2 w/ s L. X8 ], X) ?! b$ O" \M：Your driving is getting better, Li Hua. Hey, you'd better slow down. This is a 35 mile per hour zone.1 _. d+ @0 B# @+ H9 O
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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？0 }! d7 M, }9 P: O
% F5 {4 f% p8 g( V6 cM：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.* K- M! i2 o' J! b! _- A
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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; c# K2 q$ b( \5 q9 U
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M：That's right. "Cop" means police officer. ' D x& i2 G$ g; v( I; o- X+ c. }1 C! A0 h: D
L：警察要来跟我说话！我会不会倒霉呀？我该怎么办呢？/ B6 G# S" u. m, o( z, X1 B; A
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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." x8 Z. p S0 X2 M
- f5 V& c4 I, u/ i' c8 {/ yL：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 ?& U, ]8 c- k' h- \" Z
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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. 4 l; |; f; a" h- n% c/ |% f& 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？ ) j; I0 U- g4 y+ v1 L1 P ^! U) n$ d: }% l
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"! + L" t4 I9 v* f) I. _% X1 }+ Z$ N8 X! s
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！ / X/ w Y+ Y/ e9 L; U1 ?1 Z# m# r7 Q) D7 C
M：Li Hua, don't worry. I'm sure this isn't very serious.$ f% Y( G: w4 j- g6 P' c
+ O( h9 E; U: xM：See, Li Hua, I was right. The cop didn't give you a ticket. ' }8 [& T/ P) w6 r% O* t0 l+ S' Q 8 U7 ]+ ]8 J; {5 z! z0 N1 RL：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。 6 J9 O- H0 P' k; r8 Y. b& ], A2 M1 o+ f' s% N
M：I told you not to freak out. If a cop sees that you are nervous, he will be even more suspicious of you.; ?" U/ p) R4 {3 k2 B2 K( @
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L：你告诉我什么？叫我别下车？7 ^ W6 w; P6 v: Y
& m z( r1 V! mM：No, I told you not to "freak out". "Freak out" means to panic or to act crazy and excited.5 r" ?3 ?/ y8 t1 U
4 Y' J2 X: ~9 sL：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？ 8 t" w% I# Z/ s5 [ g2 ~0 x& p
M：That's right. Actually, I was the one who should have been freaking out! 3 A% ~; i6 y* M: `1 N+ J( Y* O8 B- k/ f' h e& @
L：你才该感到紧张？为什么？ S. R* m0 D- p- P- G- T/ H9 {% i- v
M：Because this is my car, and you only have a learner's permit. I'd be responsible if you got in trouble.- B$ O! S- H% m3 w
5 P" ?9 |: P4 w# A, b C. 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？ , h, Z% I Y. H$ \, u- s8 p) T" s- i( E" H7 [7 v
M：Hey! Li Hua, look out for that car!' W$ d- `/ S! z6 P$ h9 H
' X0 p+ e8 N' [5 z2 y3 x! k. QL：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！ * v# \/ D, g4 |4 N9 e; w , \1 K2 N% Y+ m9 |* T* nM：Oh, man! that was close! That guy is crazy! I wish the cops were here to see that!4 |8 _3 i6 y" d$ u5 w
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