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Last semester I took macroeconomics and didn't have a clue what I was doing (as cited on the final exam.)

上学期我选修了宏观经济学，我对此完全一无所知(以期末考试为证)。

There were 80 multiple choice questions. For somereason I decided to play the game of probability and choose the letter "A" for everything.

考题包括80道选择题。出于某种心理我决定玩一下概率游戏，所有的题我都选了“A”作答案。

In that game, the only thing probable was that I failed.

在这场游戏中惟一的可能性就是我会考试不及格。

The following day, the professor asked to see me after class.

第二天地，教授要我课后去见他。

"Is everything okay?"

“你还好吗?”

"Sure," I said.

“当然，”我答。

"Why? Well, here's your test," he said and handed me a piece of paper that was covered withred ink. "Can you explain why you chose an 'A' for everything?"

“那么，为什么?这是你的试卷，”他说着，递给我一张满篇都是红笔印记的卷子。“你能给我解释一下为什么每道题都选‘A’吗?”

Knowing that there was nothing I could do at this point, I said, "Well, I've always wanted to bean 'A' student."

我知道这时我什么也做不了，只好说：“这个吗，是因为我一直都想做个‘A’(优)等生”。