4 T1 |1 F$ M# F* v) k, YM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 2 z6 {6 ?% i$ M% U' P; ?6 Q9 R 1 s* ~+ u0 x; K! l ?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。6 [- L/ }% k, h! g, Q
: J: q7 D1 n& q' p: {M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark., J7 X2 W5 E9 h9 l2 U& g1 \$ _
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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？ + k+ Y( _$ O6 t# z A / Q/ ?0 }4 }+ |( T* O- {# d, \* [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.$ i r0 [" a% O1 X4 V) J* [
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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"?4 V% D8 V+ x0 I# o
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M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! 0 A i9 l* A, R% a8 ?$ {) @! [3 `: t. X+ q# N
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？ 6 [5 c( R( M( u 9 W) k6 c/ O2 K, R( s, ~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. 0 @1 ]% k w! ~ 3 J# y/ b7 Z: `4 q" X- R K/ Q$ CL: 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！! V7 i: O D2 K J7 |
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M: Please! Don't mention tests!/ H9 d/ F, Z% G6 F4 d5 r) d: K
5 s; S8 V. m/ W3 `9 G8 ~+ t8 A, cL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ 3 \& |. E+ G' d$ d6 t S* H/ ^5 q8 _M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!. \& V& t# P+ d6 {. I
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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？ % j" I) J8 l8 n) H9 S; h, ?" i
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.2 {' L, n9 g! L1 Q
- U1 d/ L6 N0 O) B0 _& p( h* DL: 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"？ . E! t. g% X5 X [# S' T% M; Y5 s8 B' ?7 u3 U
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. 9 I: l% t+ S5 `- ?3 ] ; I8 ~1 `6 f- F- _4 u4 _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。 7 R; ^- g& u, e) y8 j" [# b* H8 ^- N& N, n( O- B: G) Z" f
M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! - Y% h1 q: n( u8 }9 g* P- S" g8 }2 y5 n4 @9 z
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 # f' | {; _3 q' a) w# X$ v' z
M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.# O3 e0 E1 i" N+ c& Y# P$ N6 [
$ O- g% E5 l- |) PM: 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 q! a$ j$ ^7 r0 e7 Z' o6 q1 q3 H. y
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( u6 j) j; O( O
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M: Ok, ok! 8 {, }9 T& }4 n * ]+ V/ I6 X7 F7 S) s( S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。# ~0 [+ ~- o7 c! P: n" H
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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。 " P; S6 L( |" p0 [1 ]! H& i' A3 h, ?6 M0 ~
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. : W6 m, H6 ?. x: k3 I: P7 m$ p# A --- I f**ked up my history test. # q; L/ `0 U. r% [ ; B# G$ H2 f7 M. P7 d9 p& B- J+ G 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。- s- D) m2 j5 b8 D& g+ J
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! : L. X. T7 [( f4 j ---- They f**ked up my order !
9 k T: T A) Z, I4 V5 H5 AYou screwed it up。 工头和工友有时这么说。 ) T+ G5 Q1 |6 Y/ p' D0 x/ }1 q) t u
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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