2 `7 ]& C! B) U3 w( K9 u0 pM：Your driving is getting better, Li Hua. Hey, you'd better slow down. This is a 35 mile per hour zone.6 O7 d* ]6 C* R6 f
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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？ . M# n3 L9 B6 d _' Z* M1 r( O: V ( v: `1 Y/ l0 K7 tM：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. ( v f5 z, P# }& [1 v2 m; \ 3 J, w. ?: }- | O' D) b0 L6 t, BL：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？ " A( b" \+ n: D+ @2 q& v, g8 s8 _# ]$ [( ?. b3 Z+ p
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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？ - w" v) M* Q' _* {4 l# p7 p9 j + x' C F( y; ]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. " t' u0 L( `! {. s) X4 K6 B8 a4 R3 O' }, r+ M
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？ 4 d9 i# B/ z( o+ M' `4 P1 ?, Z. g* Y. x, g; l4 d+ U! p
M：When I say "the cops", I mean the police in general. I'm not talking about any cop in particular. + t6 _' w% x* H' ] 1 T+ i- K- @/ T' M2 W& ?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？ ! w- f+ X# ^/ Q 3 \7 C2 b2 X+ Y+ HM：No! The word "cop" is too informal. You should show respect when talking to the cops. Call him "officer", don't call him "cop"! " p; `6 F; K3 [+ U) V: I9 b' \3 b7 S+ @* u
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！4 U! B% t" b( ?1 H. ?7 i2 T. C
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M：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket. ( ~) e" U2 Y6 K8 P . t- ], ?. v2 O1 y/ i5 r& PL：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。 # z. U5 i# t" b1 t) t# W3 s & ~1 e, E* p8 \2 ?2 Y( V5 xM：I told you not to freak out. If a cop sees that you are nervous, he will be even more suspicious of you./ F0 {& _7 N' {6 j$ [! T# U- {) A
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L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？ 6 O. L# f8 p% B: i: b5 v7 L+ |. A1 U- M7 M* B, `3 M
M：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited. ; g$ r. i4 w+ C ! S" D. [- S g6 ?; r* U4 ?- a4 }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？: P( K* E+ G' J
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M：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out! ) ~9 x. a# v+ d9 J& x& W# S; |% A$ {; J5 K: N* m, X
L：你才该感到紧张？为什么？ % l# ?3 s6 O* G* F- G# g5 b5 g) i! R: G( [7 j
M：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble. * z% E9 K: k5 T* s( ^3 \4 w5 r$ x) x# H
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？ % a& E) ~% g4 V9 P " G( e D# A1 LM：Hey! Li Hua, look out for that car!! B$ }5 [/ E- B8 S* Y: ?
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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！* p: h* `) y, U5 [4 ?4 ?' v
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