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。/ D+ G3 P. `- b7 P# V
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？1 s. z4 a) K$ @& s
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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. ! X. ?7 L4 d" E 3 d4 z- p, |* W! A; z' ]0 p8 ML：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 w4 `2 D) E" G4 N 0 X) ^, Z# A; O" hM：No, to play hooky means to skip class. . K1 u5 s% N- i u% Q% T e6 w8 b% I, H2 f3 m1 |
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？" Y! D( d. x9 v
, V, n9 `9 u+ L% }! PM：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. & j. d* E# C( j/ O& g* H# V- s! R 3 j; G/ z. J( S4 bL：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。! M0 z7 Q' R# u
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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. , A/ k5 Y: V1 t: y; L y & V( H* }/ f- Q& P: K bL：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?0 D, a' I* K5 f B ~3 i0 r
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M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.9 s: u( O- j) y) v4 y n% V
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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？, @* O: _& W& h3 f. u5 ?5 t+ ?, t
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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.* O& W; S$ @8 q% S2 |
) V6 ^. W* E& E3 L# N: h* w; xL：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。 & v/ W% A X4 N- Y/ [ 4 j5 o2 X% Y7 bM：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.. X5 S: `8 z- ? e# E9 K6 n k2 ]
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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！ 5 X8 B) O) {- k8 S; ]0 [) f# h2 M/ l4 |8 w
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.9 V1 y' u0 E* X) {
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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？ * O8 T' r. v8 v - v5 }8 a9 n1 _) |1 c5 gM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way.; A E1 V6 G7 m, N8 d
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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。- t8 f4 @2 J! \' Z- J
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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. + @; I/ f2 e- m# V* N" d* @% M b9 \, m; i* ^
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。。。. j+ r. m& [& l6 Z7 R
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M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.) b5 s x8 r, \' a- I
4 v" s1 w$ m4 x8 a2 P6 p. ^/ _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/ x; J5 s* F# {7 U7 S
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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! / B0 b+ L- d4 |0 ?6 c' f6 Y) E/ G% T4 s V# ?
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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。1 M: z2 D6 g6 G5 S+ f3 Z" a
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