汤姆:
Hey! Good to see you.
嗨.真高兴见到你.
比尔:
Hi. Good to see you, too. Is something wrong? You look worn-out.
嗨.我也很高兴见到你.怎么了?你看起来很疲倦.
汤姆:
Yes, I`m very tired. Last night I stayed up late preparing for finals. And I am worried to death!
是啊.我好累.我昨晚熬夜准备期末考试.我快担心死了.
比尔:
Take it easy. You`ll definitely pass.
放轻松.你一定会通过考试的.
汤姆:
I hope so. By the way, do you know what type of final it is going to be?
但愿如此.对了.你知道期末考试会怎么考吗?
比尔:
No, I`m not sure.
我也不确定.
汤姆:
If it`s all essay questions, I`m dead.
如果全是论述题.我就死定了!
比尔:
Why?
为什么?
汤姆:
You have to know all the material and present it in the form of a composition. That`s extremely difficult, isn`t it?
你必须知道所有相关资料.然后把它们写成一篇文章.那是非常难的.不是吗?
比尔:
What type of test would you prefer, then?
那么你比较喜欢哪一种考试?
汤姆:
I hope it`s an objective test. True-false, multiple-choice, and matching are easier for me.
我希望考客观题.像判断题.选择题或是搭配题.对我来说比较容易.
比尔:
But objective questions can be very tricky. I usually guess a lot of the answers when I take those kinds of tests.
但是客观题有时也不好答.考这类题时.很多答案我通常都是猜的.
汤姆:
Yeah, sometimes I do, too. Everybody does, I think.
是啊.我有时候也是这样.我想每个人都是这样吧.
比尔:
Some people say there`s a system. If the first question is A, then the second will be B or C-..
有些人说那是有规律的.如果第一题的答案是A.那么第二题的答案会是B或C--.
汤姆:
Yeah. But what if you guess wrong? Why don`t we go to ask our professor about the final?
是啊.要是你猜错了怎么办?我们何不干脆问问教授期末考试要怎么考?
比尔:
Sure, why not? Let`s go.
好啊.为什么不呢.走吧.
汤姆:
Right. We might as well be nervous about something we know, instead of something we don`t know.
是啊.与其对未知的事情感到紧张.还不如为我们知道的事情紧张.