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。- [+ \% g) s2 _. n9 k+ q
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L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？1 q. x P' T! C, W( I3 E
/ k2 b& S& r2 k0 J S1 M# n: tM：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. 6 ?1 O9 j9 \) ]- h + q6 B+ X9 L8 lL：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？' P5 e& n4 B- s- O
6 U. ^7 [& ?& R, w7 qM：No, to play hooky means to skip class.8 G1 O) ]# ?9 U. u
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L：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？" I8 M6 A) W( d J6 c B
0 `0 `$ e5 Z* n4 D! V r- wM：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. 9 t* h6 |4 [8 o0 [( d2 Y ( t: L1 I$ u& PL：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。 ! m( O8 w3 w, t( l$ Z7 y3 J% w9 C
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. ) P" w Y0 k) J3 H% J! I3 i ' k, F* Y( S: \. n3 _0 `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?) z. B( b( v" N. g" P7 n8 q& k5 R# |
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M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.6 c6 e( J2 K+ t' O
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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？ ) w) X+ H9 G) D9 `& \7 A. t# ^9 d9 p* y `- h# i3 p! c
M：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.* w5 t6 O: y; e1 h. G9 E$ V- p
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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。 A% B0 W1 M. i
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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.+ c6 o, [4 |* ^* x/ s
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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！/ Z, O' ~. x7 `$ [9 V5 N
8 Z% \- a4 j4 d0 I2 bM：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. / U3 d% J) g, I: w, D6 }/ ^3 v- D. Q& w! Z
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？0 w. @1 s7 e% ~1 g4 i5 K& @
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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。! z7 z! j5 V M l
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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。。。 ; V5 A8 L/ F. k7 P+ D3 \% V) E) \1 y1 L6 G: q+ g- U% @) h, M
M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home. , C! d2 t- Y# C% |3 c) } / G# {2 `3 O( T' I, tL：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？+ P; |! ?; B+ I @2 r, P
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M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized."/ J. u6 U: \" @, ~" `% f
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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! . ?+ t0 R1 q- z4 E0 v9 ^9 K0 i0 v; M( A; j5 {0 A
M：Bye, Li Hua!. L1 H5 {, o* J7 u
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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。2 D4 |) J, y; w# D+ V& f0 I" f
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