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。2 |9 d' g( K8 X J
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？) G2 M# N$ _2 k! Y W
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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. * z" l) E0 I/ ]1 L5 u& I + t* c0 t; J' O6 g4 d' v, ?9 _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？ 1 d/ q' ]# `$ e1 M6 Y7 @/ A 1 M c z0 F6 @+ c) U6 r* R: |, {M：No, to play hooky means to skip class.% g+ h% M- X. H
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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？: n3 f5 _7 ~& Q9 R) M$ Q
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M：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.& [$ k( B$ D1 K+ V$ V
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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。8 e& U; q) a/ W( f9 O+ V& s* E
- h* w$ n+ o! n/ M2 t, ?# r# S& MM：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. $ w* h, P8 {1 ?- R. Q) S$ p* C! \4 E! J" o
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? & D" x9 ?6 \& C4 H" O& e$ [ / a! `1 R. S: T6 G. mM：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.& n- ^* i+ _# d5 H0 c1 w; R
8 i6 g7 P' A2 _; x: G) T' xL：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？" `1 | {7 N+ \; q2 Y
: U0 R7 t- L- z# _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./ D. e& W" K1 B$ G( @6 I
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L：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。 8 B- v) m0 A; D4 Z. d6 p% t3 H4 J& E/ M
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." V- r0 L1 c2 c# I' {0 u, `
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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！ ( T* U1 ?% N$ R x% f % x1 c! @! R% M9 q3 bM：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.5 p f* R+ o8 k
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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？% I' n- k8 b" f2 S& V* k. t4 }
1 a3 g: E# e! s8 m7 y. AM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way. # G4 S8 f9 a6 _$ O( j ' h$ T! q7 H( N+ V1 oL：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。 3 x% B3 E& ?) Q5 P6 B4 M! G+ \* D# F
M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry. 2 F6 k. O+ |& ~: L. I" Y( O* w/ G& Y, d# 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。。。 ( k! x. [7 [) `: ~0 ^* E 7 o. |; q9 C1 tM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.7 C6 r3 q/ H. J% B" H
/ X, u1 j: q& ]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？ ; \) t: | w p$ ` I6 M2 e1 q' z5 Z, X4 I7 d5 j% e
M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized.": y) W H( M0 k% U! l
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L：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!6 o! U9 g( t2 {& l* u
, d4 e; f E" H S( U# H6 k! l. VM：Bye, Li Hua! ; ^! |2 ~6 p7 | d7 X0 P# N6 n+ V7 k, l
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。$ y# Z4 [6 p7 {, c* x. b" Q
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