Bedtime
Mother:It’s time for bed.
Frank:But I’m not sleepy, mom. Can I stay up and watch more TV?
Mother:It’s already past 11. You have school tomorrow. You’ll be sleepy all day tomorrow if you don’t sleep
well tonight.
Frank:I know, but I promise I won’t be sleepy tomorrow. I work really hard.
Mother:Don’t you have exams coming up soon? I’m sure you could spend more time preparing for those.
Frank:Oh, I nearly forgot the exams.
Mother:You do well in the math, but your history is not good enough. Am I right?
Frank:Yeah, I guess so. Maybe I could go to sleep now and get up early to review the lessons tomorrow.
Mother:An excellent idea. Work now and play later.
Frank:I know you’re right. School is more important than TV, but can I watch one more show then go to bed?
Mother:No, now is bedtime.
睡覺時間
母親:該睡覺了。
弗蘭克:媽媽,但是我一點兒都不困。我能再看會兒電視嗎?
母親:已經是十一點多了。你明天還要上學。 如果你今晚上不休息好的話,明天一天你都會犯困的。
弗蘭克:我知道,但是我保證明天不犯困。我學習很努力的。
母親:你不是快考試了嗎?我肯定你可以多花點時間準備的。
弗蘭克:哦,我差點忘了,還有考試呢。
母親:你數學很好,但是歷史不是很好,對吧?
弗蘭克:是的,是這樣的。或許我應該現在就睡覺,明天早點起來復習功課。
母親:好主意,先學習后玩兒。
弗蘭克:我知道您說得對。學習要比電視更重要,不過我能再看一個節目再去睡覺嗎?
母親:不行,現在就睡覺。