Michael这个美国学生由于各方面的压力太大而情绪不太好。今天他想去找李华一起出去放松放松。现在他正在敲李华的门。Michael会教李华两个常用语：to play hooky和to snap。& y; A. l% h8 ^$ k
0 _2 O y+ b, [; M; S$ ^# ^$ EL：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ . e1 h8 K8 S8 q- g, K$ }7 \% f) B0 C1 w Y! z9 b" O, F$ ]
M：Yes, I'm supposed to be in class right now. But I didn't read the assignment for class today, and I just didn't feel like going, so I decided to play hooky.( _9 y8 U: u: L9 s# L9 ?
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L：你真够呛，没看今天上课的材料就不想去上课，还想在家玩什么游戏！什么是hooky呀？+ h. x+ D3 ~/ i6 O4 u
q% F& @. a$ x& cM：No, to play hooky means to skip class.) K" O' H( _7 c! J
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L：噢，原来to play hooky是指逃学，旷课。我还以为是玩什么游戏呢！Michael, 你要进来坐会儿吗？ 6 g0 u$ Q$ W5 {! W3 v5 b & U7 g3 f4 M6 O% n1 ` {$ `, f0 C3 B/ EM：Actually, I was going to the student center to hang out and have lunch. I was wondering if you would like to come with me. $ E* x9 y6 S( r$ V1 g' w# G 2 ?2 b% `2 ^( V. A9 Q5 v* |L：你要到学生中心那儿去看看，然后再吃午饭呀？我跟你一起去，我本来就要去吃午饭。不过，我只有一个小时的时间，下午我得去工作。 # p5 [& r6 x f# {, a5 x, }0 h+ e' ^0 h$ Z2 i& m
M：It seems like you have been working a lot lately. I have an idea! Why don't you call in to work and tell them you're sick! You can also play hooky from work. % U* `9 {2 c( Z$ w. ~7 T6 E! n* q4 i" R# n K! }, z6 J
L：我最近工作是很忙。Michael，你的意思是让我打电话给工作的地方说我生病，这样就可以不去上班？这也可以说是to play hooky? 1 C& X' R, a6 p/ C! w# {7 O) J $ L3 p# x# U) f3 V/ \7 \( NM：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.7 ^0 V- Z9 T+ C7 ^8 }$ {
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L：你可真能出馊主意！自己逃学还不算，还要我装病不去工作。不行，我工作的地方星期一总是很忙的，而且上星期我真的生病，请了两天假。I don't want to play hooky from work. 我说得对不对，Michael？ 7 w' Q- A2 ? Q' h/ Q1 M . |$ u" ]$ d( s% J' v4 ?7 U! [M：Yes, very good. I guess you'd better go to work then. It's too bad I can't spend more time with you. Well, if you have only one hour for lunch, we'd better hurry. 8 o! Y: q! }8 r( y, K8 \- M3 `+ \2 w: Y8 p0 n$ `! o
L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。1 ~ N3 [) y3 c
' W t. K h; O/ fL：Michael, 你很幸运，没有象我那么多的压力。我得自己赚钱付学费，还要养活自己。你可以随便play hooky, 我可不行。$ b+ s& a" U0 M' b8 Q% r
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M：Hey, I may play hooky once in a while, but I usually study hard. Do you think I don't feel any pressure to get good grades? If I don't do well, I won't get a good job later on. 9 R% b8 h7 W( A4 w6 j9 _; N& B, p- o$ ?
L：哟，哪儿来那么大的火气呀！我知道你不是经常逃学，你学习很努力，争取得到好分数，将来找一份好工作。你不用发那么大的脾气嘛！9 u3 w4 {2 h+ O& V
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M：I'm sorry, Li Hua. I didn't mean to snap at you. It's just that right now I'm so stressed. That's part of the reason why I didn't go to class today. ! _2 m% j) u) Y% w0 D# y4 n& j9 |! Z Y
L：没关系，我知道你最近压力很大。你说 "I didn't mean to snap at you", 那是什么意思呀？是不是指你很生气地跟我说话？ * B1 C9 R$ k0 q* a5 |" C 0 r$ R7 F# ]. Q9 oM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way.; S4 g. c! x! E" q1 ]
' ~ o& v) Y/ R: K* YL：to snap at someone 就是对某人大声嚷嚷，或者很生气地和某人说话。Michael，你一般不对人那么讲话的。我想可能是你最近压力太大了。 8 z" \; V" g5 x. r! a9 N/ c- C$ \( P9 w8 w: l- S
M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry. 0 A- i. b3 z( ^) s6 z* [" V$ d- ]1 c2 j. c
L：我是没有让你生气的意思。没关系，每个人都有情绪不好的时候嘛！Michael，我以前好象听到别人用过to snap at someone，可不太清楚它的意思。有一次，一个小孩说他打破了什么东西。。。 - r( o+ r7 y7 A# g l# ~0 W 3 x# m4 V/ R7 B' J$ }; iM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.( q0 _' N+ _7 m6 [! ~7 ?) p
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L：对，他是说他妈妈骂他因为他打破了一个花瓶。可是，Michael，这里的snap是过去时，那该怎么拼呢？1 ^3 q! K7 K0 e
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1 n% L3 a. @3 q0 Y/ [( O1 EL：得了，不用道歉了。啊呀，不好了，时间到了，我得去上班了。See you later, Michael!* C. l9 ?- J2 N. E8 V7 ~
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M：Bye, Li Hua! . l0 z6 B# o9 [/ M- O: o! Z9 t( S8 L+ o
今天李华又从Michael那儿学到两个常用语，to play hooky就是逃学，或者装病不去上班；to snap就是对某人嚷嚷，很生气地对某人说话。这次<流行美语>播送完了，下次节目再见。( j! l$ A I0 H$ E8 \
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