今天要和大家分享的口语表达是：Don't mess it up。mess up 的意思是 to spoil something or do it badly. 也就是“把...弄糟，弄乱”的意思。Don't mess it up 这个口语表达的意思就是：“别把它弄乱，别把它搞砸”的意思。
- - I want you to meet our clients this afternoon. Don't mess it up.
- 今天下午我想让你去见我们的客户，可别搞砸了。
- Okay, you have my word. I won't let you down.
- 好的，我保证。我不会让你失望的。 - - I've just cleaned the floor. Don't mess it up.
- 我刚拖完地。别把地面弄脏了。
- Well, I got it.
- 好的。我知道了。
Don't mess it up. 一般指“叫别人别把事情搞砸”，如果是自己不想把事情搞砸，可以说：I don't wanna mess it up. 也可以简化一下，这样说：Don't wanna mess up.
- - I start my first job tomorrow. It's all Greek to me. I'm so nervous. Don't wanna mess up.
- 我明天开始第一份工作了。我一窍不通，感到很紧张。不想搞砸了。
- Take it easy. I think someone in the company will show you the ropes.
- 别紧张啊，我想公司里会有人传授经验给你的。
Don't mess it up. 里的it也可以是具体的something. 这个时候，something 一般移到up的后面。
- Make peace with your past, so it won't mess up the present.
淡然看待过去，别让它弄糟了现在。
下面我们再来看几个和这个口语表达有关的例句：
- I know that task is kind of difficult, so you have to be careful. Don't mess it up.
我知道那个任务有点难，所以你要小心点，别把它搞砸了。 - - Our boss considered it as an important project, right?
- 我们的老板认为那是个很重要的项目，对吗？
- Yeah, you bet! Don't mess it up.
- 当然啦，可别把它搞砸了。 - On rainy days the children really mess up the house.
下雨天，孩子们总是把家里搞得乱七八糟的。
