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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？5 u* `0 V( k) P9 w1 ^
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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.. K1 ~8 M* T2 w
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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？+ q- h2 }9 b6 J! q, H2 `" Z9 F
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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. 7 K. j. z5 L* N, d5 R1 X/ X% f# J0 B1 w4 E
L：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？ # g( D. n# o; V/ A : z6 M! @" u$ F5 z0 z5 w# ]5 sM：When I say "the cops", I mean the police in general. I'm not talking about any cop in particular.1 Q8 T f$ K# O; j3 r! R% @. ?
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L：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？! j% ^: G- N2 u! |7 n2 n
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M：No! The word "cop" is too informal. You should show respect when talking to the cops. Call him "officer", don't call him "cop"!/ ?: t \8 b+ h% t
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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！6 l& p3 c5 p5 k8 R. ^- D
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M：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket. ' q1 U6 A- c( _& g9 g- X' ~( b% ?& j( L( Q y. q
L：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。- v6 A) J! \7 V9 `; E
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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. 7 R7 _" g, y3 K% \0 ] & G6 z/ `3 b- V! U2 L: }5 eL：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？! k! o( f- }* M: S
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M：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited. ' \, k' }$ }1 Y3 Z, X( U, F3 X. |' A+ M' p
L：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？- y ~5 x L4 }) O9 f% r
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L：你才该感到紧张？为什么？8 R/ U; b5 n- F% b4 m
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M：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble. 1 m4 f4 C1 j% H, m0 V) o: } C. `: \# \* |% _7 y
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？ $ K2 o" Q! u7 a+ s5 Y + ~( {1 U; z. Y5 n( cM：Hey! Li Hua, look out for that car! * D+ S' X* h' Z& O9 f # i6 I* O- ]) i7 J! f! Y2 cL：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！! b# m8 @' G- s7 U; z( Q
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M：Oh, man! that was close! That guy is crazy! I wish the cops were here to see that! ) g3 n4 N( O5 K- X: y 1 x0 `: O0 Z8 J( e) 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。1 j S- }1 ^5 q# e7 V& X
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