% Y# u1 T! O$ V. _0 Z; XL: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。" v) W7 h* P8 [# K+ j3 n
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M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. j1 R4 \* f, ]7 G, s' G9 A$ Y$ m
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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。$ K6 j7 }" ^ t5 z2 ^8 `
, ^: G1 c4 X& B: L: n2 QM: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark., t& p, b2 n, t- v& s: |
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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？% P1 B, R9 t# R, x% d3 e8 {1 u
4 r, g2 q2 `8 p* y7 b" p6 HM: 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: r' ~ q4 k2 w/ n
. O! V M8 l/ ^* pL: 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"? : `: |, m' H) O2 g1 K4 I) s' g3 Y1 O* j8 I% Y' Z% R
M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!- ?( ]) x, ?4 c& `- b% J4 Z/ P
* a$ ] b7 \% }9 v( z" u* a* R0 S& 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？ # q O# T8 T& _- x ' {1 I' H( l. T! XM: 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.( W8 l) i& U0 y- ^! k
4 f2 a0 p! j1 s1 l# `$ \5 g% sL: 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！5 `" x4 @+ N) |
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M: Please! Don't mention tests! ) D) B: c, b+ c* K/ U8 S1 d9 E+ H$ H& d0 k1 S9 G
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ * T8 L$ V3 |0 \( Y9 h& M ! A' ~# @+ _$ D( s, [( VM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!! o4 ^8 Y5 H& j& E7 b7 ]4 Y
" Z6 }* W, ^: Y6 B0 g8 @L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？ z6 `4 f7 A6 C. M' w
0 M h) W* e! E3 q, E% HM: 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."( }9 l& C4 v- g! Y$ T
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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？% C/ C Z' H% c" w# ^& p9 }: x
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M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.% T+ A8 ~! `0 V3 \" ]
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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"？* m m; T' q7 B m+ C: J+ }& o- A
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M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.: d* h8 q3 M0 J2 Z
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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。 . S3 P0 q! ?$ R4 G6 P6 b ; ]) \0 ^" A0 Y/ N# Q1 w( ]M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!7 C2 y1 C! P7 _+ C6 V0 Y' G
# T8 w' e [5 E6 u& CL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 4 m$ w4 @$ t$ P. z" v( N / N* }6 f3 m/ _9 p/ sM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. # R F. B1 Q8 C h f H3 Z& k5 r% D! @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？ {, Q/ W5 i: G' Y( Q4 h4 Q7 B7 ~1 S1 v0 r+ y+ x) M
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! w% _- w: @* e$ E0 w, D$ G; e+ j7 @3 K( i& C3 B& w! F
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ % l( w% r2 o. l2 p% v+ {% R: k9 S; l( c& L
M: Ok, ok! ; @4 W* c; M z# T, E$ ?$ q" q7 I2 ~8 J V; J9 v, G+ w
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。 & G+ c" W) @2 K9 e4 S. RAudio as following: 1 v7 H* N7 g% C+ i! ]
本帖最后由 Mike_Wan 于 2009-12-26 15:25 编辑 " J0 W8 v# D c, x0 K% Q1 ?) w+ Q4 I: m" N) ~* k- G1 F: k
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。* W% Z7 m% @; w9 u( n' |- U2 ~
; [- t y3 w1 ~0 m“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.; M2 b8 L" E% H) e9 A+ H
--- I f**ked up my history test.9 }; N! H/ ^5 V; P7 w
. c1 Q# w2 h( P! v6 r1 D 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。& T' d% i& }& W
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" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! " d7 l v* o p! Z* X8 ` ---- They f**ked up my order !
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