American Literature Class 美国文学课
Mr. = Mr. King M = Mary
Mr.: Please open your books to page 10. (To Mary) Can I help you?
金恩老师:请打开课本第十页。(对着玛丽)有什么事吗?
M: I'm sorry that I'm late. I couldn't find the room.
玛丽:抱歉我迟到了。我找不到教室。
Mr.: That's alright. It's the first day of school, after all.
金恩老师:没关系。毕竟,今天是开学第一天。
M: What are we doing?
玛丽:现在在做什么?
Mr.: I'm asking the class to read page 10 to themselves. Then I'm going to ask some questions about the passage.
金恩老师:我要求班上同学自己读第十页。然后我要问有关这段章节的几个问题。
M: May I have a book?
玛丽:可以发一本书给我吗?
Mr.: Here. Write your name inside the front cover. Remember that you must return the textbook to me at the end of the semester, so keep it in good condition.
金恩老师:这本给你。在封面内写上你的名字。记得在期末时,你必须将这本教科书还给我,所以要好好保管。
注释:
after all: 毕竟;终究
例句:There is no need to pick at him all day long. He's a child after all.
不要老是对他唠唠叨叨, 他毕竟还是个孩子嘛!
keep it in good condition:保持处于良好状态
例句:I’ll let you use the car if only you keep it in good condition.
只要你把车保养好,我就让你用。