' X6 W$ w" ]2 NMichael和李华已经从华盛顿返回纽约。今天是星期六,他们一起到纽约的 Meadowlands去看冰球。Michael和李华这两个大学生,一个讲英文,一个讲中文,旁边的人听起来很奇怪,可是他们自己已经习惯了这种方式。今天他们在谈话中会用两个常用语:keep cool和screw up。0 a! {/ j1 n8 O/ ?# N
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L:Michael,谢谢你带我到Meadowlands来看冰球,Meadowlands可是有名的地方呐!而且我从来还没有看过冰球呢!* {0 ^& q9 @* t2 {0 H: o% }/ K$ p
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M:Sometimes these games get really rough!: R& s9 Z/ A. z( X8 o0 ]0 r! w3 U% l; |4 M
" s5 t* C' V3 G4 V2 @L:我也听说了,他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴,经常会打架。7 V- N: F& d5 t% P. [
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M:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving. * a! `- W8 [! u; Q1 r- G) r# t' K9 o- L6 {
L:是啊,他们已经开始推推攘攘,真的打起来了。人们都说冰球比赛有时会很粗暴,但是才开始五分钟就打架,这可是不多见。) t5 D4 ~: A( G" C: T
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M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there." W, i9 X& V0 {1 E- l$ e
/ J) U) J6 X" Y7 ~L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? & x, B7 R; s7 `; F& p2 F) Q% O1 @- R; \% I1 m1 N* D# T
M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.: ? D; B& z9 h b
. b: c: F" V9 M/ n$ a- q+ T3 e% ML: 噢,keep cool就是要冷静一点, 你是说这些球员不要火气那么大,需要保持冷静。对,他们要是老打架,最好的球员就会被禁止打球的。 6 R. A% c1 X% |1 T4 k* K" K% j6 }$ q: I; o I( W- y% [8 q
M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?; X# B+ m3 ?4 ?! ]- y
! H1 d6 z8 N# pL:我才不会忘记上星期的事呐。那个教授给我期中考试打那么低的分数,我当然要跟他争嘛。+ W- {3 Y& v" V6 n! L2 ~. f5 ~4 h
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M:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.1 o1 J. o( V5 D: d# {
4 `. f2 p7 w% \+ p+ k# UM:I can't believe how poorly they are playing. ; [3 p! u" U, q8 i+ O) _( s ]& w+ l6 m9 ]$ ^% N% Q' P0 {
L:你说他们打得不好呀?说实话,我根本看不懂。我只知道当地的球队输了三分,这就输了很多啦!- A- D) F( w% n8 x+ m
( ]( S% q3 H Y& _1 TM:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. w& y( ~+ c f8 ?- {
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L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。& R! Q1 R) U5 d# @
3 d$ h0 W5 T/ ]: XM:"Screw up," it means to mess up. 3 I+ `7 V0 O6 U% C3 n8 b/ L' S: A) n) y& Y; v2 T
L:是不是只能说打球时,或参加运动比赛时犯了错误?! u. P5 r$ n) _4 |& k7 l$ I4 {
% M5 B7 i5 Z4 n0 o' t; EM:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.. ~1 G5 _0 ]3 t" h& I. X
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L:噢,你考试老考糟也能用screw up来表示呀!这么说,"screw up" 可以用的范围很广。 要是说一个人工作没有做好呢? 2 t I5 r# X# p( d& U8 t* h+ h6 T H$ t
M:He screwed up at work. ) I% ?! v! ?, |: p) [! ~ - @+ H7 M9 P( Z* P3 OL:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? 7 T% _6 F! s7 A8 e6 K 0 d/ J. G( z2 v* _- D3 U; BM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time. & y' H! J; y; D/ n - l' G$ B" ~, o6 G0 y6 W$ |7 xL:原来是因为老跟别人搞不好关系,所以你就不交女朋友了。 Michael,你也别跟自己太过不去了。: }& ]. Y" G0 T; s8 `: U! R
4 i: e5 N- S; P, D9 O6 m+ hM:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.7 i: ~, B5 c+ j( H! n% z
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L:我们都犯错误的,谁能不犯错误啊!我来给你介绍个女朋友吧! . o' u& Y; {0 o) {. k 0 L5 r1 m2 u7 |5 \* X; O8 VM:Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.2 T7 t! w$ E: y e2 d
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L:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。: M L5 y8 S+ i7 ~2 X% i
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李华今天从Michael那儿学到了两个常用语,一个是:keep cool,意思是:冷静一些,别太激动;另一个常用语是:screw up, 意思是把事情弄糟了。今天的[流行美语]就学习到这里,我们下次再会。& H: D( j8 X, Z) [! W1 q