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。 , H5 i) l. n& ?% O6 D4 q6 @5 @5 a$ z1 ] @8 v
L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？! N" W0 l& u6 |& X5 v: j+ T
" w8 [9 Z% `; a2 R% l5 [. kM：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.6 l: {& `1 V* f, Z
% A; T, v$ T& r1 yL：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？ ) \, A1 O! s6 D/ G w( p+ V8 ?) W& l" n1 i
M：No, to play hooky means to skip class. ( E0 B) d) y# g/ {+ K. b- h, \; O2 N$ K n+ A! O
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？8 {3 V+ T9 w$ ]: l3 P- Y
y) ?1 v& K& _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. 5 }0 K5 n, o! l m% x" C% O1 T; g0 T: X& Q
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。 d- C$ A% i. U& w2 c
) U4 x: D$ }! l4 ^- [3 YM：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 e1 ?9 Q4 K7 h' J5 e5 K9 W- Z3 K7 ~ * E7 ^; [" I+ m& @- u N0 ^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?7 Y h p: s3 c- i" j
% a6 W$ i3 x# z6 P& qM：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work. + q3 f5 U- R$ ^" K& _; Z/ b$ g# L 6 k9 M% N7 p& I9 Z# l/ [. f/ tL：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？ 8 G b$ d; F% L! }3 q3 C # X9 G3 u4 f9 L r& W6 CM：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. + ?4 c; z6 n2 g$ r- `) T 5 H* a# b( w: E) QL：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 . I1 q' R4 d) q" t! p& H) O& v1 i b3 J4 i% a' O% n
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。5 Q# @! M/ U! X: k" k$ U# n( u
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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.% B8 z% [7 @! Z, c
: v" G" V+ k$ N; C+ hL：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& E6 a- n* ?: S z, T9 D q$ R: v
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. - j) S: P3 D3 L3 a; G" l0 o) K1 ^3 ^ W
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？2 N# A" A6 L0 s$ p0 ]" q) e
1 U; I1 f( C6 WM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way. ' m! D9 ~% ~! R1 s! X6 ~! t( A & \9 U. i. N; x% }# cL：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。 K. C- h8 K' [) v2 f) T
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M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.+ @, }* R0 B& R7 v# `4 r% T! X
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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。。。# \# U- i$ E+ V+ H, h; q
, R: n# E7 N9 H7 L9 y2 NM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home., o2 Z- ^5 \+ R: F+ U e9 ? }/ t$ E
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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？ 8 l9 `; U5 }3 [% p f" c6 T2 r& G- G
M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized." " L! L1 @! S$ h: \8 N* E0 L: h2 ?5 {& S& v3 @ ?4 [
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! , t0 k" `1 x1 P1 ~) Q) F# R- `7 J4 b 3 h1 F! \8 c6 N { `" xM：Bye, Li Hua! ! u! z: C3 g$ F- B: p3 z- p5 P& w# e2 c J' {
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 i4 H q* ?. G' L8 a1 k
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