+ o7 g: L) e
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. : E' ?: T( k/ }7 ^, {+ b0 D" D --- I f**ked up my history test.; n& a8 K. S7 Z$ N6 |
" ?% C* A' f! M8 f 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 ( L! b. v4 U, w5 c% g0 u4 w: H; H6 ?8 f/ x1 x+ F0 M" \
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! ! I7 T* @7 q) | ---- They f**ked up my order !
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