1 `) i" t. L% W& }$ d3 rM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.7 O3 K- e; o0 l5 p1 _9 @2 R
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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。 P$ U2 ^ N: x- S9 t. i" H
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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. 3 D! e6 H: |1 T3 X4 e3 P8 j4 ?2 J& X' B6 \
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？0 y) p6 I! Q3 v& V( f, U
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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. ! S! D; U8 {; i7 Z1 {% V* r/ L+ M4 F9 n% _& s1 e0 T
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"?$ E I7 s5 z: a$ N9 B
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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!4 m3 o: q, o. T
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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？ + _; [5 z/ s2 L( C8 y( ^' [) ]: V* _! ^) s6 t! O+ h0 L& ?
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. / p3 l% ^/ M y' E2 C/ q1 ~- `$ v$ Y/ m/ H: j% z
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！( D5 _, e" Q* b4 h% }) x
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M: Please! Don't mention tests!/ j% U6 P& i& ]0 `- D
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！/ J: D0 f* A) S+ ^( ~ F
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M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!. M7 g6 I+ k+ B* K
% a, I4 F* t- }7 q. ?L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ * v! |; Z# {! @6 K1 a9 b 3 z# u# ]( X0 X9 sM: 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." & k( i2 ~% v% I( L7 t ; N0 }0 m: c9 u+ o. Q, w( XL: 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？" @! L2 L3 x/ \3 h' P
+ ^$ _8 X6 ?) x4 _. E9 cM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.- q4 W \- Z1 S6 W1 O+ B
& ~! x2 Q T3 q2 ]: U2 QL: 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"？0 \4 C8 M. M/ V! j* s# B
' @9 l% Q7 }# l2 E6 l, n2 s" u! M, aM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.: ~$ \, L. T+ @3 E$ L3 E& Z
! C! k5 `: h2 |4 k. S: CL: 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 m/ m) P' O# x5 k, ~ ( u9 J5 x5 W* U ?+ _ ~9 X3 nM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!# |% _' `2 D' K* X. I
3 S6 {4 A, L: sL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。/ h; Z) x- h: q. m
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. , U- s5 k& h% L C1 W' I6 g" P" H: l 7 S% N" v6 }( D& H% SL: 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？" a1 N# Z$ M ~1 L# }; K
8 w, [& b) k! {2 a( Q# VM: 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! * B& g( h2 s1 t; o9 } 2 M& |: H: i& W; }. X0 p5 LL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ 0 h) X) z3 [8 A8 g # ~& Y0 Q, d2 h0 ^- {M: Ok, ok! 7 u5 {1 B" Q% L% `) b: v. L4 H% k, t
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。; I& ~2 u# Q: }. n( A. l
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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。/ _' V; c2 B% b- C# ]
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.9 |8 a. G" B' Q/ {2 Q
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不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 + t. r F2 u V( w. g. H( Y& ]. x0 b4 Z! [: q: u4 I4 C" n
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! ' \6 K2 R0 ~9 _9 A1 b. q ---- They f**ked up my order !
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