
學校不再相信你
Damien and Mindy are friends. They are having a conversation.
戴米恩和敏迪是朋友。他們正在對話。
Damien: Hey Mindy, did you hear about the student who got rejected by four medical schools?
戴米恩:欸,敏迪,你有聽說那個被四所醫學院拒絕的學生嗎?
reject(v.)拒絕、駁回medical(adj.)醫療的、醫學的
Mindy: Oh, really? Why did they reject him?
敏迪:喔,真的嗎?為什麼學校不錄取他?
Damien: Well, he said he didn’t go to cram school, but later people found out he did. And he said he won a big award, but that wasn’t true.
戴米恩:嗯,他說他沒有補習,但後來有人發現他有去。他還說自己得了大獎,但那不是真的。
cram school補習班award(n.)獎項、獎品win/receive an award獲得獎項/award ceremony頒獎典禮
Mindy: Wow, that’s a big deal. What did he say about it?
敏迪:哇,那很嚴重耶。他怎麼說?
a big deal嚴重的事、很重要的事It’s not a big deal.沒什麼大不了的
Damien: Yes, he apologized and said he didn’t mean to lie. But the four schools still rejected him.
戴米恩:有,他道歉了,說不是故意騙人。但是那四所學校還是拒絕他。
apologize(v.)道歉apology(n.)道歉mean to有意做某事、打算做某事
Mindy: So, what about his future?
敏迪:那他的未來怎麼辦?
Damien: Only Chang Gung University might accept him, but they haven’t said much.
戴米恩:只有長庚大學可能會錄取他,但他們沒多說。
accept(v.)接受
Mindy: I hope he understands that trust is hard to earn but easy to lose.
敏迪:我希望他明白,信任很難取得,但很容易失去。
trust(n.)信任build trust建立信任/lose trust失去信任
Damien: Exactly. Being honest is the first step to a better future.
戴米恩:沒錯,誠實是通往更好未來的第一步。
the first step to...~的第一步
Mindy: Yeah, and I hope he learns from this and makes better choices next time. Everyone makes mistakes, but growing from them is what really matters.
敏迪:對啊,我希望他能從這次學到教訓,下次做出更好的選擇。每個人都會犯錯,但重點是要從中成長。
make choices做出選擇make mistake犯錯matter(v.)重要、有關係