& \% h5 H/ c/ ~* |; d& G4 bM：Your driving is getting better, Li Hua. Hey, you'd better slow down. This is a 35 mile per hour zone.2 b4 j! T4 Y, o
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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？. ]3 C" u: C! h4 u
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M：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. 8 F8 m- W# Y: P, ]2 \0 E. ~9 P3 J3 N% {. ~) G+ z3 |# A9 _
L：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？& a3 G3 B8 `7 p+ i
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M：Calm down! Sometimes the cops stop people just to warn them, not to give them a ticket. You weren't going very fast anyway. . ]$ n5 r9 @# T5 a5 ]: }- @+ d" j: R % P0 {: R2 g+ s/ m, I% xL：你说警察可能过来只是警告我一下，不一定会给我罚单呀？但愿如此，我好象是没有开太快。Michael, 你刚才说"cops", 那警车里到底有几个警察呀？ " o9 s6 ^6 q0 {3 i9 |$ w3 B5 }9 P& `( N, o5 ]: `7 i% E7 q2 ]3 h+ {( n
M：When I say "the cops", I mean the police in general. I'm not talking about any cop in particular. # R6 O& Q# i, K9 B2 L* V, K2 |% q/ m9 e& }; H/ ]4 b
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 Z* C- F9 d* M
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M：No! The word "cop" is too informal. You should show respect when talking to the cops. Call him "officer", don't call him "cop"! 2 z* v' @: ]7 X! F! h, L 4 n8 F! q% }1 d3 HL：天哪！原来"cop"是很随便的称呼，你干吗不早告诉我呀！我可不要惹警察生气！) y4 D, v) ]# `8 M8 ~" h
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M：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious.5 u' J3 Q% r! {
' [! R r" B; @) TM：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket. . ?* o$ O' z; a9 V& n; }7 G3 D ( A1 j6 a ?8 C" N0 B) c: g: _ q: uL：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。 . K g4 L% ?# y$ \! \! F" {, s* t- p9 G# }4 i
M：I told you not to freak out. If a cop sees that you are nervous, he will be even more suspicious of you." F' J3 F; B0 k$ ?0 T5 J B
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L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？& S; Q/ Y% J& N7 ?
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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？ 0 m( p, O( Q$ K+ ]7 z3 I 2 p8 m, p' X5 s+ B0 OM：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out! 7 s9 G- _9 r5 O' L% I2 b , R% d' C8 k# J& PL：你才该感到紧张？为什么？- R; ]# a& o1 z5 m8 X
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M：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble.7 H9 a5 m" ?: m2 y2 u2 b
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L：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？6 ?. z6 C. q5 F* }7 v
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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。 5 |: D. G" D0 G3 T6 w 8 T2 P- O0 w( e% HAudio As Following:$ j6 W$ ^4 f, h8 {$ Y; o
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