- L+ G' u! s) G) n. f; g. c+ eL: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。9 K" q e/ R3 c4 m/ K
& q- U- w/ |. S* j- OM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.5 g+ v4 ~; ~1 |, @
9 S+ y' `& Y% C0 |" V5 t( m: D3 {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。' ~7 _9 o1 l9 H0 J0 z
M: }9 ~8 c6 F7 X! dM: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.4 f: i. K# l# k& O6 @# ]' ^* B& W
$ ^+ o7 N* E$ x' a8 C" DL: 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？ 9 e4 A1 k* ?3 f: \8 d9 N+ [ ! k; T4 \9 ]. K! M8 bM: 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. r; P1 i/ R# M0 m+ H9 H; j7 o0 P3 o2 c6 i* Y8 L
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"?5 |2 y# H, f; D, c# O# j: G
$ r* q& Q+ E7 Y# x' X u: QM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!2 K. r9 g W, y! U; T5 L+ f: \
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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？2 h# y/ z, ^7 }. t
9 a5 E& W4 I( F8 TM: 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. 7 M2 \1 |. ^, Y: h! ]/ x2 j2 A/ D' 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！ & \2 R1 Y2 L7 ^1 K9 Z4 z$ N. p$ j: C' ^; c' _3 J( o$ c
M: Please! Don't mention tests! - ^& g; ]( ~% d% A m0 t 8 B5 z+ b# g7 z/ }5 vL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ - D3 h3 O% [$ [9 b6 W4 S. S 1 V5 f% u9 u( K) f( R4 |& ?M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! $ Z! g0 B3 @6 [4 R- d* N9 }0 ?( K1 U) H
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ / m6 `1 c* k: n" N& w* H2 Z1 S2 ] + q9 K- d+ z' F* P+ g( S5 U" e# a( dM: 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 @4 o/ b- m) @9 l/ J6 v3 {( k1 G2 K' L' g: F5 _
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 f# L+ a" o; ~9 }: v$ ]) X, _: t( H$ W0 ~& o% Y/ K
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.: V1 _5 e1 z T7 W9 ]% d
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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"？8 {3 g$ t1 Y) G" x- ]; }8 F6 d
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M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.2 @: w5 g" q8 @* S: x
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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。 Q) [: @$ ]/ f- [7 B( i- A& n1 a7 j- w R
M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! 7 Y. N# m* F9 R- | # X5 C8 ^$ M7 O, z. a# zL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。3 S! `7 O0 O3 k/ I4 x
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.% b# W* r5 d& Q; b4 K. _3 J
$ R8 ^" j6 M6 y6 p( S5 M3 iL: 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？6 u; [/ t) M6 s# v/ ?8 c
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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! 6 l# m+ g5 H- s/ P5 {. ]0 ~& x+ v8 M: x: I2 c6 g
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！5 }( w, {1 X7 |
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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。 4 H" E2 {: t: M6 ]5 W3 ~2 f$ c# B Y' F" `& q F+ C0 H- H
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. * K( @& a2 s9 b8 t, ?0 P8 I* f --- I f**ked up my history test. % \3 `) [8 b6 q! o) C! ?; q4 C* y! g
不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。: L% Y3 [2 t! k: E' c8 \6 f& i9 I
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !0 w" r8 l [% Y% ]
---- They f**ked up my order !
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