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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？5 w8 T; l4 ?7 _4 r* K
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M：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. 2 p( @* E& p/ k( U) K' k0 v9 `" l1 m) x5 ^ P
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？ & a, r, `3 h. Z H 8 m$ z3 e6 B: \( W: m6 ~M：That's right. "Cop" means police officer.; o4 U }( T: b% [3 I
9 z! k$ t6 v% r" kL：警察要来跟我说话！我会不会倒霉呀？我该怎么办呢？ + K+ x3 g7 D5 c1 Z# K! {' u 2 j2 `! M& |8 ZM：Calm down! Sometimes the cops stop people just to warn them, not to give them a ticket. You weren't going very fast anyway.) w2 i5 o7 ~7 X+ |1 _, s0 L
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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？ ! V+ ?& {' |2 i0 E& x 5 Z) j9 d |! [M：When I say "the cops", I mean the police in general. I'm not talking about any cop in particular. ; K/ E, m$ `9 y9 ] ) F- }5 K; s- WL：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？ ' ?! } S$ E: I, p* u- A6 O, \. h G
M：No! The word "cop" is too informal. You should show respect when talking to the cops. Call him "officer", don't call him "cop"!0 ]. C4 n5 [* j0 a$ a" ?
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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！ % T; N# s C+ M0 n0 H+ c! Y: j; U, x
M：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious.3 ~ q0 Q% ?, G2 }
8 l, x0 ]/ ~1 l2 P8 ^* K( OM：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket. - u5 q* z0 H& A B7 t) O6 B( j1 a& P- J5 Z1 ^7 ]
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。7 x9 Q# z6 K$ @$ h) z) }, v+ H
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L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？ C) L5 F a, A2 u: B$ X0 ]! V' k: L7 L% j5 I. i1 [: G4 Y* }5 t
M：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited., I. j7 \6 c4 r( l# O- L
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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？4 s# B- ~0 ?. D0 L9 v; t" A
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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？: ?: Q" B% e! v# R( l9 D! F. _
c( s) M2 L6 V" ^1 i: PM：Hey! Li Hua, look out for that car! ( O. G9 E7 h& R' i# j 0 m, a2 m" ^' j! \7 z! m lL：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！ 5 j' o$ m' ?9 n0 N/ } 2 h+ B G* f" ^* A/ d n% Z3 S5 C" EM：Oh, man! that was close! That guy is crazy! I wish the cops were here to see that! 2 L( Q9 Y8 k: B* [! c8 e* B) D$ d! a5 r5 Q z% h* v
L：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。4 W) H) B' z0 ?; S$ Z% ~+ a% v, u
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