广播电视英语短句 第 122 课：美国之旅-4

But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. 很有可能是在剧院或者电影业。

Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. 可能是有一名演员很紧张，从而犯了很多错误。

The director may have said, "Calm down, now. Get your act together." 导演会说，“马上冷静下来，集中你的精神。”

Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late nineteen seventies. 语言专家 James Rogers 称，这个俗语的使用在19世纪晚期变得很普遍。

Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in nineteen seventy-eight. Rogers表示，名叫Manchester Guardian 的报纸曾在1978年使用过它。