艾伦秀第116期:一场大派对

1、mess up

搞砸;弄糟

When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price.

政客们把事情搞砸的时候，埋单的是老百姓。

He had messed up one career.

他把一份工作弄砸了。

弄脏;弄乱

I hope they haven't messed up your video tapes.

我希望他们没把您的录像带弄乱。

干扰;搅乱;使不得安宁

That really messed them up, especially the boys.

那件事真把他们搅得天翻地覆，男孩子们尤受其害。

2、open up

（使）（地方、经济、兴趣领域等）开放

As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods.

随着市场的放开，我认为人们将能够增加用于消费品的支出。

He said he wanted to see how Albania was opening up to the world.

他说他想看看阿尔巴尼亚是如何对外开放的。

（使）（机会、可能性等）出现；（使）产生

It was also felt that the collapse of the system opened up new possibilities.

人们也认为这一制度的崩溃带来了各种新的可能性。

New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.

希望更加直接地参股海外公司的投资者获得了新的机会。

开…的门

Three armed men were waiting when the postmaster and his wife arrived to open up the shop.

当邮政局长和妻子到邮局开门营业时，3名持械男子正等着他们。

Open up, or I break in!

把门打开，不然我要砸门了！