3 W" _% u: H: x/ XM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 1 t% Z) z& O% S' l! j0 W5 I# N+ }! r6 c* v
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。: D1 q4 K, s5 {; `# p
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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.! E) J7 l: D+ k5 J2 P
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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？ ; m7 [2 C s. c+ z; M0 W* X: k" E X( C' X9 n! i
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., N' k& F( ~% ?0 s7 m* r
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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"? ; x4 _- [* `9 Z" W; E+ ^9 [ N ( t8 w0 q3 |0 w# pM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!% N: z1 ~6 S* a" N
$ @; z& V: ~' |- G1 X. |" ?8 W3 e9 G+ WM: 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.8 t" b; N. `% k6 J' u g! \
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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！ - I* z3 I% N9 o: W' e' j * G* i0 P- x+ c! j+ {- i# v4 `- y, f: yM: Please! Don't mention tests!. b- x* D: O( R( a# f/ A' x% ~5 o7 B
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！4 c) n3 [2 u5 ?7 N- I! d+ O2 x7 r
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L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？& }3 S- |3 s+ M/ x/ l, P/ g
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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？1 L3 M, V+ _& M r) }6 A! L, Y
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M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. ( m, P% g- v" K6 n3 w4 ? s+ _2 ?+ A# p2 l" E1 ~5 F
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 Q2 r% R/ M& s. a: m6 C7 w1 m' x $ b/ h0 N+ Q% @+ z, I2 r$ V6 \M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. ( w9 r/ Q \* ^5 \; b t" ~( J7 s7 g `( k) c) G
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。: X. Y7 F3 m( c
: F5 \! G& @5 e \ GM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! 4 S+ ~8 l4 A! w/ R ! Y5 y# \: a) g& \" a7 ?L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。* z: h; l; A2 n3 x0 j
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. ; ]5 n+ ~; x" n1 S# z# J! g, G3 M + I! U" {, O' ~# K0 |: ML: 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？/ j/ V& H( T q) o" Q
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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!- u/ Y' f. V, v+ S! K! 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！0 j' q, b& j5 {. A7 X
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& Q! j* Y0 i- T; V* D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。 1 d- U3 ? @" D: i$ qAudio as following: W5 Y. H O' Y
' V4 k! u2 g0 M( F2 Y7 u“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.0 N6 G( L9 X3 B* L) b/ l
--- I f**ked up my history test. . e" C) E; p E. c' Y9 a- L 7 Q$ U1 t1 c% u# i; ^2 m. b- K+ ^ 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。& {. i; p) p- J3 i1 o
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