第一，迷你對話

A: Don't make a noise here.

別在這兒吵了。

B: What's wrong?

怎么了？

A: Your brother is down in the dumps.

你哥哥心情不好。

B: Why?

為什么呀？

A:He got a low mark this time.

他這次沒考好。

第二，詞海拾貝

be down in the dumps：憂郁，悶悶不樂

e.g.Molly's been moping around all week and I have no idea why she's so down in the dumps.

莫莉整個星期都悶悶不樂，我不知道她為什么情緒這么低落。

e.g.Rob has been down in the dumps ever since Gloria broke up with him.

自從格洛里亞和羅布分手后，他一直悶悶不樂。

e.g. He was down in the dumps after losing his job.

他失業后, 精神非常頹喪。

e.g. He's one of those people who can't stand his own company.As soon as he finds himself alone he gets down in the dumps.

他是一個不能獨處的人，只要他身邊沒有人，他就郁郁寡歡。

第三，語匯積累

1. make a noise：吵鬧，喧嘩，成為眾人談論或注意的對象

e.g. Don't make a noise in the library.

圖書館內不準大聲喧嘩。

e.g. He was eager to make a noise in the world.

他很想出名。

e.g. We were very careful not to make a noise.

我們小心翼翼以免發出任何聲音

2.get a low mark：考試沒有考好，得到低分

e.g. You get a low mark,for one thing,because you did not do your homework.

你得到低分，原因之一就是因為你不做作業。

e.g. I'm sure I've got a low mark.

我肯定我的成績很低。