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！
　　(Starting buzzer)
/ {* s" h7 S7 ], \9 S　　M: Sometimes these games get really rough!
7 M/ U: r$ R6 g& v, |$ Z9 \# [　　L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。
1 o) n5 l) n2 q　　M: Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
　　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。
# f; X6 Q2 u1 w/ K8 P/ J　　M: Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.
" \2 G" O7 V, t$ S* l　　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.
　　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。
3 B9 @" O+ ^8 [9 \& w: m% p2 @( G　　M: Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?
　　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。
) \0 [" d/ @, k1 z' M0 ?　　M: Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
8 n! X( L6 e3 y7 w) k! J0 ?( w　　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.
+ g. d) j2 ^/ B0 L# h　　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！
7 _0 h% o+ `9 q7 H" D　　M: Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.
　　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.
( r3 E( O% @: J* s　　L：噢，“Screw up”就是打得不好。
　　M: "Screw up," it means to mess up.
　　L：是不是只能说打球时，或参加运动比赛时犯了错误？
; x* `! q; {6 O  o8 p　　M: No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.
* Y; Z: ~1 K/ \; c& D　　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？
　　M: He screwed up at work.
6 ?( }/ F% V3 n! S$ x* `) X　　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.
4 ]; }8 b  s" v( a, x+ w1 g+ x　　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。
; F+ T! T" R, {7 R　　M: I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.
+ v" c3 j! O1 e9 H/ U8 Q　　L：我们都犯错误的，谁能不犯错误啊！
2 J: s' e* }' b$ k　　M: Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.
2 \* v/ X- X* Y) _7 y7 }　　L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！
　　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。