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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？ % _. D; o1 I' F5 d8 {0 A. f% W% k* G O$ v5 }" ~5 j% N
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. " B- J7 O7 ~" v9 A6 w$ J: @( `# p; s* k( [0 A; ^
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？ ! r! N3 l5 S2 X" q' h 7 ?% C' P6 z/ R( f% ?* r3 GM：That's right. "Cop" means police officer. " w# s4 o7 U8 K f2 f. X9 q7 Y; B+ y5 w4 I0 g. \, x! Q
L：警察要来跟我说话！我会不会倒霉呀？我该怎么办呢？ ' ^8 U% j7 B8 K0 x) h, E( ?+ m) T0 i8 c" k$ Z- m
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., x% b0 R2 P8 X k; Q
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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.8 Q! `# X) _8 c
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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"!3 S( u; G" H" j, B7 Y
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L：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！ % i. F( v" @+ q0 L$ R5 Z9 a0 g: F( A% }
M：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious. * w+ m1 a; b6 t7 ` 6 B4 `4 m% B% z# a9 T4 ZM：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket. ! L, p- n8 a( R# c5 y% |3 p( z/ Q/ o7 X) o" Z
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。/ l5 ? P4 s* {
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L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？+ K3 Z8 Y0 I+ e+ b7 K+ t/ D
) l, \4 P' r: A" SM：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited., T% f6 g, l! b3 q3 a
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M：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out!* c% p' {1 \8 ]0 m; r+ X* a% r
0 x. V6 a! U1 s x9 s$ {M：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble.8 Y. L1 i( K5 y8 R8 Z9 v* e: Y. r
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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？# m! W1 w9 M* H3 u, c; p
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L：Don't freak out, Michael. 我看见那辆车了。不过，那车差一点就撞到我们了！ * d. P) G8 g2 u+ [& D% p " K7 z: N1 F7 w, qM：Oh, man! that was close! That guy is crazy! I wish the cops were here to see that! i5 ~% Z& F; G0 I) z. ` + |2 ?+ R% U( u( {& sL：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。7 x; [* D T- d+ ^: A
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M：Me too. Now, drive carefully! : {! [1 D O5 } 6 ^" ]/ {* T7 H6 m( I Y# ?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。 ( t9 o! a) \9 Q s9 t i% N3 K0 d. R( Y+ p& K8 L, Z: @
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