Mom: Guess who just called me, dear? 亲爱的，你猜谁打电话来？ Dad: I don't know. Surprise me. 不知道。给我一个惊喜吧。 Mom: Junior's teacher called-his grades have slipped a lot recently! 小约翰尼的老师打来的——他的成绩最近一落千丈！ Dad: What? That's not a good surprise. What can we do? 什么？那可不是什么好的惊喜。我们该怎么办？ Mom: He needs a good talking to...followed by a punishment. 需要好好跟他谈一谈……附带一点惩罚。 Dad: Let's not be too hard on him. Maybe he just needs encouragement. 我们别对他太严厉。或许他只是需要鼓励。 Mom: I don't know. He has to be aware that there are consequences when he doesn't study. 我不知道。他必须搞清楚不用功这件事的严重性。 Dad: Junior! Could you come here for a second, please? 小约翰尼！请你过来一下好吗？ Junior: Sure, Dad. What's up? 好啊，爸爸。有什么事？ Dad: How has school been going? 学校的情况如何？ Junior: School? Oh, uh, well...it's OK. You know, not too bad. 学校？喔，呃……还好。你也知道嘛，还不赖。 Dad: We got a call from Mr. Flynn. He said your marks have been poor lately. 我们接到福林老师的电话。他说你最近的成绩很差。 Junior: Uh, yeah. I guess I've had a few problems. There have been some tough tests. 呃，是喔。我是有点问题。有些考试蛮难的。
