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！
* E3 Y) M7 G: l$ _* M$ u　　(Starting buzzer)
9 R/ Z; O4 F3 z  z$ V  k) u" j/ B　　M: Sometimes these games get really rough!
　　L：我也听说了，他们说冰球比赛有时很粗暴，经常会打架。
' }; t5 J- m7 E! f　　M: Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.
" l& l5 F7 ]$ l* U* E* Q: D　　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。
  ]7 {7 S* I5 D4 D" L1 u　　M: Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.
- k5 \, e- y  [　　L：Michael, 这是冰球，在冰上打球，当时是冷的咯，你在说什么呀？
2 e- P! Y$ Z1 P+ U　　M: Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold.
0 U2 K' J/ L9 K6 V! D; L+ i5 l　　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。
　　M: Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade?
- r+ S. v* x. i) p, z) }, x　　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 O& ?) F+ E0 p3 Q; ~" C8 d　　M: Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool.
　　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.
' F, ~% J4 {4 P& N1 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.
( g. E$ Q' M+ F　　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.
( P$ ^( e& {$ W　　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？
' |3 g5 O/ G& y$ |9 `/ j# 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？
　　M: He screwed up at work.
* F3 X* X: n( \3 k8 u　　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.
　　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。
6 v' _4 |7 z& v: t1 ?! e6 W6 ~2 [# [　　M: I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.
0 y: A  }% p3 i　　L：我们都犯错误的，谁能不犯错误啊！
- k$ b4 F9 t6 G# Z$ `+ V　　M: Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.
! h0 C8 S3 t  `% j$ _' J( G9 \　　L：嗨，这些球员真的很糟糕，你看，他们已经输了四分啦！
6 t7 e6 w" z4 t! F1 f; d　　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。