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。+ T3 o: [, m. _+ R
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？ 0 w" f7 q3 b: v5 |" r) |* x+ w/ _* }. {6 E0 B9 {1 J
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." q4 Q: ?: l' S1 b: t
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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 J3 ^# c0 c* J5 g- a
. f7 z1 E0 \" }0 Q: ]M：No, to play hooky means to skip class. 2 T; X! U3 t8 c; M6 `. W9 L : {5 @+ \5 _$ V* J+ ML：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？ 1 B0 R6 J2 i3 Y$ O# ?6 p % w3 J* K ~( z& o! Q, A! n8 FM：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. # k. a3 `5 U5 H. m! d7 W) w$ C& w2 W! M9 {
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。 : Y) {. h$ a i* o- r k& ^+ J: |+ s- m, Z. X% L
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. ) i: q; s2 K; ^7 p6 J. M+ |& s6 z
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 @% F5 q5 f8 s% m
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M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work./ p; [$ ?: a* r2 F' c8 n
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L：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 b. S8 T3 Q3 C- N) n) Z . d5 r" I8 u3 R! @+ i/ N3 [7 w" PM：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. . O! X: z! X, p) c 3 t# R" @$ @ [! cL：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。 . ?5 m/ d# G5 J( @2 ?9 R) {# B. S8 ]8 Q, {
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。. }. Z1 N6 _/ N7 q
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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. . x1 R# t+ l' u( R5 C( l. k3 t" I5 I. ?9 P3 _2 K7 ^
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！ , r, x' _0 ?* O9 }' A" a7 @- i6 l4 d* e+ J
M：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 k. c$ o# e' p F$ a
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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？/ m+ m* k& q. w3 ~9 [
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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.+ X8 h! Q, h* p P! Y7 G- a
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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。% j: g6 c9 Z/ i. o
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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. * m) C) Z: t* B1 h8 R4 q( G: {8 S' A ( @/ _) g* X" bL：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。。。 3 R4 [" H) N* |6 ] ! ^7 P" e8 O* v \7 p+ WM：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.: {, Z4 S6 U. i* S; ]: ?
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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？! h: P. \1 J$ h
M, a! L) u9 |6 c/ O( QM：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized." & x7 m' e* X- ^, w4 w 3 |7 t) T. o5 JL：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! ' m; t/ y% H5 j( p M/ H& W1 X# J$ b * G# z* j4 U6 w9 M1 L* U% zM：Bye, Li Hua!8 c. T7 x5 E! F/ n
2 ?6 o" ]/ b- n5 t& q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。 7 }: N4 k0 `$ B; Z/ \" i& e9 M 0 x! B9 B3 i6 n) {# O! ?! TAudio as following:. G: j7 ^7 x0 z
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