专业四级英语听力自学教程-Keep Cool；Screw Up

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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！
% `  q  r' k5 k( U4 ~$ v　　(Starting buzzer)
　　M: Sometimes these games get really rough!
1 {  H( d( m$ U7 g1 P0 d. g! W　　L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。
　　M: Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
2 m& \4 x9 ^. i　　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。
& Q) R8 f+ H/ G- E6 n- c/ H　　M: Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.
　　L：Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？
　　M: Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.
5 _1 d5 H( H) z. F" k3 V　　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。
/ I2 B! |& F, O; @, W0 \　　M: Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?
) s+ k1 e9 W+ q/ P' i1 `8 ]　　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。
5 d# ~2 _% e, T! \' o　　M: Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
/ h- T+ F  V+ F3 J: f　　L：是，一说起这件事，我就会生气。得了，得了，不谈这个了吧！
　　M: I can't believe how poorly they are playing.
1 W8 ^- m8 M$ F' z2 u　　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！
　　M: Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.
( c' ^! C- K2 w9 }/ N　　L：“Screw up”，我不懂，这是什么意思？
　　M: "Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up.
　　L：噢，“Screw up”就是打得不好。
　　M: "Screw up," it means to mess up.
3 R/ q  K! v* [7 ^" K* A/ R/ O* `- P　　L：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？
* y6 Q, P4 p5 X; E7 x# \$ a　　M: No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.
　　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？
/ v. C+ w, g( [, j% R- W# c+ r　　M: He screwed up at work.
" Q. A% O$ |% u+ N8 }　　L：你老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是screw up吧？
　　M: Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.
* E& l- e( O8 C6 {　　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 o8 q2 T' o; j* s　　M: I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.
5 A7 k# c; r" @9 R" J　　L：我们都犯错误的，谁能不犯错误啊！
( S& K' h( \2 _* ?  I- f5 o　　M: Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.
　　L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！
0 Q9 v( P& A2 G; w) S7 }8 z　　M: I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.
　　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。