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。 6 k+ t( C# }7 { . f% U! b' `: [0 Y( ]: kL：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ % b1 K2 @! w5 f {# P8 q+ L) ]* V) U; X
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. ( x2 Y% i# a5 }1 ?6 p/ [/ o l- ?$ a9 {
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？% W/ r1 I: I% |& j1 c2 a+ k
) A8 N; S) U, N0 vM：No, to play hooky means to skip class. " D& M) H; q r, S 7 A; x& w- [0 J1 g6 hL：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？! O5 O) w8 \, q6 S% D5 T$ p
5 L) \ A3 z8 S2 lM：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.! O. Y% v' r" c2 q/ ^) \, s, O, x
3 u c. j! n3 t5 t [. D! W% m- MM：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. ! {0 k* X$ O8 n9 z- j # w- R' V) L) r& E8 F$ s6 VL：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? 9 i7 [& K1 v" G9 z* }9 A3 q ; y, h- v, f4 p* y9 mM：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.+ k. y& o, i" g: W. X$ M
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L：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？" N9 v# _ e `& S% T3 q8 O2 o
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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. 5 T0 s9 L6 R0 g* B9 C. J9 z* i( O1 r/ k1 ]
L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。" j% O6 c) W/ m) n
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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。! G( \- m" e; j7 |: P* s
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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. 7 M0 r% b0 C- U; \1 W% Q: Z" |8 O* I
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！) O" n Y5 \+ s
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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.! V, C2 d6 z6 _6 ]9 K% c
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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？ l% e# t, x' c9 r& o# `! b8 c( }. | 1 s3 ?' a, y& t. RM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way. % l. W$ [9 ~% @9 S 0 D" h5 a( D! B$ p' ~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。4 Q- j# X# Q- z+ }* q4 R
w; ^' ]1 q* kM：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.9 N0 B- A' E2 v2 T% }, i
. n6 g5 Z/ V0 |8 U0 ?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。。。: {; a `3 q7 _( t/ x# V4 c
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M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.2 ?: c- P2 ^% v9 o
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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？% r' q+ { a8 o" \$ \
, N' b: w+ g: @, e- IM：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized." ! m1 A; k4 a5 Q7 }$ z9 I$ X - l- L( O! S1 \& \& f) RL：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! ( Q7 O4 O: \4 m. L- r, I8 R; o$ M' \5 c: H
M：Bye, Li Hua!! T# S+ `, t. y. [
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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。7 u6 R, Y1 Q2 f
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