A:Hi, Tony. You look unhappy. What's wrong?嗨,托尼,你看起来不高兴。怎么了?
B:Oh, Steven, I made a big mistake.哦,史蒂文,我犯了个大错。
A:What happened?发生什么事了?
B:I really wish I hadn’t done it.我真希望我没那么做。
A:What on earth are you talking about?你究竟在说什么呢?
B:I got caught cheating. I feel so ashamed. The teacher saw me and told me I failed.我考试作弊被抓了,我感觉太丢人了。老师看见我了,还告诉我这次考试不及格了。
A:What were you thinking?你怎么想呢?
B:You know my father. If I fail, he'll kill me. I have to do well.你知道我爸爸的,我要是考试不及格,他会杀了我的。我必须得考好才行。
A:But what you should do is study hard.可是你应该做的是好好学习啊。
B:I know...I know...it's all my fault. I feel awful that I didn’t study, and I cheated, and I got caught.我知道……我知道……都是我的错。我不学习,还作弊,结果还被抓了,这真是太糟了。
A:So long as you learn from your mistakes.只要你吸取教训就好了。