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[J-60] The Right Excuse 正确的辩解
Teacher: I'd like to know your excuses. John, you say first. How come you're late? John: I overworked and overslept myself. Teacher: Bad pretext. You're overdoing it. How about you, Ben? Ben: I've been underfed and underclothed. I had no strength to move fast. Teacher: Worse pretext. Your real weakness is underlying it. Now, Cecil, give the right excuse. Cecil: My ground is neither over nor under the level of truth. Sir, I am late because I cannot come earlier.
[译注] 老师： 我想知道你们的辩解。约翰，你先说。你为何迟到？ 约翰： 我工作过度而睡过头了。 老师： 坏的借口。你在夸张。便恩，你呢？ 便恩： 我一直吃不饱、穿不暖。我没力气动得快。 老师： 更差的借口。你真正的弱点还藏在下面呢。来，协守，给正确的说辞吧。 协守： 我的原因没有超过也没有低于真象的水平。老师，我迟到是因为我不能早点来。
注： excuse (辩解、说辞)， pretext (借口、托辞)， overwork oneself (工作过度)， oversleep oneself (睡过头)， overdo it (夸张)， underfed (吃不饱、营养不够)， underclothed (穿不暖、衣服不足)， weakness (虚弱、弱点)，underlie ( 藏在…之下)， ground (原由)， level (水平)。
[复习填充] Teacher: I'd like to know your ex . John, you say first. How you're late? John: I overworked and overslept myself. Teacher: Bad pre . You're over it. How about you, Ben? Ben: I've been under and underclothed. I had no s to move fast. Teacher: Worse pretext. Your real w is underlying it. Now, Cecil, give the right excuse. Cecil: My g is neither over nor under the l of truth. Sir, I am late because I cannot come earlier.
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