# b( Z9 c; u# R+ ?M：Your driving is getting better, Li Hua. Hey, you'd better slow down. This is a 35 mile per hour zone. 7 Y7 p4 a- v" P1 \7 n+ ] t0 u* m1 m0 y% x
L：这地区每小时只能开35英里呀？我是不是开太快啦？哟，我的天呐，警察车跟在我后面，那怎么办呐？ + _& Z4 F# @) f4 P& |0 W5 P: e8 f! l, P2 R9 z
M：Calm down, Li Hua. Just find a parking lot and stop the car. The cop will follow us, and come over to your window to talk to you.' Y7 v3 P2 w) b4 ~1 Y$ }
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L：哪儿有停车的地方呀！行，就停在这里吧！你刚才说谁会过来跟我说话？是警察吗？ 6 ~3 n- ]5 D; P7 b# U $ O; |+ E7 N. S( IM：That's right. "Cop" means police officer.) u/ ^( l }; ` L5 \
* I& ]1 W4 T* a" y: ~8 @L：警察要来跟我说话！我会不会倒霉呀？我该怎么办呢？. x& \- w' z/ r f8 o' f0 X
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M：Calm down! Sometimes the cops stop people just to warn them, not to give them a ticket. You weren't going very fast anyway. p* I) ?; R6 K/ k l" h; c4 z& ^ 0 S/ ?& }, @4 A9 x# f1 j5 C! eL：你说警察可能过来只是警告我一下，不一定会给我罚单呀？但愿如此，我好象是没有开太快。Michael, 你刚才说"cops", 那警车里到底有几个警察呀？2 [9 F; |6 j; [2 v8 G
( n9 |7 Z8 `4 h. L( f( P+ CM：When I say "the cops", I mean the police in general. I'm not talking about any cop in particular.* F z$ g9 t6 C) K+ W2 {9 f
: o% n; m6 a- v/ R2 DL：噢，cop 这个名词用复数的时候，cops, 可以总的指警察，而不是指某个警察。 我就把车停这儿吧。 Michael, 我能称呼警察"cop"吗？ 0 N, M Y1 q; B1 G . @( x% L* D2 S7 o4 f3 t" l7 AM：No! The word "cop" is too informal. You should show respect when talking to the cops. Call him "officer", don't call him "cop"! ! s/ E6 M+ J% Q: X( g% n. D7 N3 u& o5 a
L：天哪！原来"cop"是很随便的称呼，你干吗不早告诉我呀！我可不要惹警察生气！ ' p/ Q% z" y) _" T% Q: d# S 9 F, }' ]8 A- n6 hM：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious. : V0 x: ?: d6 Q y - |% n2 a9 w6 e& yM：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket.& g; d$ j$ V( }5 I+ W+ m! N
0 G& ]' m, I/ F: XL：谢天谢地，他没有给我罚单。他要罚我好多钱的话，那我就糟糕了。$ N4 A6 c* x# v
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M：I told you not to freak out. If a cop sees that you are nervous, he will be even more suspicious of you." ~8 ~; m$ z% d7 ?# p/ v8 f0 L5 N; L! z
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L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？ & n, ? T6 U0 d- L( h/ T/ K: [5 o( F! y! a
M：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited.5 E2 o( B, _ T0 C# s; V1 n$ Y
. f" |1 d3 I* [/ E0 G. n7 UL：是啊， 我经常听到一些人说 freak out，原来是指过于激动，显得非常紧张。对不对？ ) U- L. ?0 ~5 H7 y; r8 b. G# E! N% ~7 S. f$ h
M：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out! , z" `/ R+ T9 y/ z6 J2 a0 M8 Q & ?& ?% f& N& s( D! M+ HL：你才该感到紧张？为什么？ ; k0 E# T$ q+ Q* l% ^! | ( J: _; \ u' TM：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble.8 `; P& i" f$ ~7 W+ C3 w
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L：这我就不懂了。是的，这是你的车，我只有一张学开车的许可证。可是，我开车出了问题，为什么警察会怪你呀？你为什么要freak out？ 5 C& f; x8 o+ a' E: F+ L5 _9 z% @5 t+ r/ t- a& ]- k
M：Hey! Li Hua, look out for that car! 8 A l: l6 `# f2 Q* h0 C2 S - M% t6 k1 T- _9 I! PL：Don't freak out, Michael. 我看见那辆车了。不过，那车差一点就撞到我们了！/ v+ E1 O7 ~1 J e( M8 e
: B3 J$ G, N( h$ L7 [; c9 }M：Oh, man! that was close! That guy is crazy! I wish the cops were here to see that!" S$ ^. x8 |- k5 j: U: ]
6 d/ o) M# C8 l7 OL：对，刚才是够险的，警察要看到他那么开车，准要给他罚单。不过，今天已经和警察打过交道了，够了。再要跟cops打交道，那我可真是要freak out了。 * u3 B& H2 G2 K5 N) J; p3 K1 F+ d8 E: m; I9 v. x
M：Me too. Now, drive carefully! f% t$ _! C' S9 @( z' v' p, f6 Y1 ]3 q& d8 y9 S
今天这两个年轻人真是够惊险的。不过，李华学到了两个非常有用的词汇: cop, 警察；to freak out，非常紧张和激动。这次<流行美语>到此结束，我们下次再会。 7 M7 v( }( a4 t( y3 Y2 w0 a& C+ H# n; q( h i# J
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