李华是在纽约上大学的中国学生。今天她的美国同学Michael 陪她练习开车，准备去考驾照。他们在路上几次遇到惊险的情况，尽管这样，李华还是学到了两个常用语，一个是：cop; 另一个是：to freak out. ' T, P$ e5 }( a, r : B1 u4 y* h* ~7 {, V, \5 T) jM：Your driving is getting better, Li Hua. Hey, you'd better slow down. This is a 35 mile per hour zone.# b% n1 y: Q9 }: g! D' `
) N- |' H O) }7 e; @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？ & b- B3 |7 o8 u7 g+ ?9 s# { ( }2 H1 t3 x' F9 ^3 MM：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.' u: N P% _% V- g9 S) |$ z
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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？ ' w- L. w5 S" n6 U , v4 }, P+ C# U( c. [M：That's right. "Cop" means police officer.0 O- B% l) Q- i4 m! U3 \" o
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L：警察要来跟我说话！我会不会倒霉呀？我该怎么办呢？, Q! M) z% m3 m6 e5 u0 [. m9 _
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L：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？" R2 r8 P) c- L6 K
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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.' ~& r$ n+ [* @: h- g
" s: e4 N! r B5 C1 |& }+ I3 Z/ ?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？ 0 z) w/ D+ D. N6 x; _/ M 6 a) _) W5 _3 ~, Y5 _! y+ tM：No! The word "cop" is too informal. You should show respect when talking to the cops. Call him "officer", don't call him "cop"! ?$ n! z; K; H! m
. N- F Z! c h3 k h6 J: BL：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！ / `" [+ s! s6 `- ^- Y C % F) o7 Q4 a+ x3 O QM：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious. / X, O% j5 D; L3 |: _& E: u" Y6 Q5 \5 H! X
M：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket. 9 K# {9 O1 g, c: ^; [1 R7 K+ f6 E" T7 q) w, w6 ~6 p
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。" G, G: o4 g* U' ~$ H
' f, i" R0 I, f1 B& a# W' QM：I told you not to freak out. If a cop sees that you are nervous, he will be even more suspicious of you. ) [7 Q. g' t& F9 f T' [ Z1 i2 f, p- D% n
L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？ 2 A- G" z' M% s3 P& W( K5 M% m l% F( X4 |
M：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited.- M8 Q: s w& V6 s* A/ }6 ]
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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？, x" C3 X4 W# S2 X- a5 H7 O; V
% q; Z( |; x3 T7 i [M：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out! S3 U3 h* y. @6 G3 d$ F ( p4 I, q* k2 u6 L$ V3 qL：你才该感到紧张？为什么？ * c8 v& r0 Y' s. n8 x. V$ E3 D' S7 O& v " D l8 t6 c1 o$ sM：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble.; P# t* j# f: _% {2 Y
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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 S/ o, o+ s0 ^: y7 a. s2 k0 P( C U& `
M：Hey! Li Hua, look out for that car! ! w# S$ i* O3 I1 B$ H$ b& G3 X2 w/ W* N$ ^0 E
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！ - ]8 Y# p: R8 [+ f n' f& Q/ n$ S4 ?! p7 \9 x
M：Oh, man! that was close! That guy is crazy! I wish the cops were here to see that! 8 A q/ W" b) F6 @7 e: i/ b & C4 c% ~3 Q( l* ]: y1 C; qL：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。 1 D: z& O1 X+ [2 T3 b2 s7 d, C0 Z" D, y/ a+ C' b2 u
M：Me too. Now, drive carefully! : ^0 {; v) W1 Q4 X$ N2 \; F' k/ [; }9 I% `3 u. [( H2 L; C* g/ 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。 5 R3 z: P2 d1 Q' ?2 t, _- A, } , P0 w, B# W- l2 w$ y- EAudio As Following: . C6 {5 j2 ]; @: x
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