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。 7 E4 R2 d4 s; z d / t0 P/ v3 m9 pL：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ # }3 O) k; B- e7 @: {0 x 7 @0 D$ R0 a0 f/ v% x- L) XM：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 z4 b z* C: m8 N4 \; R4 a. 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？ 6 E8 H9 Z; w6 F+ u& C! F( D5 _; Z. B, r* A7 L$ @0 y
M：No, to play hooky means to skip class. 4 t3 h- F& S' h) O5 B. W7 O1 g: ~5 T
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？$ E1 D {9 O$ m& G% M# n
( I. N8 g4 R% j2 Y! C# I/ E* |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.# s4 [: }6 V9 z! l
9 @; S z, C8 u2 S# NL：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。1 G) T6 v/ h, g* b+ n/ [
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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. & h2 `) _7 S" |3 E" M/ j$ f3 n7 C) u
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?& `1 }% a+ b. A
. B( H }# P! y+ r0 RM：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work. 1 h3 W6 I) y) a& H 9 z$ ?" z7 L. D. aL：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？ 4 l, u6 `0 E; [- L) @: Z # `+ @$ L# C- U# iM：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.7 U5 r6 I% Y0 w( ^7 ]
' M* F8 \2 O$ P- R5 ~L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 ; |/ T& ~4 Y# O, ~5 g0 j8 T% l- h) i4 m3 _
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。 5 |- E6 N. S1 u& _) Q" L5 j4 Q# I+ p+ }4 |5 x7 v
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./ F3 v1 |8 o) o3 C8 x. N
1 t! g, D1 v- `# P _ IL：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！ ! u: i3 Z6 J# X* R ; t0 P; n9 K L; D& Q" WM：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.0 q. t! k2 j6 j, i
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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？0 e }2 b. Q- p5 V: F0 ^- e. L! b q
" F9 V* q8 k5 |7 [# AM：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them in an angry way. 4 O* i' H$ Z% p9 C0 j* h4 R0 P5 S4 z8 h* s% k
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。4 A; h, p0 a- [" y2 M* s
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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.7 z: g2 I8 O; N+ _; h% Z4 }
! H. l& {9 t8 x9 ^( n4 KL：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。。。; a/ q& Q' _% u# R0 c: m9 e9 f
3 |& A9 W( f8 K1 x* MM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home. 7 h( m! x7 j4 ~! l) z* t2 ~. k* d$ U' O& U4 I; S. q
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？ 4 b+ O1 u8 Y0 E: b& j 3 f$ X3 v9 t& _+ z+ kM：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized.", `: |% r. h$ D! P
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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! 4 q/ N$ n/ y8 c8 P7 O6 C 7 z% |! W% m9 p# d1 HM：Bye, Li Hua! ; a; S1 ^/ U& R4 q% }( | l1 c! N: B. {, i7 [7 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。 2 s# n+ n4 ^6 z3 w2 s. j. K L* [ ' s+ M- Q! c0 w- N: K* x1 }! z% |Audio as following:1 b( G/ y# ?$ a& U
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