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。
L：Michael，你在这儿干什么？你不是有课吗？
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.
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？
M：No, to play hooky means to skip class.
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？
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.
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。
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.
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?
M：Yes, you can play hooky from school or from work.
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？
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.
L：别着急，一个小时来得及。等我拿件大衣。
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。
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.
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！
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.
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：Yeah, to snap, s-n-a-p. To snap at someone means to yell at someone or talk to them
in an angry way.
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。
M：Yeah, but that's no excuse for snapping at you. I know you didn't mean to make me
angry.
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……
M：His mother must have snapped at him when he broke something at home.
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？
M：Past tense for snap is s-n-a-p-p-e-d. I can say, "I snapped at you but I apologized."
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!
M：Bye, Li Hua!
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
