第一，迷你對話

A: Tom, your teacher called to say that you are playing truant again.

Tom，你的老師打電話來說你又逃學了。

B: I hate the school, with all the work and disciplines.

我討厭學校，還有哪些作業和紀律。

A: But boy, if you keep on like this, you are to be finished.

但是孩子，你繼續這樣做會毀掉自己的。

B: Take it easy, I can make a living without so much schooling.

別緊張，不受那么多教育，我能養活自己。

第二，地道表達

be finished

1. 解詞釋義

Be finished的意思是“完蛋了的”。

2. 拓展范例

E.g. The scandal means he's finished in politics.

這一丑聞意味著他在政治上已身敗名裂。

E.g. Their marriage was finished.

他的婚姻完蛋了。

E.g. If the newspapers find out, he's finished in politics.

如果報社弄清楚事情，他在政治上就身敗名裂了。

第三，視野拓展

play truant：逃學

E.g. His bruise was a trick to play truant from school.

他以瘀傷作為逃學的藉囗。

E.g. It is an old story for little Hans to play truant.

小漢斯逃學是常事。

keep on：繼續

E.g. A fresh voice asked,"how long do we need to keep on"?

一個陌生聲音問：“需要大伙堅持多久？”

E.g. If he doesn't agree, just keep on at him until he does.

他不答應, 你就跟他磨。

make a living：謀生，維持生活

E.g. He leaves his office job to try to make a living on the land.

他辭去了辦公室的工作，改以務農為生。

E.g. He is prepared to make a living by accepting any remunerative chore.

為了生計,他準備接受任何有酬報的雜活。