/ w" ^2 q& p6 l( e+ |6 W+ `* b$ G9 TM：Sometimes these games get really rough! ( n8 c$ n2 B1 K" M9 e8 Q; | ) Z! D$ q) Y' V0 }4 }; C, wL：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。 - \$ D f8 U* ~7 G0 A " {. f, }" m0 C7 @ c" H+ YM：Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.7 U$ n4 _: \% S0 y1 I+ ?
3 z# z X( }/ o3 mL：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。 ' V5 ]; ]% o* l' n% |: k 0 h' Q0 y( I4 L* E& f! R$ tM：Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.0 R3 z8 ?; c2 z% Y5 L7 E) [
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M：Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. 8 r+ U# M- |6 |2 L; h* W2 ~2 }8 \! `' [. H7 C/ P7 ]9 ?
L： 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。 + X/ ~5 C. Y7 S% ]2 H2 ]/ t$ ?/ B6 Z( x" e0 u$ I
M：Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?( i5 n l5 Q& C- M/ k/ V/ t" Q
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L：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。3 ?: H) U1 K0 x* i. s$ I
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M：Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.8 r1 d; ~: C) k9 {
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L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！, Q! X) s: g: [$ _0 {( u6 o2 I
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2 Z& f) b( @: w. o: V4 ~- l# `0 DL：噢，"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 ]1 y9 E2 x0 U& @" q , p t& y A& u! T2 h, i8 W0 ]4 _( _ I$ kM："Screw up," it means to mess up.3 O* v. O: M+ b5 I7 m% x- J
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M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.1 ^* Y8 h y. |4 F7 ~
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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？4 w% Z9 D9 t" u
+ c9 W9 }9 K# d- i3 C' R8 w8 i7 yM：He screwed up at work. % R7 h) d: R' _- g% j) Z" T; w# y+ ]# V; ~. x7 a
L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？ 8 b( H& P m* l. }2 o, M3 R6 h9 b 7 @/ p4 X+ Z/ cM：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.: j, w* n# z Z& ~' g }
% [ ]4 u1 C' P# ~L：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。 3 j9 Z: M; j8 ?) ~: W* k( F' D/ D) L+ W1 b: X5 z
M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 1 Q) j! h$ {6 i) q- [/ o- I 5 `- [9 {! g8 d: N! z! RL：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！ K! Z: ~, B) \8 Q
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9 k! D8 B& B. ~* W; b AL：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！8 R* ~9 m, t' M% q3 X/ t
3 W" E4 i' _; Y/ k: wM：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight. 6 K3 b! Y1 M& L% V! Q 0 v3 D3 o7 f; m1 K, NL：Michael, 尽管他们screw up，我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。' O ^ V# P5 L! }
9 d" F+ B8 i* r6 }) o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。 ( o( F f. A0 h * L6 B! o# L- @5 W1 } \/ D8 p) mReal 声音: (810 K) : F, x" g x* E7 J$ w- l& V
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