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。 ' m- r4 Y$ ]' ?+ k7 ~2 X0 \7 X% T9 U0 m0 k1 s6 {2 d
L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ ' t' E. O+ B' N5 ]# v) A! L1 _5 M8 C0 d/ M+ ]8 H! F" R
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.) j+ d7 d' a+ | R0 Q
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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？0 J. u' ]9 O2 h) q+ T& P
( a& Z2 R8 E; X0 HM：No, to play hooky means to skip class. : K, m# D. E. O) Z& ^- R, Z* w6 z3 g K* B+ `: z3 a
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？ ! y k3 o) c! O1 W# W- I ! L& v) h, F8 A! Y1 S9 k; `" wM：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. ; _3 a- `1 n% I5 j9 U- L) c8 ?9 o0 B. W+ p5 q( c/ z/ n/ q6 u
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。3 K4 m0 r" _# z0 O6 t% X# R
" D( q6 C9 G* [ `8 W lM：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.! e2 Y) y$ [1 p4 p5 b: N u
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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?) s0 E" ]; b/ {- M9 j
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M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.7 h1 R% H, g+ y7 o. j# A
+ |& a1 c- D( g3 |/ j7 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？; }. h/ n6 Q4 ~
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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. . V$ W* f7 d1 h+ m: [, @) s2 ], g- t5 n1 H0 z) `$ r6 ]
L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。9 Z! h( z3 p3 q$ M! K
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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。9 [8 r! ?. w3 l1 O; m
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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.4 j) i5 {) t, ^
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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！ W3 i& K* o/ n. F7 }5 m) r ! G) h3 U+ E2 j- _M：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.% T9 \" {7 w+ C7 m0 D/ u) N0 P3 r
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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？6 r& i/ E: g4 ~8 N- H
: ^* ~) h4 W; i6 W$ B" d/ XM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way. / `+ ~$ F" Z% l8 `4 a, _" t ' E1 ~0 \) A, ]3 D$ D/ y' g2 jL：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。4 q A* o% c; C3 V1 o4 c# ]- f9 F
7 }0 x u- M& v+ {M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.3 [0 Y6 q) ~( W5 q. U
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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。。。" h/ p& y: O4 Y2 F
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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？$ i, r- @6 |/ e* J: Z7 f
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M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized."+ k3 B$ n, F; P6 ]
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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!& s# Y* X' ?' p! A/ k- K, e* l
0 ^9 J @9 d( T3 E' v& r* z, KM：Bye, Li Hua! : z! ~$ N; _3 Y. Y5 E " K) t$ p- w- x3 J/ v8 M# A( y2 R" K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。6 [, v6 P/ E, `
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