Twenty minutes later

Lily:Mom!

Mom:[Goes into Lily's room] What are you doing?

Lily:I'm playing with my new jump rope! Watch this! [jumps around]

Mom:You are sick, young lady. Get back in bed! I called you in sick today, so you're going to lie down and fight that flu!

Lily:But I feel better.

Mom:Then maybe you should go to school. If you're feeling so much better, you'll ace that English test, right?

Lily:OK. I get it. I'm getting back into bed...

jump rope

跳绳

Let's play with this jump rope.

我们来玩跳绳。

young lady

小姑娘，小姐(在此有警告的意味)

Young lady, you better be home before 12:00.

小姐，你最好十二点前回到家。

call someone in sick

打电话请病假

Can you call me in sick?

你可以帮我打电话去请病假吗?

flu (n.)

流行性感冒

A: Are you sick?

你生病了吗?

B: I think I have the flu.

我想我被传染病毒了。

ace (v.)

得到高分，考得很好

You aced your math test!

你以高分通过数学测验。

二十分钟后

莉莉：妈!

妈妈：(走进莉莉的房间)你在干嘛?

莉莉：我在玩新买的跳绳!妳看喔!(跳来跳去)

妈妈：妳生病了，小姐。躺回床上!我打电话帮你请病假了，所以你要好好躺着，对抗感冒!

莉莉：但我觉得好多了。

妈妈：那或许你该上学了。如果你的病已经好这么多，你的英文应该会考得不错，对吧?

莉莉：好啦。我知道了。我会躺回床上……