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。5 T; F' r" ~: e( r2 Z
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ * d+ i, f. G. T5 R% M" P) p% 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. % V# c7 H2 N2 N/ X% f1 t4 Y- t H' L4 @7 ~! s: @% V& Q
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？ % A0 G6 Y! c/ U4 | : J' `% _: A$ G& z) hM：No, to play hooky means to skip class. c+ ?% m* w% m2 a& f6 w
; o* s" d! X5 ]( i) J7 |/ R# g) rL：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？# t7 V6 f' O. K
9 N$ Z& o1 u$ o# {% V% zM：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.6 \& A9 }* C; j4 u+ O
3 y; Y5 ?% p- u+ l/ K8 _) pL：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。 ) _% _# A' L7 k, U9 a : x( J' V& g$ }; J& IM：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.! \- Z" h: R! j+ j$ _: r
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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? * o1 j6 y2 i8 P3 ^; c8 v8 _0 K1 c& ?& x& ?
M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work. 4 ^. g1 E# X$ R P* c. ]7 p0 I: @6 t- }. d
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？ % T2 q& ^9 j" |+ P , ~+ E9 C* C& `3 EM：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 d6 }& T2 ~/ N' F2 }3 Q8 U& Y8 Q0 E. }( C
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L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 4 g1 k- f& o+ P+ w6 y9 E5 Q' a' }& n8 A
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。 W! b0 _+ F: F4 m+ A) a
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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. , a8 t- u: A! x7 M1 `* S4 V + A0 `( j* z+ S( K) C3 b8 OL：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！ , C9 v4 h) c" T6 X ~9 p5 y; W) F4 B' { i
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.5 |) N9 v! n- Q* v, y* j5 f" D
) |: k: y( i7 [/ q$ t. HL：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？# X0 @8 A( w3 f$ R
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; }% Z* A1 G3 S- tL：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。 & @, L, v& g i, W & S5 K. Z: k( j2 I$ D( jM：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry. ' ?# j: }5 S! b$ i9 J. z6 v# C: H: T
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& b: n3 H8 p* X& ?* I8 k4 F3 k- C
M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.1 H, @$ a" R7 t7 d
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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？ / y& p( w& `$ N! ^ A' S5 y s1 a) V! o, X y% Y1 f) l
M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized." 0 {2 I5 H2 Q( ~0 ^ ) D( F7 z( P6 n7 f, u1 k- yL：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! ' \: K( M1 \9 w4 p# g! L2 a, w7 \& v- c& y/ y/ U4 g1 F4 p9 T& Z( S
M：Bye, Li Hua!6 [, v1 U- D4 y/ c% b: f K( T
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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。 8 D4 ^6 A9 e6 m& R+ S7 a# V" [- D; l, \6 Z
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