8 f2 n7 y; Y2 d0 s$ B e( {3 j0 UM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. * I; e0 {, ^; Z8 p' S1 e) j1 v- a2 X9 |! M& y
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。" B+ u& r) e. o2 _+ \0 @8 N
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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？# D4 {( ^/ I* X* ]/ T! k* d
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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.' H% \: j3 L3 I; M, N5 Q
9 o( A8 b* C0 j- zL: 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"?0 m' S0 b% l) |3 \* n% s
# T0 S/ b$ K" [4 `! iM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! 5 b7 k8 L7 t8 B# \+ l- f, }# A . y g1 a& A( G/ [- g8 dL: 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？ 4 \8 n5 ~/ x5 d9 ^& {4 |- Y0 ~ 4 T1 b/ m0 O5 L9 J6 e. r0 ?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. ; r/ A6 |; V! J$ f4 J8 m* r( h2 G( z& P; w
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！* U$ b/ w/ w. R) {" o; U* L
& q& Z1 C2 n5 k5 u6 HM: Please! Don't mention tests! & t. \) K. D1 r# N+ I0 @& r0 @) n% q# y. ~2 O) }8 H8 y9 d
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* a5 e. o9 |' L6 u/ g0 jM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!" ~+ |% K) V3 N7 J, n! M& m; Q5 C( J# a
" ?7 h: Z+ n- s) nL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ 8 \. N! C: T! V$ ^* v) K5 N ' u7 e7 h2 K* xM: 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." 6 i+ v& @4 n8 S; d6 W v6 I, z+ V2 z" U S8 |7 [0 Z3 y! B# {- H
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？6 v- b, J! M2 h3 w" R% u2 M
) Y3 Y# L' s* ~# e+ u4 fM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. - S* c, @# ]2 \: d) d0 k& {6 T) T4 ?% N, ^8 G, E" O g( 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"？ 6 l) _$ Q& I; @6 G% C) \8 B: S4 g5 t$ h7 L) j# b4 m
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.7 f( U+ z. c: r+ g6 v& a' 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。3 Q: u4 q$ g" w) G
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M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!# V/ ]+ @$ x, A# v' f* [: g, w% i
7 G5 \$ ]3 a0 i9 M& ?+ uL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。* y: x& x( |- M7 t4 D) D3 H
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. 9 R) i$ D& h6 t% \6 m # x3 p" E( d. N, 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？ . h s/ r( P0 J- f& @/ a8 y9 ` 1 j) d K- G0 ~6 Z2 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!9 j' C e8 D( k" {) G& v* B& b
- T0 @5 F& U& z, H) D, VL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ ! N' L r+ e4 D: Y! h% o 5 D- z$ n! f- i6 lM: Ok, ok!; |0 |) f0 G1 ]8 H; 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。 ! Q3 H: g: }! t6 q& W5 p2 G$ Q+ JAudio as following:: k2 N& a' u$ b3 Y9 L
本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 4 }9 ]7 s2 H, } _4 p; s " x4 Z+ n% R8 p& Zbomb 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。 * r3 n1 a8 N! {; [ O 0 D- X) p- J2 g1 B“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. 9 J, L. n+ P/ ?* T1 P' `! H --- I f**ked up my history test. & K* Y( z$ G" `7 A* ^0 _, N M7 P6 p* O/ Q) k; e4 ~3 }2 l
不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 3 @( o+ [* H$ \3 z* Y' f f# q0 L2 O
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! 2 ^: C! b) z3 c; i$ F: p3 I ---- They f**ked up my order !
本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:43 编辑 c8 {& Z6 `% b; s5 [5 ?$ R
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You screwed it up。 工头和工友有时这么说。6 D1 G3 e# }, H- s5 @- x
8 B. N' b) ]+ q. S' `2 d2 R g一开始听这话，俺一头雾水。screw ？哦。是螺丝钉。俺是建筑工人，当然用许多 screw，工具包里有许多。可我并没有把 screw 怎么样啊。up ？不是“起来”“上来”吗？我把螺丝拧上来了？没有啊。我没有闲到那个份上。这个 screw up 让俺郁闷了很久。如果他们对我说，You messed it up，我大概不会这么郁闷。
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