实用英语：Horse around 闹着玩儿

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　　今天Larry和Li Hua在商店里给朋友买生日礼物。
        　　LH: 哎哟，Larry, 你看那边那两个小男孩在打架呢。他们家大人怎么也不管呐?
        　　LL: Oh, don't worry, they're just horsing around. They won't hurt each
other.
        　　LH: 你要我别担心，说他们只是在horsing around，HORSE这个词在英文里不是"马"吗?
        　　LL: Yes, in "horse around", "horse" is used as a verb, "to horse around"
means "to play or joke with someone". Those two kids were just playing, they
were horsing around.
        　　LH: 噢，horse在这里是用作动词，to horse around意思是"和别人开玩笑、闹着玩儿"。Larry,
你是说那两个男孩儿是在闹着玩儿啊!
        　　LL: Hey! Why did you punch me in the arm?
        　　LH: I'm just horsing around! 嘿Larry, 这个horsing around还可以用在什么地方呢?
        　　LL: Well, sometimes it means the same as "just kidding" or "just joking."
Hey, Li Hua, you have something on your shirt...
        　　LH: 什么?我衣服上沾了东西啊?在哪儿呢?我怎么看不见呢?
        　　LL: That's because I'm just horsing around. There isn't anything on your
shirt. I just wanted to see if you would look.
        　　LH: 噢，原来你又在跟我开玩笑啊。这么说，和别人开玩笑或者是恶作剧，也可以算是horsing around. Hey, Larry,
你看你的鞋带松了。
        　　LL: Nice try, Li Hua, but I know you're just horsing around.
        　　LH: 哎哟，我们别光顾开玩笑了，赶快给我朋友挑挑生日礼物吧!
        　　LL: Hey, how about this shirt?
        　　LH: What?! 这衬衫多难看呀!You must be horsing around.