《流行美语》又和大家见面了。Michael这个美国学生今天好象什么事都不太顺当。他的中国同学李华也发现他好象有心事。到底是什么事呢？你听了Michael和李华的对话就知道了。他们在对话中会用到两个美国年轻人常用的说法， 一个是to bomb；另一个是to mess up。
L: Michael, 怎么啦？你好象有心事。
M: I think I just bombed my history test. I don't think I'm going to pass.
L: 噢，你怕刚才历史测验会不及格。嗨，没必要，这又不是大简直是太糟 了。That play really bombed! 我说得对不对？
M: 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.
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！
M: Please! Don't mention tests!
L: 跟你开玩笑嘛！
M: Ah, here's my hamburger. Ack! They messed up my order! There are onions on this burger!
L: 你说什么呀？ 他们把你的汉堡包怎么啦？
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."
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？
M: That's right. Also, "to mess up something" can mean to break or damage something.
L: 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"？
M: Sure! Hey, you'd better tell her to buy you a new chain.
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。
M: What? She broke your bicycle, and she's angry at you? That's just wrong!
L: 她就是那样的人，上回她把借来的电视机给弄坏了。
M: She messed up the TV she borrowed? You don't need a roommate like her.
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？
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!
L: 这也算什么倒霉呀！没几分钟你就修好了。我先谢谢你了！
M: Ok, ok!
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。