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L：这地区每小时只能开35英里呀？我是不是开太快啦？哟，我的天呐，警察车跟在我后面，那怎么办呐？, C5 g" o/ [$ L1 I2 [
5 k: R# C" _, LM：Calm down, Li Hua. Just find a parking lot and stop the car. The cop will follow us, and come over to your window to talk to you. 2 a9 n3 V5 Y" B6 q$ }: L' |4 m5 d - O3 Q+ m$ ]0 t* _$ e; T# W/ d7 aL：哪儿有停车的地方呀！行，就停在这里吧！你刚才说谁会过来跟我说话？是警察吗？1 U T; I B6 ^2 D3 S( }
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M：When I say "the cops", I mean the police in general. I'm not talking about any cop in particular., Y/ q" [! B3 k
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L：噢，cop 这个名词用复数的时候，cops, 可以总的指警察，而不是指某个警察。 我就把车停这儿吧。 Michael, 我能称呼警察"cop"吗？2 {' k* i0 Z! Q+ i' K$ A) Q; D( U9 E3 p
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M：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious. 2 J0 E6 Z/ W5 a% a8 J# i 7 X$ M3 U7 r- U( OM：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket.! h6 V% ^4 U+ K. G1 o9 G
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L：谢天谢地，他没有给我罚单。他要罚我好多钱的话，那我就糟糕了。 ' w2 C+ U4 @1 g. m8 R8 N' `8 x; @4 r+ v- c" a: ~ c
M：I told you not to freak out. If a cop sees that you are nervous, he will be even more suspicious of you.% B8 u' O( `4 L
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L：是啊， 我经常听到一些人说 freak out，原来是指过于激动，显得非常紧张。对不对？ - Q3 C5 n. j9 k6 u' t 5 G. p" ~; j2 S4 Q3 m, dM：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out!* a, H& H' L5 f$ Z
+ M( p7 R7 d0 UL：你才该感到紧张？为什么？ , o+ P V* r( w; r1 F( k% z4 y ( W7 `1 e! |* q$ r' _M：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble. 6 \& I! n0 j% Q& m 3 Q& y2 j6 G% Q3 oL：这我就不懂了。是的，这是你的车，我只有一张学开车的许可证。可是，我开车出了问题，为什么警察会怪你呀？你为什么要freak out？, v3 p$ \9 n7 m5 A9 k
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M：Oh, man! that was close! That guy is crazy! I wish the cops were here to see that!" H, \1 \, a0 H! E
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L：对，刚才是够险的，警察要看到他那么开车，准要给他罚单。不过，今天已经和警察打过交道了，够了。再要跟cops打交道，那我可真是要freak out了。 v$ y. s7 K P" S; ]3 a. z0 c% b
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# [0 j/ \2 D4 T5 k' P, C今天这两个年轻人真是够惊险的。不过，李华学到了两个非常有用的词汇: cop, 警察；to freak out，非常紧张和激动。这次<流行美语>到此结束，我们下次再会。 ; d2 C+ Z& a g5 X$ m$ ~) m) F 3 O7 X/ J& U! ?5 c: [) g" d9 } J) tAudio As Following:# S7 n2 ^2 m) O# {/ ]5 {
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