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[J-98] It's the Deception 问题在于欺骗
A father was very angry about the poor marks on his son's report card. “I wish you wouldn't be so hard on him,” soothed his wife. “The boy's trying, and---”
“Oh, it really isn't the marks I mind so much,” interrupted the father. “It's the deception. Why the dickens does he have to look so bright?”
[译注] 某父亲对儿子成绩单上很差的分数感到很生气。「我希望你不要对他那么苦，」他太太安慰说。「这孩子也想要，而---」 「啊，我这么介意的其实不是那些分数，」这父亲打断说。「我介意的是欺骗。到底为什么他还得看起来那么聪明呢？」 注：marks (分数)， report card (成绩单)， be hard on… (对… 苦苦逼迫)， soothe (安慰)， deception (欺骗)， why the dickens = why on earth = why the hell (到底为什么)
[复习填充] A father was very angry about the poor m____ on his son's re____ card. “I wish you wouldn't be so h___ on him,” soothed his wife. “The boy's trying, and--” “Oh, it really isn't the marks I mind so much,” interrupted the father. “It's the de_______. Why the d______ does he have to look so bright?”
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