/ d4 m* j. q0 `M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass., K' Z$ x K3 O$ p R
+ P) h `. i5 I% E5 k! f* _* N# E* AL: 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。 ( p' m, L; `$ j! W! ?, D4 g9 F8 c/ I) ^5 k( k
M: No, I said I bombed my test, that means I did very poorly, and probably will get a very low mark.2 E! A/ Q/ l2 c- k
4 q" t: B$ c4 H9 i7 \" z( ]) J6 aL: 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？ ( D: e: {: h' V0 }% H& F+ s2 T: i2 n2 F' B
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.8 H% \; t5 _' M
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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"?' V0 {0 h0 p- S' {. i
6 ?" W6 f& T/ `- ]M: Sounds like it bombed to me. Remember the play we went to a few weeks ago? The actors were terrible!" s" J) }6 E' B% U: A
! { t' X& u: y. i; RM: 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. ! `+ c+ f/ s7 p2 Q& z$ g. V" v0 `5 d3 F" G8 {
L: 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！3 V. |* l2 m B5 c
5 s7 k7 E0 W' l( I, v: N; PM: Please! Don't mention tests!- x0 j( z% f, A- ]* d; W# ~
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L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！9 x. C# q: W' g/ z3 ~2 x0 n
4 c6 @* R7 V% s7 L4 lM: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger! : Z; X: z, B4 F% b5 c . B* d2 W! I1 S% zL: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？' q' n4 {# U5 U e, a# D' X
( V, J- K' {( _5 ?& }% _; ~) EM: 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.". k! c/ A; |: R% V/ }8 `
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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？ ; i+ r4 e8 C( S1 U1 `) L& B0 Z& }% H1 u8 |- p C1 B H, F s7 y
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something. . O: Z5 V) g5 D! a 4 D; U2 K' f/ b/ UL: 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"？ l9 s2 m n0 A8 T; A
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M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain. w! g3 ^9 m* R( t$ ]) y7 [' y7 l$ S
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。; @7 H4 r5 f3 W
`" x, A, g* B# u5 SM: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong! , c6 N& x8 K* J3 a , p+ U# y+ Z3 ~, @L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。 9 y. \3 j8 [5 v. _6 B3 N 1 ~6 Q) C ^3 l8 ^! ]+ B( IM: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her. 4 O8 S5 @! ~1 I$ V+ q# U `% u0 G) Q# j3 O
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？ 6 C J+ M( t' U* S8 w) f0 w! J2 }; A, ]- O
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!$ k# d: g1 K' t% k7 F7 ]% N/ o/ E5 q
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L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！ / c9 c: x) |9 e+ Q/ l; `+ w& M 1 f# H( h5 L6 e$ hM: Ok, ok!3 R: |6 a- p$ v# [4 S, ]9 ^
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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. ~3 V, t6 _# d1 E- \3 r8 }Audio as following:6 U$ V( v3 o7 ?2 }; ^' v
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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。5 {6 Y) y5 e. \6 E' J. J! T: I
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“ I think I just bombed my history test. ” -- I screwed up my history test.1 K5 a( U6 @. c3 {8 }% Q" Y
--- I f**ked up my history test. 6 }4 r( L3 \ Z4 }5 ] J! }' N 8 W, q$ ^+ I# M& m: E 不用 I think..... ，而是直来直去。- J |8 h$ M3 e- W7 L5 P8 L3 f
/ F- D+ k1 x# Y4 {5 b4 d4 J " They messed up my order! " --- They screwed up my order ! V4 L" v: L `+ b ---- They f**ked up my order !
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