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。$ [3 w5 X) j H
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？8 Z; D$ ]8 P z' q3 u! ` |
; q7 o+ M& W* P8 z2 V% rM：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. 3 P9 S( Z( o0 r9 H" Z" G! I, o) l: I; N" P6 y7 {
L：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？ " g. a; P5 n8 Z9 R6 H( c s $ }. P+ j4 V( x* |+ u, n L5 @0 hM：No, to play hooky means to skip class. ( P# v, g' O: m: d4 `& O. h; m% Y& B
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？7 g' E8 j8 p4 c) C, \( v5 x9 N; q
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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. / D- l0 G. m: u. w) L' [$ `9 q- P* L! ]5 X8 _' x7 e* }
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。 y1 @; {0 T6 s4 D+ `( e4 I) ? d( Y) n( G; ]
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.# B, I7 r* B) x7 ]* _; Q
+ S& W, D- y5 p0 K" M5 \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( M b* @/ T* }0 T! S
* c, _3 {0 x* H b4 FM：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.1 U6 W' ]+ A, y: M2 ^ J6 t. D9 G; s
: k% g+ c1 p$ i7 O9 U! g0 WL：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？) c+ e4 a: y1 g
( a5 c+ u+ ~' k- dM：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. & Z6 S" Q, [. _- M & l$ ` O/ \! L" m. |9 E- ~L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 ; {: z3 u- h# m . i3 T# k, |. p/ x: W% u+ RL：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。 1 w ]: g. [/ B0 @: w' K; ~5 J. ?* t3 t! L# \
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.* A6 z z3 |3 v+ {( ~; h, d$ _2 O& `& e
( _/ a* {/ Z" l, QL：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！0 D' V0 G$ i7 I9 N
3 H4 B1 R; l: I; O! w" A) T/ DM：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.8 ^0 @# \' V$ Q9 e* T) B+ y$ a
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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？1 M7 D* K+ m' _' [4 R+ l
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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.7 X9 S8 @4 D- G: Y2 d8 L$ D- ^
$ p" h6 C- C. G! S) i+ OL：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。 6 U9 |) }4 O6 x, f 3 B/ h" o: e. a$ MM：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.6 X8 t; n/ D( t- G G3 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。。。 ( I+ M* l/ u, V( z) E" X8 U5 B7 ^- D* {% L
M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.- _/ ~. H$ o8 ?, K/ Q' k
! {9 I; z0 k3 V0 I( |3 ?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？ 6 Z( p: V. d* p$ u/ d+ t . N; Z9 g0 s: wM：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized."0 S/ a+ X! j7 F) v2 F
$ [( [! z0 M$ I: [3 qL：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!8 V6 B: s) c( t. Y
/ Q( W8 N: i. x* oM：Bye, Li Hua!6 N+ m. Y4 |3 C/ o7 K
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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。4 t+ `5 b; l! S0 h8 R7 L
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