9 H# n2 e8 E |& ^# B, n; fM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. u5 `$ |" v) ~( t! u0 m : s" c. w# g7 ]& I3 mL: 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。 9 s7 h' j" O" u% |% y8 T b8 r( ^, {/ q6 I$ @+ ? d( w4 T
M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark. . W1 p, C0 }4 M , B! L; t1 ~6 D! k, K- 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? 8 g- E. I3 B2 v- A2 s + b% h. d! l1 A* N W+ m. @; MM: 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. ' Y+ M. S: @3 l6 H Z 7 P6 k. f! U( b0 [; c1 LL: 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"?; Y; [" M: w. M9 U# a
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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! / J7 I# [4 M* R, m! t6 h 3 y# i' r; f) k7 \ g: h( fL: 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?7 n( I- B- j4 @
2 U2 Z/ w4 d3 q/ v' ] 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. $ e- {* f! x" x/ t8 q" g, `7 h' A$ d7 k( s' k' C o+ u" B
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!, O7 v' \4 J) F! g
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M: Please! Don't mention tests!3 I% m1 l6 [$ d9 y! p# I; L
' ^6 ?7 S# d) i4 U, K3 r* f7 fL: 跟你开玩笑嘛! - u* p- ~% Y) `( X6 N% A6 {! z( q* k. S, i& ?! E
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! # f9 V% b$ L6 Y1 j6 m5 h" a- U7 L9 ] / d4 o" p' M6 P& LL: 你说什么呀? 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦? 6 F4 x$ N; B2 w g9 F9 ]' Z+ d' [1 ]7 X$ J5 k4 H6 K7 ~
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."" d0 O. J& e( a8 l% 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?0 Z5 f* A% p: O8 X/ w7 D# j8 s
- w ]7 t! S+ _8 Z* T+ ]4 EM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. : t2 i7 c$ M I& `" A; h/ Z5 w3 P' K, v4 c; @6 d
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"? . ~7 }3 X9 s4 M' D, u- W$ C: _2 v3 m4 ^! `
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. . y4 L& o) U4 \' t) \! B, k; H9 h: ?
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。 & n' @* T" \8 [0 ?, e" b " i( A4 s% C, l: u8 zM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! 2 k% x7 T9 b2 T1 a0 d* s. @. {: u" n+ m i& p1 Q. {
L: 她就是那样的人,上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。; t% g1 n- F4 M- v& x+ }9 ?! ]
2 G+ l( A+ n9 A: ~M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. 5 T5 o' `) L% D$ E. q0 S5 e- O* D3 b1 x4 a! h7 e- i- ^" p4 C
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? 5 | }% R8 v' _2 u4 B# L: [; V $ G1 k& f$ {" ]2 @) _. j# 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!) h3 @- A4 {; J/ e/ P/ f/ k) F7 L
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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!' z- x; O2 A& f
8 V1 \' z. m+ [# m+ e( }; b, wM: Ok, ok!$ H% P5 L* M0 W5 R
, z0 f. S% R4 t0 ~7 l( T3 i9 g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。7 e9 G# Y$ j# m6 A: G3 h6 C2 g
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% q2 m. L ^( K# F# [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。 7 q; z2 q/ y8 J- Z! i+ [2 s$ o4 m5 r3 {" `& f
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.! r4 Q% v! ?. p3 l
--- I f**ked up my history test. ! f# d4 H3 d* t: Z+ w3 Q: V , ^8 P4 }2 ]; W5 b9 C9 j; @ 不用 I think..... ,而是直来直去。4 v# Z8 I1 H% W4 ^% ~7 e- k
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0 W' v% f: m fYou screwed it up。 工头和工友有时这么说。/ V, \1 j" }* B9 }9 ?! G T* x; Y
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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。