[流行美语]又和大家见面了。Michael这个美国学生今天好象什么事都不太顺当。他的中国同学李华也发现他好象有心事。到底是什么事呢？你听了Michael和李华的对话就知道了。他们在对话中会用到两个美国年轻人常用的说法，一个是to bomb；另一个是to mess up。 8 R/ E) Z' m" E; ~* f+ n: E! m Z+ ?9 S) Z! j& X, t
L: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。& x- Z0 S* N* j
4 h l' h2 L& n' O7 Y% r0 c
M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. ) P. Q2 @& x$ W% w" N$ ] 3 h9 c% ?' o4 a& Q) [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。 : A, Q# W" C% e/ Q% j ~5 N* N " Y; ~% e* R9 ] i% S$ `4 PM: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.# [9 L* C w' f5 U5 \) T- R `
, A% E5 ]3 P4 l- \5 a* yL: 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？ N9 L- n t5 D: L+ d1 v
0 k l: H% _2 B; j6 Q
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. ) k) f6 T8 r8 I% Q* Z5 r& t- v6 ?: Z1 J( W
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"?( c6 L' d' c% r8 z3 ~" w9 b; f
2 y0 B+ E* g* t0 P* [. j) l
M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!4 T7 i+ U% `, ^ Q* ^/ J2 I- X$ d
8 F8 c4 U6 k) l5 \* K- e$ qL: 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？" B6 w. ^4 }1 b3 R# ~
- i6 y+ h" p( v: x9 U% J- O
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.. n# s5 z [" Y( R. g% l3 b
$ o' N1 M; \$ B+ DL: 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！2 k4 \' E/ G# m$ A* [( N, P8 x+ V
8 [) \0 i# C; r% [
M: Please! Don't mention tests!# u3 N( j8 ~6 g/ J- I# m
1 l8 E! [9 R$ \
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ . l, j( Y/ z8 l2 s, V2 p; ]# Q* e) G8 m$ J9 @
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! 1 a7 H# f z1 n/ W * q/ ~. u9 f( f) U- FL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？" e# Q$ N- q0 i0 F9 x- K. N
0 q/ l# k! u- e( t 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." . \; J1 E! L" L6 o, i6 S. y2 m; |; _1 R" U: O7 M7 Y
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？9 u4 A) B; N2 s
: f5 a1 ^! h1 n! T7 `- U( _7 i8 h3 {
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. : r; c$ `) l, W5 b9 R" u; c8 W+ M( V$ P$ p; V0 o/ f- i; P, G
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"？( J) @0 P$ K! l, E
_3 V) J% m) e6 Z: S6 ^$ m
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. # \9 y- w- W# [8 l: z' }& ^$ A: a; }: l. Q/ h* ~9 Z0 v
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。- L% s3 [+ Y' e5 I, E; U
! C# m) h8 K% o7 ]1 p4 cM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! J0 N7 C+ J) \& ^! @2 Z: I1 k( E8 x$ k! d8 U9 s: N
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。6 S: M- m2 ?! R
! ^. G: b0 @# c! f& \
M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. 1 n! R2 c' c: ~% P7 m- D% E x) O6 [' q2 F! w8 F. f
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？ * J$ _* w3 q8 X1 j. F; @ ) H* ]3 M" W; q9 D8 UM: 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!+ r7 R# N- ?1 I) S
8 W5 w) i$ n# X; z+ E5 R- X2 j3 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！ 3 \4 O# Q, \- O, W, a* A+ _ 1 G# T! H) A* ?8 ^9 ?0 S0 \" h1 Y" UM: Ok, ok!- G t! o; X2 D7 {4 g* R" G& P. J
本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 - m( v; X6 _# ?! ~ O+ d5 }- O4 Y5 W F K9 n1 @- X7 o" W0 Z, b
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。 ]& X6 f& ^! z6 n6 T: z M" Y5 L8 I: ]3 O. L7 L- t
“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.6 C5 w1 O, K& q9 `0 J# [- P
--- I f**ked up my history test. 3 Q9 P5 p8 ]* ? X8 t 2 j" n9 \$ A4 |4 C9 A" K. |, J) r+ [ 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。. \$ k- C% x* c+ ~+ a0 Z6 c& |
: ^( `: l! }4 l' K" t3 G
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! ; w0 J" x3 S6 b8 Y ---- They f**ked up my order !
狗仔卡
鲜花(
鸡蛋(
发表于 2009-12-18 18:50
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
楼主
