流行美语口语 Lesson 30 - play hooky & to snap

Xbfeng

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。
% p+ Z8 U/ I, y
- |  S  e0 Q4 W+ sL：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？
4 c5 u1 k, w! e6 M
1 @5 m& G' O7 ^% J: ^1 l7 pM：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.

2 b  g# d2 F8 z2 qL：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？

M：No, to play hooky means to skip class.

$ h+ J4 J; C& N3 H( kL：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？

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.

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 Z' F; R8 q" A) r. [
7 T+ w7 E: `* r# L; ?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.

6 \+ Q5 p+ ^8 j' v- M; }3 cL：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 N$ S. @5 [; g  [M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.

" v3 n' q) G- D) e! t& LL：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？
. o4 g6 Z( [9 r, j+ e
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.
9 U; Y& d  Y% T! ]; l
L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。
. O( ~& J3 v8 n: J
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。

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.
1 M9 f( m7 O/ k0 r) N6 J$ u8 N
# c: y: H1 P9 o* C( Y4 ZL：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！

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.
6 i& C2 f+ B/ B5 D- s! H' x
& {+ v: x: s* z5 C# v$ vL：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？
8 ?5 E1 c- i; y( ^: U2 J! g/ m
" I1 U7 y& ?) F4 A7 ^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.

. R" m) {: K; O% i4 ]6 o8 I; P# LL：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。

+ \; G1 H  Q: y, X% n: w  M+ {1 C+ \M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.
; x  |+ x( U* W
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。。。
' E' u: |8 c8 w$ ?# s8 x, P6 y
* k& E& T4 C% x" E+ l. RM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.
4 i& R! J0 q. i3 g/ c
) G' y* w7 u# w$ |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？

2 e& x1 X2 r$ Q, {6 |3 M" |M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized."
3 @7 |, G) H" N; \: [% d6 k/ B0 Y( a
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!
+ @3 h& H! C- Y1 R3 z/ l
4 K; F0 d2 |- p  H5 LM：Bye, Li Hua!

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。

; k: C( @- o* [8 f# V* B/ mAudio as following:
* D* k+ e' [. T' L, R
3 X8 X! j9 y0 L  G

annieyang

1# Xbfeng

" U! ~) s# L2 u: n% j6 y6 P, q+ @
+ _, |/ R4 t2 [6 a3 e4 L( rthank you

2010tiger

UncleSam

now i really need to learn how to control my emotions and not snap at others. thanks for sharing.

xiaoice

I didn't paly hooky today.