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。 % H4 W' C' K+ u2 W: S/ o: c* [9 k; z: r/ `- z% o% Q$ t
L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？( Y: [' L& j6 u7 T3 a
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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.0 Z& D- O- K% m% Y9 H( O
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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？. m: a% k* j, u% K& b
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M：No, to play hooky means to skip class. ! M" G" m) D- V; `4 u7 C9 V! X- N " I9 W3 g P5 {& H( tL：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: V" p: Q* `( F9 [
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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。 4 p5 G" ?) M0 h: b2 S, q9 I3 X: t9 y' j2 [* @9 k6 Q
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.! T: G2 ~& L" F
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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?0 Y8 U9 }$ R9 \2 k+ v9 G
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M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.1 q$ k; ] l1 `* C& A% f
9 |* F. O& b0 XL：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？ 1 Y1 k) ]% ]- w D# d1 w 0 i8 \* s. a: j# \3 \4 yM：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.& d: Y; }* _ ~( s S: c
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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。 ; O; F' t0 o, M0 W3 I2 j3 A* T4 h2 P1 R! \9 \
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." p! t# D( ?& T5 f& V, ^
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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！% j, j$ D/ v1 g- t
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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." |1 C3 C8 d8 a0 H# X7 ]
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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？, v4 ^- |& a5 e/ U9 d, J+ ?! d
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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. 8 [ e0 S+ }2 g) p; h; |4 N/ k 7 W9 o4 e, R* H. x: 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。 : c5 Z9 @4 y* r7 v% U; N* b! \' t& ~4 W0 R1 G
M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.8 L( S) y( r& }; z+ B! O
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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。。。 2 z; x, y: Q2 W. t* S. Q , k4 { F8 r' [' T- G1 l# XM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home. 3 X8 r, w4 F+ U/ c2 h+ l i ~* f s! Z; T0 o
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! m: @$ E) l v+ \1 U0 K; y9 u1 Q + I" C' ` L% `M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized." 9 h- Q" i6 e- V . M/ i+ U1 D N0 \0 UL：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!/ H2 S" k! `% u% _/ @. [7 c
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M：Bye, Li Hua! 9 @) ~, j, O# x9 R7 `& O, A 8 _% f3 w% K) D s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。5 ^1 ^' O6 m5 L! ~
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