Junior: Mom, can I go to Robby's home after dinner? 妈，我晚餐之后可以去罗比家吗？ Mom: Have you finished your homework yet? 功课做完了吗？ Junior: Oh, Mom! Not yet. 喔，妈！还没。 Mom: What do you think I'm going to say? 你认为我会说什么？ Junior: "You have to finish your homework first before you go out to play." '你出去玩之前，要先做完功课。' Mom: I couldn't have put it better myself! Now hit those books. 我自己都没办法说得比你好！现在去用功吧。 Dad: How's the homework coming along, son? 功课做得如何，儿子？ Junior: It's OK, Dad. But sometimes it's really tiring to finish all my work. 还不错，爸。但有时候要做完所有的功课好累喔。 Dad: Welcome to the real world, son. 欢迎来到现实世界，儿子。 Junior: What do you mean by that, Dad? 那是什么意思，爸？ Dad: Well, as the old saying goes, "Work before play." That will never change throughout your life. 嗯，俗话说得好'先苦后乐。'这个道理跟着你一辈子都不会改变。 Junior: I'm starting to get the idea. 我开始了解了。
