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中英文本
Cheating
作弊
When Jack began his oral presentation about the benefits of drinking orange juice, he was positive that he would pass.
当杰克开始口头陈述喝橙汁有哪些好处时,他确信他会过关。
Sure, it wasn't his report-he had ordered it from a catalog.
毫无疑问,这不是他写的报告——他是按目录订购的。
But it seemed good and that was all that mattered to him!
但它看起来不错,他看中的就是这个!
When he began speaking everything seemed to go well!
发言开始的时候,一切似乎都很正常!
Then a few students started laughing. Then the teacher's face turned red. Something was wrong!
接着有几个学生开始笑起来。然后老师的脸变红了。糟啦!
Jack was suddenly so nervous that he ran out of breath and stopped talking! The whole class burst out laughing!
杰克突然紧张得上气不接下气,他停止了发言!整个班笑成一团!
"You ordered that report through the mail, or something!" the teacher said.
"你这篇报告是邮购或者什么的!"老师说。
"You have to admit it because it is so out of date!"
"你必须得承认,因为它太过时了!"
The situation was out of control and Jack had to say something.
局势已经失控,杰克得说点什么。
"All of my pens ran out of ink so I couldn't write it myself!" Jack said with a pleading voice.
"我所有的钢笔都没墨水了,所以我没法自己写!"杰克用恳求的声音说。
"That's the lamest excuse I've ever heard!" the teacher said.
"这是我听到过的最站不住脚的借口!"老师说。
"What you did is way out of bounds and, other than reporting you to the principal, I have to fail you for this course!"
"你这是越轨行为,除了向校长反映,我还得让你这门课不及格!"
"But I thought that using the Internet for education was the order of the day!" Jack responded.
"可我以为把因特网用于教育是日复一日的常规!"杰克回答说。
"But not for cheating!" the teacher responded. "Now go to the principal's office instantly!"
"但不是用来作弊的!"老师又说。"你马上去校长办公室!"
Jack was out of it as he left. When he thought he was out of earshot, however, he swore at the teacher.
杰克闷闷不乐地走了。但是,当他认为没人能听见他说话的时候,他骂了老师几句。
"I heard that!" the teacher said looking at him even angrier than before! "And I'll report that too!"
"我听到了!"老师看着他说,比原来更生气。"你骂人的事我也会向校长反映!"
重点讲解
1.or something 诸如此类的什么
例句:How do you know that you like someone or something?
你是怎么知道你喜欢什么人或是什么东西的?2.oral presentation 口头描述,口头陈述
例句:What was the result of your oral presentation?
你的口头报告结果如何?3.out of bounds 逾越限度,越轨,不准进入
例句:If it goes out either side of the field, they can bring it to the middle of the field, even to where it went out of bounds.
如果它飞出了场地的另一边,他们可以把它带到场地中央,甚至出界的地方也是可以的。4.orange juice 橘子汁
例句:Orange juice dribbled down his chin.
橙子汁沿着他的下巴往下滴。5.order of the day 日股一日的常规
例句:"Personalization" is the order of the day.
个性化"是这个时代的新秩序。6.other than 不同于,除了
例句:Their motivation is other than mine.
他们的动机不同于我的。
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