; ^' H( V+ _5 o; c% Y4 O {1 Z: LL: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。 5 B0 s2 k A8 `- n4 R) a* F' x2 \% i2 {/ c: \8 g4 ]' v6 H5 D
M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass. p0 E U0 ?8 `9 W / o8 H5 i" p8 I! x& W4 v( KL: 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。 - e: o+ R v5 Q/ o2 L' z1 d0 U u; T: ]1 G0 `' ]: Q3 j" I' Y: U2 I
M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.- A: j2 A/ A2 _6 \' o
) } l( X5 R$ _) r7 k* A' n3 ~- vL: 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？ + m, D# X& R2 V$ e: p8 [) P9 x) K1 u4 j C {( S, p5 r1 H
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.+ W' j/ `, b; a9 j6 `/ }0 o0 n
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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"? - i( m8 [4 L. z7 d* T) t9 v+ o1 x3 Q
M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible! 2 o" b! B# n2 b) L% |/ s ! r! D& u G7 O# _L: 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？" I4 W1 U9 l% Q: }1 e3 ~7 N
Q, z: h( X" @, {" TM: 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.5 f6 _+ w7 Y# T+ F
6 K( B& q: G5 Y1 g* x1 K0 BL: 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！ 7 x8 }" ]' @: M, \( y; f+ m5 |7 g9 O3 z: L
M: Please! Don't mention tests! ; H6 m" c% u4 A/ S" n . f D9 F. e6 DL: 跟你开玩笑嘛！ ; X& N4 i1 M9 I$ R' i v / ~* I8 A6 S3 ]5 P) t7 P7 QM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! ! s/ k( c% g- K) o% E5 i- {. l. M8 j+ T8 T+ X2 x A! ]# ^
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？6 R$ l$ X" }5 p, F+ K! H
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M: 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." * S% H; D/ S- s8 ?5 l , a: W. U, G& h9 a2 N# }0 FL: 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？* v& T# e# f& A
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M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. ! J3 m( X) Q- W% j . E; B1 R* o8 S% \5 k- c$ @$ K4 VL: 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"？ 3 e) W3 D' }6 O6 Y8 t' N( q n; `5 a' N8 ^8 B+ ]. hM: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.. q; j1 ]9 G" S, _; _2 _% L. w; t
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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。. H8 d$ m. \: t f% n+ P! v: B
* K( L$ Z) K5 I$ h ]5 HM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!, |! Y; j- W- ^- z0 A
# i+ j! j) j& t% QL: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 5 s5 h: P" a& ^+ a+ h% W# @9 R3 b
M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.7 E5 {4 ~0 ~ F3 t: u1 Q
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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？$ w+ g2 o* Z! }! ^! n- _
& k g1 v; ]* o$ T/ u; T1 ?8 `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! ! I4 k: u1 B" ?3 k6 T! k w$ c5 g, {" U: |& r F) j$ Z
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！9 m1 M( L: m3 j; ?3 Q* Z
, c; `# C6 r0 c5 tM: Ok, ok! 9 {+ u2 d6 @# ] 5 w# p" Z. l' Q/ N$ E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。* v+ l2 l3 l) i) P$ J m# h: y
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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。: W7 I1 O3 D9 A5 m( V
6 i/ ^8 L9 l! m“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test. 1 c4 u5 ^$ U$ I7 t2 x& A6 M --- I f**ked up my history test.( `& l% ~" F0 u) E3 ]
8 I; j8 g* Q- Q1 ?" e3 _ 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。 # u% Z) ]2 s [5 H- r3 I: K. e& [* s; v z6 z3 }. [- W
" They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! . V2 H. n7 }: H) ~3 E ---- They f**ked up my order !
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