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。, o/ b/ v' d. |! x' _& i. Q7 X. |
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ 9 _* j) c7 o. q! r/ J7 j$ c5 p9 {0 G7 v& f/ d; i
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. + k$ ~% j- {/ V* g 9 T& p8 y! O7 ?7 s9 y2 t3 m HL：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？* s2 M8 D6 n2 d# M
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M：No, to play hooky means to skip class.6 \& A) X5 H* @1 E2 q
# k( |3 Q2 ~0 r% u- j g% v6 O9 y6 gL：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？ ) v/ g$ O% \! S( j/ }4 S8 P1 @( R' y! }) ^- l
M：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.$ ^. [" X* _9 r K! Z
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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。0 a2 K; A+ ]* C/ e0 u
% Y( m. S: g7 Z* O0 \% _M：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. / ~6 E8 ~0 O( Z1 D % x) N; F1 S* R# K: l* t& [! a/ ZL：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? / O8 ~, c/ G2 Q) C7 ^2 }8 h# _( n F% |/ @' A
M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.( V! d. \4 @% g" p. _0 N
5 G4 O9 n2 Y& WL：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？$ T& N! A" w! j4 x P
P: ]) l5 N- uM：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.0 ]. Z7 _ i% z2 r! X: l
! e4 F' V7 h5 ^$ n, @' aL：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。) |# v& }# Z F8 Q. B, @
?+ u5 o5 A" ?9 g8 DL：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。 / a+ i, h: `) b; O V. ^, L( R6 |- L; _; B* @
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.8 m1 ~" B0 P1 m9 F1 R: d; K+ _4 ]
3 V4 L& M5 |8 Z9 o1 C$ w" P! NL：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！- G( d, f7 M& d
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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. ; s! w; E- b7 q1 m * x$ ?0 O& S9 l9 Y3 \ _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？ ( y" P1 w8 o% n7 T, z ! p% s( b: K# V. Z1 hM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way. 5 h# }% J8 H! r4 z) F' X/ Y" M6 T; Z6 [& i2 S- n$ A
L：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。# L9 J. w* J, R, s
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M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry. + V0 k. p) X9 V9 `& p1 H$ {0 z, z) p' x7 z
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。。。# ~, ^, U& g* _4 P$ t) `$ Y
- A, g$ ^+ v+ n" ^# {M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.( Z* A5 n ^5 t2 o' X/ `7 Z* Y
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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？$ V9 e* [/ E, j) D. e( K
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/ T$ U: _3 u5 g, @% k i) IL：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!- ?: c/ }: R0 N
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M：Bye, Li Hua!3 o7 ^ k) z( ?
' a0 Q% O5 a7 A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。 5 _3 L. E4 \% ?2 K 9 P. x6 z8 U, O" D7 nAudio as following:5 t4 v! h, l+ k( x0 I3 d- X5 n- {& {. V# n
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