Ⅳ.對話篇

Beth: I heard the boss yelling at Mike for some reason earlier today. Do you know what it was about?

貝斯：今天早晨我聽到老板為了什么原因在跟邁克發(fā)脾氣。你知道怎么回事嗎？

Sally: Steve says that Mike made a mistake and then tried to cover it, but the boss found out.

薩利：史蒂夫說邁克做錯了事又試圖掩蓋它，被老板發(fā)現(xiàn)了。

Beth: Why didn't he just own up and tell someone?

貝斯：為什么他不坦白說出來？

Sally: He was too scared that he would be fired, I suppose.

薩利：我想他害怕被辭退。

Beth: But when you have made a mistake, it is important to tell someone so that it can be fixed.

貝斯：可是做錯事的時候最重要的是說出來這樣問題才能得到解決。

Sally: I bet that Mike wished you had told him that earlier.

薩利：我確信邁克一定希望你早一些跟他說這些話。

Beth: He won't do that again - Mike is not a fool, and only fools make the same mistake twice.

貝斯：他不會再做錯了，邁克不是傻瓜，只有傻瓜才會重復(fù)同樣的錯誤。

Sally: As always you are the smart one with the good advice.

薩利：你總是那么聰明，能提出一些好建議。

Beth: But remember, even the smartest person makes mistakes sometimes!

貝斯：但是要記住，就算最聰明的人也有犯錯的時候。