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。: |2 ^ d3 r: C. }! C6 f* I
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？' N3 n5 P7 V, s2 M$ g. C$ o% Z! v4 P
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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.1 y0 l3 b( c6 z
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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？ 2 W) G: C2 \5 p1 P* P3 G- T/ M& A2 s3 N+ ?
M：No, to play hooky means to skip class.( }5 A e! A+ p
3 `: y7 _. b2 t( Z% zL：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？4 r% Y) k" n% p L5 f5 p
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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. 0 @: {/ p: } ~. @$ R6 {( Z/ T1 g0 U% ?+ j3 r
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。 6 U6 J4 o! p9 W( I5 a) f5 ]& V4 Q% O# [0 y T2 v
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.+ H! f% z. f6 |* P" V& e
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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? ' |) L5 f, G0 [, p" Z! I* z: B9 F) |
M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work. 7 e, E* R" w, B7 s( d ' Q) ^% }6 P4 \ g' W" ]8 EL：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？6 V7 i( Y7 l9 Q( Y' k9 E% Z
1 \& M% o3 a+ J7 W& J* \) h! JM：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.5 \1 u: y) j' M& Y* ]7 I
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L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 e f2 |1 N y9 y2 P6 ~) O ; ]; N& L1 d3 G! PL：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。4 E- w" M, A3 J6 b) l# ?. M
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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. $ ^: y' v, q+ W' p6 k% B. y( Y. j2 u$ P% a5 E9 h, Q( L& V9 @( A
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！ # J2 Z; P. L( _2 v2 d6 v9 p ! ?+ K ^; }5 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. 9 y6 @6 x6 R' R# h: Y$ o; s/ G. o' a6 Z/ `* x$ w
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？ ) b7 _4 r. U# R3 N2 E. E1 A9 W I1 w6 e
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.5 c! Z/ o- [# \# X
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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 ?7 ^" _4 d0 J2 _
& Y$ Z; e7 s* W0 Q: a, `) ^" eM：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me angry. ' l, z' _' [8 ]; }1 A4 R1 U; U
L：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。。。" x( ]! i$ ^' J3 A. \4 p$ z9 w' s
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M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home. 6 A4 I/ [& @8 ]* Y9 \( j, d2 e # e& T' }/ o7 uL：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？ 7 d" k: V" K9 h+ o/ w" y2 r4 H( P$ g2 v2 W2 B* ]9 V0 ~" B
M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized."/ g5 C" z9 b" S/ L* ~$ t) \
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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! % h3 {6 H, ~& z+ O F5 y& r; ~. a& p- L0 sM：Bye, Li Hua!9 q5 u+ M. p/ ~' _. I4 S
$ P1 W; z0 M' ^- A9 r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。3 R3 N7 c: b$ N8 Z
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