5 k5 `* Z ]* @$ aM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 9 |- j) }& ~7 P2 U; |2 ?7 V* A1 a0 M# A
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。: p5 E `( E" c' ~ f0 b' L
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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." g; ~! {' O2 `7 b8 l0 j& b
, F" t; ?$ K2 ML: 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 P# q# \3 }5 d + G/ f3 m4 N ^: g6 a' P2 Q! W! {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.5 O- a2 J! [" b; c. ]1 Q% c2 X
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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"?5 `" c. l* M v% p; o0 b8 j: 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!/ } Y5 `# H- i9 ^ L2 e* B
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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？ 8 d+ f2 x: c) W: k8 U% I7 i6 p" e. h8 K: I) y/ v7 N% y2 ~( 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. , o0 p- D0 m' H; C / B+ k( Z1 [# S( QL: 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！ ( `" K+ E: O4 v# @, S) n/ T$ _+ q/ ~
M: Please! Don't mention tests!4 U4 q# V. N: t7 y
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ . s9 l$ s4 a+ A, I* f% K9 N# r ) Q i( p, T: @6 i5 u/ zM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!2 g2 N6 k4 s+ _ y" {3 B. ]
6 S4 v; `3 k/ {8 n+ H; ~L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ , ~/ p: T) ~5 a. [9 [5 t( y( u0 a9 Z0 o4 j; i
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."4 g' X* M* K+ r# d# |4 p
; x9 W) u. P7 D& T# cL: 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 H9 B; @& @9 r5 p6 C- P 7 T! [' a6 V8 u lM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.$ J$ S2 N( x. O+ n
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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"？! i0 a5 ~* ~6 R4 b7 G, E
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M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. ( G1 @' \9 {7 P/ M2 D- J . }$ R4 F& q+ ~9 Y. E7 n1 oL: 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。 ) h% f% y3 f( i" O z / S6 Q$ y9 ?1 h7 {, B( ?1 S7 n* QM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!' W0 t9 C$ G. D5 s7 j0 Z9 H5 \$ V
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L: 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？0 u, T- P9 ^7 A0 J' I' J e' P& \: I2 w
5 S" H4 t9 E. W( H% Y9 wM: 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! ; A) O8 n1 g8 W5 I: c: `% Q. a. @$ {; \& ~/ R
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 G: n6 p F, T8 Q0 W ^
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! u {# d5 x! M$ d ~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。 ( Y7 w0 u* }2 i/ V# M: D ( f! U4 b4 C2 y+ Y1 @, u“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. 5 d2 S/ f' G0 t r$ D --- I f**ked up my history test.) i. q* z' w4 w
, P7 K* `! B& S$ ]# |5 J- }' A 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 . L8 R, n- P, h' w, ?1 d Q. p- H& _8 L5 ]
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! / l! w Q; F7 G Q ---- They f**ked up my order !
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