今天是星期六，Michael和李華一起到紐約的 Meadowlands去看冰球。可是主場球隊打得不好，Michael很生氣。
M：I can't believe how poorly they are playing.
L：你說他們打得不好呀？ 說實話，我根本看不懂。我只知道當地的.球隊輸了三分，這就輸了很多啦！
M：Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game.
L："Screw up"? 我不懂，這是什麼意思？
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.
L：是不是隻能說打球時，或參加運動比賽時犯了錯誤？
M：No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time.
L：噢，你考試老考砸也能用screw up來表示呀！這麼說，"screw up" 可以用的範圍很廣。 要是說一個人工作沒有做好呢？
M：He screwed up at work.
L：你老是和別人的關係搞不好，也能說是screw up吧？
M：Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.
L：原來是因爲老跟別人搞不好關係，所以你就不交女朋友了。 Michael，你也別跟自己太過不去了。
M：I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time.
L：我們都犯錯誤的，誰能不犯錯誤啊！我來給你介紹個女朋友吧！
M：Look, they are playing like that! What is wrong with these players.
L：嗨， 這些球員真的很糟糕，你看，他們已經輸了四分啦！
M：I hate this! They can't manage not to screw up tonight.
