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。 $ U3 Q6 F5 m0 r+ j( n 0 S3 B3 d2 e1 I8 CL：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ $ |9 n- i0 t) { 2 K8 y1 D/ k3 y; \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.6 x% r& f, n7 I1 N4 _
! B( b6 U ?* f( ~8 ZL：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？. r( B. [* j- Y: {
% F, u0 \0 t) T/ v* [+ XM：No, to play hooky means to skip class.; ]3 t) f& k0 n
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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？1 W" v: W9 x7 ~; p
8 k$ `9 U b% s; I" q- u" ?, j1 H3 `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. $ K; l* c# y7 n. t, g ( \. V; F& h6 o$ e; P% {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。 : m2 |- u& `9 `& P0 @2 x6 U0 l/ v: U/ z& H
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. . E' w9 F+ D* x. {# x# w& C; W$ j1 F3 m% D' N8 t
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?: x. [& J- @" Q2 m) G
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M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.( y; G7 K6 i7 V2 d# P
, a3 z$ r/ w' E; t' q5 |+ N& ?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？# G! x9 C) T% g; j/ X
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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.; t: \$ h X1 J4 h
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L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 ) s r* j. S C4 r2 R& e! u, C/ g! } 0 W+ Y, [ u, x- O; FL：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。2 c7 ]6 [7 A) p. r
8 ?) E% `/ x3 Y8 c8 l" U, pM：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. . L; T- u2 F- |: E9 W0 q& e # r" X' H: s- q9 a2 yL：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！5 l1 U1 a1 C- |% a
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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.2 M& M. K* }: {1 G
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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？$ x9 R2 y% f! J) w% a. b; M
+ B+ T8 G4 K8 f$ H* z$ h, [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.$ h. i7 l2 L3 |# ^' b
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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。1 a6 Z+ R8 ]9 X6 v8 Q+ R. ^/ Z
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M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.# G" k* ~$ B' |2 E
4 n5 F3 J6 ]4 q1 w/ hL：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。。。6 z2 i. N3 G1 [7 T8 q7 `% ]
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M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home. 7 k" `0 ^. _1 i; f" [% J. J 5 @, e# V& I) Z+ I" H. ?0 p. n& ~/ `- GL：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？ & ]* X8 h3 h7 L# _) _' d0 U7 [# S" _ d9 l
M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized."; T1 i& \6 D) z; d/ k! q$ _# e
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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!% X- Y9 \0 U1 ^) R+ m! f9 j
$ d; T- X& X- z4 s( D. t6 B9 |2 GM：Bye, Li Hua!0 E- X9 m/ u: i: F o
6 o# e2 \9 |1 j c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。1 [( S9 I% D% s5 f3 s2 S
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