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。 9 z5 B2 S9 F6 I( G9 R( A1 A6 P+ \9 ^0 w8 J
L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ & f! m* l* N/ ^3 w' L2 N' a9 {- x* k4 L+ h. a/ a
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.7 n; j+ R4 L9 q! P) J
' G& z! d+ x2 B' i8 oL：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？3 G9 F! _& c2 z! y! L: X
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M：No, to play hooky means to skip class.! I% f1 S6 M* k2 [: V. H5 J
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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 d/ j; {( D+ n0 f) e4 `
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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. 8 `; G7 F* h% g3 l0 g0 @2 n8 A7 z& [; H( T) y c% \
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。+ n3 Y5 V- L. h& x1 m
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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.5 G) Q6 z+ L# g
" c; f6 P' K- YL：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?, @5 |' U i% ?: y t4 B* X
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M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work. / w0 {# w5 @1 {0 Z+ o8 o5 [& U( h, ]
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？7 p6 m' w; m3 [6 x' o* y
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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. % \. |. [* w4 Q, D7 v7 c( Z4 B+ m7 J L, Q j
L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 # H, I9 M2 N( ~( i* [" b# }2 q% C" q7 P: K+ L# U
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。 9 j2 s% {" { L" {! Y" Y1 k5 y: a G9 O. }
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.5 j& Z6 [3 s5 H/ F% t6 d/ S8 j
: v; S! \9 k! w' e7 o: yL：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！: D( p/ r: U/ ~) S" h
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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. 5 I; \1 s1 S9 X9 i; l! j/ W% m' \/ t) v
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？* Z( p' n; |4 {' ]9 O0 |
0 `( R9 I! V) q6 pM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way. $ b! z Z" E& S( e" @ 0 Y& V2 c% h1 I- G' }4 qL：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。 5 p- w$ C+ Z/ R: K+ D- e ) S# w v, J. z1 v- SM：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.* b! p- L& t* q+ y
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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。。。 6 g; L5 c' s' N3 K, Y$ s! S# ~7 F; j% G/ M
M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home., |4 {! r/ c1 c( s" Z$ t0 l
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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？ ) v5 s" I4 q1 d+ Y5 h! Z% ` , W6 p4 P# x+ K2 v! s0 w# X/ z* ]6 y fM：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized."# R H5 q0 @. [- N+ ~
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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!/ R5 Z4 E7 ~8 b! I U" [% H
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M：Bye, Li Hua!& f% k# w- D* K U. H
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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。 $ o1 i6 [4 g1 N Y# H7 K& e- @" w2 f# Q ~1 w. X, A$ U
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