汤姆: Professor Lee, could I ask you some questions?

李教授，我能问你些问题吗?

李教授: Sure.

当然。

汤姆: What is the assignment?

请问作业是什么?

李教授: Oh, I have told you last week.

哦，我上个星期就告诉你们了啊。

汤姆: I am sorry, because I wasn’t there last week.

抱歉，因为我上个星期没去上课?

李教授: What was wrong with you?

你怎么了?

汤姆: I was sick.

病了。

李教授: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. The assignment is a paper.

哦，抱歉。作业是一份论文。

汤姆: A paper? What is the requirement? When is this due?

论文?有什么要求呢。什么时候到期?

李教授: You can ask you classmates. They have the details.

你可以问你同学，他们有详细内容。