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。, a0 c/ q& M* n% n; [9 Q
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ + y4 e- i! O( A$ P9 B6 y& c8 `. `* ?$ }
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. 4 N( [& x+ p( w! d/ \. X ! e8 ?, }: R" n$ u' u& gL：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？. @$ x5 O4 C9 `. B' o7 T( _
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M：No, to play hooky means to skip class. 1 L/ u6 X3 i: c% [2 O$ q9 }; A x$ \8 K- o$ \3 t& U
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？ * `5 [ x3 t% p 1 Q: l1 w+ V, ^3 C! R7 @7 rM：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. ! p, x, ^/ o& w5 R5 H. [" z & Z* }8 u# a; a" J& g$ Z; R& IL：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。1 `# S: H7 Y; b4 w3 S" e9 z+ L
6 N. c! K, q. j7 e. }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.' J6 ~3 p( d" x& r& N B
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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? 6 h$ i, ^/ K t+ z5 V% E- S0 X/ ]4 F
M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work./ {8 {" A: F0 W+ m
* e3 Z% U: h4 B; x0 N2 V1 u+ {/ T; Z- RL：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？ 5 \( j: p+ n7 b4 m& [( d/ _8 C4 H( {8 }
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.1 u: ?* {" a- `5 j/ q
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L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。, `* ~/ C6 P+ i" p4 c7 D
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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。 4 |5 I8 u& [# c O( h" t ' X' S, [: H7 Q% |. s0 _: aM：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. + w) l* J7 O+ \. r9 K" Y* Q; d- U$ u+ U7 q; f. D9 X
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！5 l0 j: f% d) [8 B3 M0 \
: X- y: y3 g# n$ D. V& I; dM：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. + B1 K" _) Q" X, e" a3 I& w/ R. i( F. W2 W) x5 Q# }6 ~
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？ + N8 z" ^- x8 H7 m6 h1 U, @* z1 T0 V+ u( Z$ W# L9 w/ M
M：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way.' z3 o: G$ H! W* n" Z
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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。 ) p2 D& N% X7 N2 R( _8 H) }& m% a7 n: v
M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.) g! q( b) S# W, _2 `
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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。。。4 H6 y) \$ R, a2 n
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M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home. 2 j \" d0 ~4 ~ e" n ; m) F$ c7 I( {8 k' r& `& OL：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？7 V# D6 f8 v4 ]2 @5 o
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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!- j" J- i s9 Q. y9 i
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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。" l* A7 r' i: u# m+ c( y
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