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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？ k- l5 ?8 {7 | # y0 p6 R, i; l0 ~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. # ^1 Z; K, _6 F9 k! C0 {/ U0 P* D , _' x! n0 `0 ?# b4 b- nL：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？/ w3 q% J+ A5 v- H/ W4 _
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M：That's right. "Cop" means police officer.0 \* c! O3 n4 H! i7 U9 d) ^
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L：警察要来跟我说话！我会不会倒霉呀？我该怎么办呢？ 0 x1 m* w" f- f: J + ^! A+ v9 | {! d) M/ ?/ @2 cM：Calm down! Sometimes the cops stop people just to warn them, not to give them a ticket. You weren't going very fast anyway. ( c+ g3 {4 `% S; S d9 _' p$ s# o; S" l/ H1 y. g
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？2 q( f n6 y4 h: L& N5 q5 v* j
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M：When I say "the cops", I mean the police in general. I'm not talking about any cop in particular. 2 {( S9 w* M1 W( Y, Y2 ~. i, @
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？3 [1 i& l4 u P6 r! V: F
9 N+ j* J. V f8 rM：No! The word "cop" is too informal. You should show respect when talking to the cops. Call him "officer", don't call him "cop"! # k r1 q2 L: _0 {; d! { $ Q4 a, B9 c( T4 l. ]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！2 Z) _0 Y5 q5 [7 }
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M：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious. 5 k6 b% c; X6 q$ m, w 6 V7 e- V' @" f# Z. hM：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket.2 \1 @1 N& `1 f3 F3 P
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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。 0 @( o. G4 U5 d* A' g 8 W5 Y" X7 k1 m! k! C7 y: c9 jM：I told you not to freak out. If a cop sees that you are nervous, he will be even more suspicious of you. ! z8 e$ ~7 }6 u, e6 { r$ o2 I! L- ]
L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？. {+ p/ Q5 ]2 g1 { x) [9 ?
% t: a. h" m9 W6 | A0 B4 gM：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited.4 J9 S0 S* Q3 a6 L* t
# L% u' |. r. [! {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？9 O, W. n( h/ W1 o1 l
/ K7 l( s, G4 ~9 F6 c1 m: HM：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out!0 _% j Q" I+ Q- z4 {* {
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L：你才该感到紧张？为什么？ " m! d+ r. f6 P8 F2 @ . m! B1 n! ^% e8 C9 z nM：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble. ; n8 B3 ^- b9 y% f8 E 0 X# ]+ \' R" QL：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？; x6 h, t6 T' t1 g, Q7 ^
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M：Hey! Li Hua, look out for that car! C7 G! b6 Z- f& t/ y& ^8 B
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L：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！ & w; M% S1 d6 t" _+ }) Y p" ^2 @2 y- L+ R
M：Oh, man! that was close! That guy is crazy! I wish the cops were here to see that! " |# V, X$ c' m- Z# Q5 l2 l# _, g0 j6 L7 a p% o
L：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。 ! t4 w: i1 S+ j- s9 B" x$ ^$ W% T5 D+ O9 U
M：Me too. Now, drive carefully! 2 j* {6 s! G& s8 e( y x2 d, X% Z6 f* |& L+ q" K$ x3 S
今天这两个年轻人真是够惊险的。不过，李华学到了两个非常有用的词汇: cop, 警察；to freak out，非常紧张和激动。这次<流行美语>到此结束，我们下次再会。 9 E5 d. g9 m3 ^) {- L# F' ?+ u9 c
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