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。& T3 ?# B# ^2 u4 ?! A& k1 S
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？) F) y) ^) s- 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.5 S# L$ W6 z; N" W \+ x
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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？ ! K8 p! ]0 Z! B1 G$ b& Q . k( V8 i& H, aM：No, to play hooky means to skip class." w+ a2 u/ u% {7 x1 S- r, d
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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？ 3 v1 h. q6 [+ t8 o4 G$ }4 M7 b9 f% E ^2 q8 I% m4 ~
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.- Q& ] T# w% E) Q
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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。8 B; i) f, P( p6 v" G; [% S
5 f3 v) V( }/ K0 B; vM：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.( i9 V/ q4 b# p0 h
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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? * R9 J& A9 Q/ f; ? S; i# [7 G6 A* E: c4 j( [6 y7 I
M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.: w, H* `/ m. T( [$ x" f
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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？ ) Q4 ^% l* Q6 Y% m8 j) g! O: O) V# ?; ^
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. / U, Q, J1 M, m" D3 z; [- [ - q& U; R8 i+ U# h* K) r6 r y* HL：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 . n9 C. p4 q: N/ H: i3 y8 Q / A! i) `1 v b% _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。2 @1 l1 S% b6 X! {) A: g J
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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.' H) J8 o n6 t6 f1 Q
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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！/ H2 V% p8 Z6 }- b; `1 t9 Z
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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. ' B# R V) N \- _8 J- ~1 h7 n - k* A' E' g& q; IL：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？) _* W1 `- ^( i1 q" t- N
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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 |0 T9 G% o+ O! S' v& z$ b0 f* }4 N! t3 K i
M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry.' N- {/ j: B8 H* u/ d1 k
: J+ i: F' d; N6 a, | q9 uL：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。。。/ F) M5 D7 c& w3 Y2 a2 f2 v: {
2 Q/ O0 L: u; H; N- N9 OM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home., R! Z3 E2 L- O' J$ Q
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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？ 0 U+ S, W9 N" X; p) V3 Q" u0 d0 \1 w, y
M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized." - f5 [/ f' z0 _0 l & o. L p5 X S2 g. D# yL：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!6 t9 r% Y2 J5 j2 f3 h% v* |
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M：Bye, Li Hua!4 \4 x( e* \( ? [7 O
0 `. U9 U. R& ^% Z! R3 s4 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。 . o$ k/ ^0 x' P5 A% w9 a. t J& M* f
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