2--Hello, Mrs. Jones. Did you get my message?
1--Yes, I did, I'm returning your call.
2--Oh, right, of course.
1--What's the problem? Is James in trouble?
2--I caught him copying a classmate's test today.
1--Oh, that child is incorrigible!
2--I'm afraid I'll have to give him detention this time.
1--It's alright, I understand.
2--James certainly is strong-willed.
1--Yes, he needs a firm hand and discipline!
2--He's a good boy. Now if only he'd stop cheating!
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注解:
1.message消息
2.copying抄襲
3.incorrigible無(wú)可救藥的
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譯文:
1--你好,是史密斯先生嗎?我是瓊斯太太。
2--你好,瓊斯太太。你收到我的消息了嗎?
1--是的,我收到了,我正在給您回電話。
2--哦,對(duì),當(dāng)然。
1--什么事?是詹姆斯遇到了麻煩嗎?
2--今天我發(fā)現(xiàn)他抄襲同學(xué)的試卷。
1--哦,那孩子是無(wú)可救藥了!
2--恐怕這次我得給他延遲處理了。
1--好吧,我明白了。
2--詹姆斯當(dāng)然是意志堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。
1--是的,他需要一個(gè)堅(jiān)定手腕和紀(jì)律!
2--他是一個(gè)好男孩?,F(xiàn)在但愿他不要作弊!