Larry: I know I screwed up, but I finally understand how to do this job.
我知道我搞砸了，但是我已經(jīng)掌握如何做好這份工作了。

Dr. McPhee: You obviously don't.
顯然你還沒有。

Larry: No, I didn't, but now I do.
以前沒有，但是現(xiàn)在我懂了。

Really, Mr. McPhee-
是真的，McPhee先生。

Dr. McPhee: Doctor.
博士。

Larry: Dr. McPhee.
McPhee博士。

Can you please give me one more night?
你可以再給我一晚的機會嗎？

Dr. McPhee: One more night.
就一個晚上。

——《博物館奇妙夜》

screw up:

"screw"大家都知道是螺絲的意思，但是當它和up連在一起時又表示什么呢？很小的詞在與不同的詞搭配時會有不同的意思。

screw up 的常見意思及用法

1. 弄糟，弄亂，搞砸(to mess up) 例句：

I hope I don't screw up this time.
我希望這次不會搞砸了。

Try again and don't screw it up this time.
再試一次，這次別搞砸了。

"screw up" 可以用的范圍很廣。 要是說一個人工作沒有做好：He screwed up at work.

老是和別人的關系搞不好，也能說是screw up：I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time.

2. 如果是screw up somebody 或者screw somebody up的結構，意為“傷害到某人(to confuse or hurt someone)”。例句：

Their parents' divorce really screwed up the kids.
父母的離婚傷害了孩子。