[00:10.07]Books overdue 逾期不還的書
[00:21.79]英文原文
[00:25.08]While working in the library at a university,
[00:28.11]I was often shocked by the excuses students
[00:31.40]would use to get out of paying their fees for overdue books.
[00:35.45]One evening an older student returned two books
[00:38.37]that were way overdue and threw a fit
[00:41.09]over the "outrageous" $2 fee that I asked her to pay.
[00:45.61]I tried to explain how much she owed for each day,
[00:49.21]but she insisted she should be exempt.
[00:52.00]"You don't understand," she blurted out.
[00:54.95]"I didn't even read them!"
[01:00.52]中文大意
[01:39.66]逐句對照
[01:43.09]While working in the library at a university,
[01:46.86]I was often shocked by the excuses students
[01:50.29]would use to get out of paying their fees for overdue books.
[02:04.48]One evening an older student returned two books
[02:07.61]that were way overdue and threw a fit
[02:10.15]over the "outrageous" $2 fee that I asked her to pay.
[02:24.95]I tried to explain how much she owed for each day,
[02:28.25]but she insisted she should be exempt.
[02:37.43]"You don't understand," she blurted out.
[02:40.39]"I didn't even read them!"
[02:51.57]語言點
[02:54.31]overdue 過期的, 到期未付的
[02:57.69]an overdue bill 過期的帳單
[03:00.63]an overdue train 晚點的火車
[03:03.61]overdue = over + due
[03:07.59]over 額外的，超過的
[03:11.29]overeat 吃多
[03:13.05]overtalk 講話太多
[03:15.39]due 預期的，應到的
[03:19.75]Their plane is due in 15 minutes.
[03:29.83]throw a fit 大發脾氣
[03:35.85]outrageous 蠻橫的, 殘暴的
[03:39.28]outrageous 過分的、不合乎任何情理的
[03:44.66]He spends an outrageous amount on entertainment.
[03:51.73]outrageous
[04:04.04]exempt 豁免、免除
[04:08.51]exempt from
[04:12.49]He is exempt from military service, because of his bad sight.
[04:20.41]blurt out
[04:26.56]Peter blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
[04:38.06]重新聽一次故事原文
[04:40.83]While working in the library at a university,
[04:44.00]I was often shocked by the excuses students
[04:47.19]would use to get out of paying their fees for overdue books.
[04:51.43]One evening an older student returned two books
[04:54.33]that were way overdue and threw a fit
[04:56.98]over the "outrageous" $2 fee that I asked her to pay.
[05:01.75]I tried to explain how much she owed for each day,
[05:05.15]but she insisted she should be exempt.
[05:07.89]"You don't understand," she blurted out.
[05:10.90]"I didn't even read them!"