! F- Q O: y$ s. N* gM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.# h" M. O3 F: n# A8 n
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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.) x2 y3 b: j% @3 b, O
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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？ & P# o. N' b2 C/ B 1 C$ ^/ a9 e" ^! T% X q! X+ L9 v% QM: 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.9 n" y4 n# X, n# P% F9 C9 H
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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"? / u6 {9 g V5 y5 D2 R) I: e! X # w* W9 n6 y& v4 i" ~' \' p+ ZM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! 0 x# c2 \& L/ N/ Z [0 A4 f5 l; m( {5 E% @+ z
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？ . x! c3 R$ i% G& x, S* z& E# {( C$ h6 y2 l% d& @' i1 q
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.+ m8 Y) T9 K7 n
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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！ $ C0 t' Q: ~! p+ u 4 Y9 J. V3 c' _( ^M: Please! Don't mention tests!4 a: d: ?- p. R! m V; T' x' X
$ c. y/ G+ T& }4 C' hL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！; w! K2 r; D) w3 j r {
8 \/ x9 z8 c% q1 TM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! 6 X. Y* u* w: ~$ J: |% q) g* K$ W
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？4 p$ i4 u5 s% R5 S
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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."5 L5 s; M P7 Z' z5 K( R X
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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？! S! o' ?; [2 K
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M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. 7 G7 S/ Y2 `) u9 \( m) j( [0 P! s9 V, y* j3 Y, j- H7 Q
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 G. o' y0 X+ ~# D4 h: e" X , n$ ~ D/ s2 W) P) [" fM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. 5 r- S4 T. C$ @* l 8 o8 h& r z% r% ?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 w0 V. R$ A; f3 I+ Y 7 m1 ~, @' [. K! KM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! + h" e& u3 v! Y. ]* K T! @* V ^# D7 Q) D# _8 J6 q7 ^) x
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。2 u b+ Z3 v1 O, ?
( ]' n$ x! M6 S* E. r( T; V! VM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.! _9 W0 h+ M, D6 i' O
. R: ~' Q, ]% 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？ ; @, s/ \7 G3 y/ H2 L 7 J' N* Y# Y5 U$ c+ d: B$ s/ OM: 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! 0 f% L/ X. q. b, L- i+ M# A # c0 k0 Y1 H, C0 Q: EL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！/ Q2 j5 b, ^. a, S& Y7 R
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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。 4 T+ n8 c9 A( ?Audio as following: . h& O1 ? o) t/ N
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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。 8 ] |$ _3 _6 T" P/ f0 c$ W3 t9 X3 Q1 x2 ?( C" \/ r# P
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. 5 f2 L& L: ?# h --- I f**ked up my history test. . Y/ R6 W. M: h" h+ Z8 K9 N2 ]. M7 a5 q0 n$ d0 ^( X
不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 . Z" p3 R9 a- R2 n* V1 f5 _0 b* i / ?# {( U" p& K* P6 ^ " They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! - T: x# g8 O5 g: i( E$ D ---- They f**ked up my order !
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