Aaron: Mom, I have something to tell you and you’re not going to like it.
亚伦：妈妈，我要告诉你一件你不喜欢的事。
Margo: What is it?
玛尔戈：什么事?
Aaron: I’m dropping out of college. I want to get out into the real world and get a job. I’m wasting time in school.
亚伦：我想要从大学退学，我想真正的进入社会找份工作，我不想在学校浪费时间。
Margo: You’ll get a better job if you stay in school and graduate with a degree. You’ll have more earning power and better long-term prospects.
玛尔戈：如果你继续上学并取得学位，你会找到更好的工作的。你将会有更好的赚钱能力和更好的长期发展前景。
Aaron: I’m sick of school. All of my friends are earning money, buying cars, and living life. I feel like life is passing me by.
亚伦：我讨厌上学，我的朋友都在赚钱，买车，过得很好，我却感觉在浪费生命。
Margo: Your friends didn’t go to college and got a job right out of high school.
玛尔戈：你的朋友没有上大学，高中毕业就工作了。
Aaron: That’s right. There’s nothing wrong with that.
亚伦：就是啊，这有什么不好的?
Margo: No, there isn’t. And right now, they seem to be living the high life. They don’t have any responsibilities and can blow their paychecks on having fun. Once they have a family, their paychecks won’t stretch very far. With a degree, you’ll out-earn them right out of the gate when you graduate in two years.
玛尔戈：是没什么不好，现在他们看起来过着高品质的生活，那是因为他们现在没有什么负担，可以尽情的花费工资来享乐。一旦他们有了家庭，他们就会入不敷出的。两年后，你毕业了，有了学历，一出校门就比他们挣得多。
Aaron: I don’t want to wait.
亚伦：可是我不想再等了。
Margo: This is all about delayed gratification. A little suffering now will pay off in the long run. Trust me. Two more years and you’ll be done
玛尔戈：这就是延迟享乐，现在痛苦一点，但是有利于长远发展啊，相信我，继续上两年，你就解放了。
Aaron: Yeah, maybe I can stick it out for two more years and then no more school – ever!
亚伦：是的，也许我可以再坚持两年多，然后就再也不用上学了。
Margo: Unless you decide to go to graduate school...
玛尔戈：除非你想去读研究生……
Aaron: Mom, don’t push it.
亚伦：妈妈，不要逼我!

Aaron: Mom, I have something to tell you and you’re not going to like it.

Margo: What is it?

Aaron: I’m dropping out of college. I want to get out into the real world and get a job. I’m wasting time in school.

Margo: You’ll get a better job if you stay in school and graduate with a degree. You’ll have more earning power and better long-term prospects.

Aaron: I’m sick of school. All of my friends are earning money, buying cars, and living life. I feel like life is passing me by.

Margo: Your friends didn’t go to college and got a job right out of high school.

Aaron: That’s right. There’s nothing wrong with that.

Margo: No, there isn’t. And right now, they seem to be living the high life. They don’t have any responsibilities and can blow their paychecks on having fun. Once they have a family, their paychecks won’t stretch very far. With a degree, you’ll out-earn them right out of the gate when you graduate in two years.

Aaron: I don’t want to wait.

Margo: This is all about delayed gratification. A little suffering now will pay off in the long run. Trust me. Two more years and you’ll be done

Aaron: Yeah, maybe I can stick it out for two more years and then no more school – ever!

Margo: Unless you decide to go to graduate school...

Aaron: Mom, don’t push it.