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 u+ {( r6 z6 D" ^
% U$ X1 d' x# a- |) }5 hL：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ 1 E' S& x3 h; Q% n; H # \* V: ?& q4 B9 R) R/ vM：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. + R. t; H3 l$ z 5 H! M! W/ o2 V: 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？2 q' B$ \' {0 ?* }1 h# K) A
% P6 M0 m% h5 M* y: b: PM：No, to play hooky means to skip class. $ E: F" I# Q, g* B( v4 j) | 6 v: \5 Y6 u5 O% y& K, ~- F" uL：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？, h% Z, b7 }+ h$ l- L
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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 `3 b; G* ]8 W j
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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。0 g# R6 u- M e6 \1 a
- @2 y2 q$ u) ~) fM：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! D2 z& \4 m% ]
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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? s. I6 O0 _0 z# e/ m 5 z/ n \1 x) v; Q* G5 L4 ]; rM：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work. : W c' a: ]/ t7 I9 w& M " D: _0 B# r1 y% u* ], G) ^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？ + R' I7 j& J' |( A& u0 I$ L+ Q; O1 M3 {% T
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.% ]- e6 n" _( n! I
+ D$ ], z1 J% |% M& mL：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。! B o- i8 C5 u* V' l2 d5 F" S/ J
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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。; Y' M9 w+ G% h# _ L0 H
* G* y9 t1 s1 d$ o- z8 NM：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.) p6 l( N7 r# s) K; k) O- y$ h
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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！ , L8 v3 J/ [& `5 \7 V" H, N+ e5 y$ n- B! S
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.0 b) O2 A" f* S0 s/ A$ ^! z
3 g% i+ A. M6 LL：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？ * `* T' i- B) ~1 L; H; {3 G* M* k% R+ s0 B
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. 9 }9 ]: T* j, a/ c' J5 d$ f! M V; g$ D- t
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。 8 \& Q6 r8 t2 z1 r* n/ |* W2 E& {! [* y+ b8 m; G; x' J1 l8 ~- x
M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.1 Z! c7 e4 F5 q( l5 v
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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。。。 9 e9 P+ i: |7 `' N" | : j9 a/ T6 p& Z* JM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.& M$ r# a9 p/ C7 Z' U; X" H* I
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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？ 0 L2 ]" b& K. n# e% [" e ]# [ 9 ~( M% a4 I- f* h. u: R- CM：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized." - d/ S& B, w$ L- F. X$ g. a 4 m+ t0 i7 n& 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! - D" e2 _8 B/ C5 `0 G- X6 }3 y0 |- A& K6 @/ a
M：Bye, Li Hua!% G3 D& @/ D o
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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 v4 H' B2 s# _3 p, k& ^" s: M ! R6 R7 g8 m! H3 v# qAudio as following:1 S7 w' O q4 C
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