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。. o5 o& F x6 K9 c0 M
C4 _7 l& k6 j: B' y4 t. F' uL：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ + Q' X9 s5 {1 k) A" E4 @+ V0 h O R ( p0 U" T0 S% E% J- 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.8 S* u+ C" J3 a+ Y, Q$ `; i. y+ l
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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？! o6 v- W. C7 a& t" N
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M：No, to play hooky means to skip class.- e' R. w( b4 |! t* y4 e
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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？ + `/ z: y9 `6 S$ W8 w, Q. A4 e 4 a% ?$ B4 t# t. d+ I% NM：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. ^' u6 R( e( A1 v! \3 O
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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。 ' b) z: E* m6 ]7 F9 A 3 w! H! N. v, | oM：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.. L4 k1 `% g! X/ b& {
1 A/ J* S) w) 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 K9 z/ |: ~6 E3 Y
/ g3 E& J1 C F8 {; qM：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.9 k' D7 ?+ n7 s6 x+ 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？7 C9 X, \; T+ r+ [
& {+ Z9 @, \* FM：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 F6 _( A0 ?) y5 U' J4 ~1 w5 Y
8 n! g5 d; d! WL：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。9 ]& [( D$ O: K4 [' m
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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。 8 k% X; X3 o- v7 `& Q& u8 T( l+ a ! X1 R; P! q! O: |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.' i7 y- i, I% H' Z4 A8 m
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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！ 3 e" x. }# E& v( J& E " q3 U1 U R5 P; hM：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. q8 e/ O) x' Y5 \: i ( m4 e) Y: o; Y" O' a+ F. {# A+ GL：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？ ) X' g- i4 V) L, H% b! g5 z* x% G, H8 E
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. L9 d f8 i! J) N( T( H7 F7 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。; M% v" T& S8 F+ M+ s$ i; D' H
$ n9 l- A2 k5 r0 L7 oM：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry. |% b5 Y6 b" N" q1 d
" s5 O9 {9 {0 RL：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。。。 4 M# Q; i' K A$ R& g! Q: Z7 M6 W# {
M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home. 9 L: @7 ~6 \5 i6 J& O4 J5 g, L, v
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？' V! t8 y& Z. d& W7 C
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M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized." 7 Y2 a! P: u1 E, Q2 t - L! {- I/ U+ AL：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!4 F0 j# o$ I( P- ]; L! R1 o+ i
4 I9 p! Q" i5 q! U( sM：Bye, Li Hua! ( F0 X; Q1 h2 |0 y4 L& T v; M9 B ! r1 ?; i( ^1 G" h8 s2 U8 l) f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' w( \ F3 w, _7 c5 y* b, a* U8 j3 p/ Q* U" o7 A
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