7 T; i( \& j. H+ ~$ d) @1 c/ h/ BM：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. . S0 C8 h5 S* \8 m( @. ~% i$ ^% y+ q& p
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？+ o- L! d2 B* }% f- B9 X
4 j! B' J5 g# X1 g$ S) y1 @1 iM：That's right. "Cop" means police officer. # h/ ~8 B4 U# k7 }% P6 N0 K. X4 V+ f/ `0 y C
L：警察要来跟我说话！我会不会倒霉呀？我该怎么办呢？5 F8 p) L4 Q( A, _$ W& P7 [' t. B( L
t0 Y- J. r3 D) g6 H1 _/ S) AM：Calm down! Sometimes the cops stop people just to warn them, not to give them a ticket. You weren't going very fast anyway.' i( _# g4 ?8 l
+ u. x0 E$ X7 c- ~( Q! n- AL：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？1 R6 L1 q; C6 c
" i: v3 l/ x iM：When I say "the cops", I mean the police in general. I'm not talking about any cop in particular. " I h1 u# n. d9 F' `2 I6 D, r1 T
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？: S, y& e( z6 W
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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"! & l, a" X4 I o) |) V& N2 f! ^! X* a1 J8 M) H1 D
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！ : N/ ~! F' [" E- @. L 3 O3 S' L* F& b1 u0 ^3 w$ d+ MM：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious.! o1 X4 z( Q+ G; W# `' o+ @6 P4 c& `# T
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M：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket. . \9 j1 F) ^8 r% Z% I- [, M" j0 A- R, p. b! \
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。 5 J" A9 `* c% f& F; b# w7 o : U3 @' d; t2 x8 KM：I told you not to freak out. If a cop sees that you are nervous, he will be even more suspicious of you. # a ~. |5 C- F$ L! t. {/ J" P; f! z: f f& k
L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？ : I4 ^0 H O: c) n' a) r 3 V/ l$ _/ C3 y! `: yM：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited. ' y, Y4 `' k, U2 z9 |4 f . s. p3 C' z2 n# ~% ~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？ $ A3 ?/ {8 J9 a 0 f8 p2 B' H% }. c) ]* [& K( tM：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out!3 l+ x* Z) ?. `- m
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L：你才该感到紧张？为什么？ ' L( G7 ?1 U" G; }2 o7 O* [" i! O) P- s" H. l. u; T2 D% k- C
M：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble. g; p1 E8 z8 g) }1 G: K $ |* Y" |0 _9 g5 ?- t& jL：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？ 8 b% z; H( Q8 ?2 ^& `: {3 C ( A L& ?, X8 B7 P- S& F- {% B4 ^M：Hey! Li Hua, look out for that car! - \9 s* {; G7 n$ n* U3 B 0 Y$ {( {; C* Q: aL：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！+ r$ {) w# T6 k+ `3 `6 j; ]0 N. Z
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