) H( x0 O* n: {# S$ bM: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass., q! f; [$ o5 x/ e% e! {
+ k5 I0 g3 b, E, W9 N* a- sL: 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。- F# H; v, d% W" z# R
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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.5 a! X% e' i! T9 J/ B
3 o3 y/ g( g% _) z# a( l3 EL: 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？$ J5 M/ V1 }/ V' t# e6 V& @
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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. 6 y1 n: J0 d3 G- O& G& l% M7 W5 e, V$ N9 z# v8 _0 _# D6 d
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"?+ }- N& k( R8 W. U' M1 i4 J! n
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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!% D7 ]. N& _0 H- B Y
9 x5 K7 z9 D$ F! q6 g: V) {2 [+ ]5 W) R" SL: 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？ # n* C% L5 Q9 G; o9 w- ?9 b# r! W' y9 N, v+ j
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. 1 K0 O# P5 s) B$ U9 k 0 X* C. e6 Z/ U! r! G9 Z5 nL: 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！) V2 j2 C+ E# k1 J
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M: Please! Don't mention tests!9 ?4 n7 M5 b, R
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！: l Q2 t9 \0 B& F4 I- K
/ k6 \0 ?3 H8 j# @0 S6 n8 }$ CM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! 0 I* V' h* U/ O$ y9 J' [" u, t+ m: j: o, t
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？) X* `, b* E: g
, U% g6 ?4 v6 h: L; E5 MM: 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$ h/ k* Z4 A+ S3 ] i! r+ G) D: x$ s/ G+ C" H4 W2 h0 p
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？ % R O4 {; [ r' g$ s V t 1 H: ^( p, S. XM: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something./ F! X. u. p9 j! d2 ^6 H
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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"？# Y$ F$ x) Q0 u; w
- B4 l9 O1 ]0 u8 R! uM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain., ?9 `" B: o( _
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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。 % v, s a4 {, n( w3 y0 n' g" r1 S: Q , s2 B! r/ G& ?/ v( ^. S0 xM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! & t$ M0 E( y2 z+ A- e5 U8 H $ h7 C' J4 @4 a( w0 i% [L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。% G/ s4 t2 ]7 J% c4 s+ K( n
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M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. - ?$ x; e( B. ^7 a' w/ H0 g" s v, y0 c. N- F. \- |/ L
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？: k7 N* O! E# Z' U. y3 X* `* A
- O% v6 x$ A' m% 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! - A5 i: `( q9 z$ y$ @6 Z8 l' ^" B% @ 0 K L4 X4 F0 PL: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ 8 y% W' Q9 A: U7 V% Y9 p8 M9 v7 Y5 L9 _& D* ^5 l
M: Ok, ok! 9 g8 J# _4 T! f( }' y5 a ; W% G3 F2 A% v! y: ? P( 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。 % U1 F# t( N' Z8 N) E; |5 f/ XAudio as following: / H, e R7 O' U _: J/ T% }$ I
1 X% d5 b4 s0 |; s3 |5 ]/ e“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.3 b8 u" ^$ _6 N$ s! R0 t3 J+ f ]
--- I f**ked up my history test. ]/ [+ Z. L5 i# N% A- G $ s, g S% J0 m" X/ p, W2 h3 w+ y 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。- ] y, C" F8 {1 L5 O
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---- They f**ked up my order !
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