美语会话实录第179期(MP3+文本):Call someone in sick

英文原文:

Twenty minutes later
Lily:Mom!
Mom:[Goes into Lily's room] What are you doing?
Lily:I'm playing with my new jump rope! Watch this! [jumps around]
Mom:You are sick, young lady. Get back in bed! I called you in sick today, so you're going to lie down and fight that flu!
Lily:But I feel better.
Mom:Then maybe you should go to school. If you're feeling so much better, you'll ace that English test, right?
Lily:OK. I get it. I'm getting back into bed...

参考译文:

二十分钟后
莉莉：妈！
妈妈：（走进莉莉的房间）你在干嘛？
莉莉：我在玩新买的跳绳！你看喔！（跳来跳去）
妈妈：你生病了，小姐。躺回床上！我打电话帮你请病假了，所以你要好好躺着，对抗感冒！
莉莉：但我觉得好多了。
妈妈：那或许你该上学了。如果你的病已经好这么多，你的英文应该会考得不错，对吧？
莉莉：好啦。我知道了。我会躺回床上……

重点词汇:

jump rope
跳绳
Let's play with this jump rope.
我们来玩跳绳。
young lady
小姑娘，小姐（在此有警告的意味）
Young lady, you better be home before 12:00.
小姐，你最好十二点前回到家。
call someone in sick
打电话请病假
Can you call me in sick?
你可以帮我打电话去请病假吗？
flu (n.)
流行性感冒
A: Are you sick?
你生病了吗？
B: I think I have the flu.
我想我被传染病毒了。
ace (v.)
得到高分，考得很好
You aced your math test!
你以高分通过数学测验。