Lesson 176 · 大考试 · The big exam
考试前一天The Day Before the Exam
New words
- 估计gūjì — to reckon, guess
- 确实quèshí — really, truly
- 基本上jīběnshang — basically
- 尽量jǐnliàng — as much as possible
- 好处hǎochu — benefit, advantage
- 总之zǒngzhī — in short, anyway
The story
小林:大卫,听说你明天考试?你估计能考多少分?David, I hear your exam's tomorrow? What score do you reckon you'll get?
大卫:我估计……基本上没问题吧。我确实复习了很多。I reckon... it should basically be fine. I really have reviewed a lot.
张经理:大卫,今天你尽量早一点儿下班。David, try to leave early today.
大卫:真的吗?谢谢经理!Really? Thank you, sir!
小林:经理,你今天不太正常啊。你怎么这么关心大卫?Boss, you're not quite yourself today. Why are you so concerned about David?
张经理:我不关心他。总之,他考不好,包子会很难过。I'm not concerned about him. Point is, if he does badly, Baozi will be very sad.
大卫:我今天晚上不睡觉了!我要复习到明天早上!I'm not sleeping tonight! I'm reviewing until tomorrow morning!
小雨:什么?你确实复习得很好了。你基本上都会了。What? You really have reviewed well. You basically know it all.
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