Larry: I know I screwed up, but I finally understand how to do this job.
我知道我搞砸了，但是我已经掌握如何做好这份工作了。

Dr. McPhee: You obviously don't.
显然你还没有。

Larry: No, I didn't, but now I do.
以前没有，但是现在我懂了。

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?
你可以再给我一晚的机会吗？

Dr. McPhee: One more night.
就一个晚上。

——《博物馆奇妙夜》

screw up:

"screw"大家都知道是螺丝的意思，但是当它和up连在一起时又表示什么呢？很小的词在与不同的词搭配时会有不同的意思。

screw up 的常见意思及用法

1. 弄糟，弄乱，搞砸(to mess up) 例句：

I hope I don't screw up this time.
我希望这次不会搞砸了。

Try again and don't screw it up this time.
再试一次，这次别搞砸了。

"screw up" 可以用的范围很广。 要是说一个人工作没有做好：He screwed up at work.

老是和别人的关系搞不好，也能说是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的结构，意为“伤害到某人(to confuse or hurt someone)”。例句：

Their parents' divorce really screwed up the kids.
父母的离婚伤害了孩子。