+ Q! M. h# R# Z5 B% I! wM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. 6 _& d0 L* r% ] & m7 W Y$ D s8 {0 a7 f- H! }2 tL: 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。/ J% ]7 R4 P5 Y4 U) [: B) T: M
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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.$ M- h8 Q8 O! V
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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？% B; x0 r; E0 j$ K3 n
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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.$ ~' h6 o1 _. C* p. }# ]) E
% o5 k; _9 H8 ^% v9 W9 OL: 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"?: o$ Q1 r0 ]/ K1 y6 Z- U# m/ s, v. y
1 D0 R4 H2 z" y {: z3 A jM: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!; C" j* Y" e, S/ S
1 C3 m) k( ~, k9 _( i ~% S4 VL: 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？' N9 Z8 X) s) |. L$ \) ~/ V1 m
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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.2 A1 m" k$ S3 y6 y
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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！# B+ e1 D2 W( q' G/ @5 M; D
|0 j2 N9 |, XM: Please! Don't mention tests! & @9 g# \4 }) V# P 2 q- u( j4 K3 r) f1 uL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ / W! L* r1 q# l8 J1 j$ v8 y9 I/ d4 u% l5 x( O4 r/ q3 a
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! 1 ?2 M2 k( f$ l# t7 Z d& _6 m$ n" P. [3 hL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？% V2 Q, F3 z Z+ e( Y5 |6 z
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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."% R* a5 Y6 \7 y" i3 x5 K" G( G, I" `: u
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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？8 s/ ^6 C. Q- O( d0 ^+ i4 T5 \/ c
' i$ j. v6 P3 j. o% t" v" SM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. - _: h8 Z4 F& S# Z6 x1 J8 k) }4 v9 g t; k* m/ ~, @
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 Y$ X3 D! h9 |8 \; p) q; P' v# V9 A& x
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.' w0 I3 ?0 @2 o- t+ L
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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。, ?& ?3 O' k2 s) z2 D+ [* O
& [/ {; z! y( ^) c- F0 eM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!1 w% N; \- \$ k
9 X7 X4 V- |% b& nL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 " P4 X. I+ z2 v$ L( p6 o! i% s8 @& S
M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.9 o& `9 F1 K0 n6 ^& Y
# n" z( o( s6 v% O$ R2 |6 o3 QL: 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？ 9 B8 U, f/ j7 r) i% T( C7 L1 g 1 B+ t- X) ~* A/ Z; I$ w* _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!: }* ~) \, o) }% w9 f
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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！ + M* c5 t+ Y" K/ n0 G5 b5 n g A( `1 C( B9 hM: Ok, ok!4 H- b7 l3 }* H9 j
/ X9 E9 m, H% |+ E# G! c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。 % ~( H3 J9 u7 x& d4 n' q% B+ D. N6 zAudio as following: - X5 J' D) }, a' H+ L6 y+ e
本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 * v- H6 }3 _, ~6 \9 l# y; K- h* w8 w$ _ + P0 N/ x3 G3 \: G# Fbomb 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。- F. o$ V6 n. L' P2 s0 t& d6 j
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. G0 s* X% o; V+ f( A0 ^ --- I f**ked up my history test. - k3 G T1 F. `1 K3 I& G 7 H7 C2 c" t. e& W# E* k 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 ! k! p! N: D8 a: D+ \6 o1 [! ?0 J1 Z, @( g+ M
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order !4 m( E c( |+ @' A1 X
---- They f**ked up my order !
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