美语会话实录第185期(MP3+文本):I could have been there

英文原文:

Later that night, Lily's classmate calls
Tom:Hey, Lily! You won't believe what happened in class today!
Lily:What?
Tom:A man sent Miss Smith flowers, and Bryan got kicked out of class!
Lily:Cool! I wish I could have been there!
Tom:Me, too. I miss you. Are you any better?
Lily:Yes. But if I have any more soup, I think I'll die.

参考译文:

稍后，当天晚上，莉莉的同学打电话来
汤姆：嘿，莉莉！你不会相信今天上课发生什么事！
莉莉：什么事？
汤姆：一个男的送花给史密斯老师，还有布莱恩被赶出教室！
莉莉：酷！真希望我能在现场！
汤姆：我也希望。我很想念你耶。你有没有好一点？
莉莉：好多了。但如果再继续喝汤，我大概会死掉

重点词汇:

get kicked out
被赶出去。在美国，小孩不乖，被赶去教室，大多是被叫到“校长室”principal's office去
I got kicked out of university8 for cheating9 on an exam10.
我因为在一场考试作弊，被大学退学。
Are you any better
有没有觉得好一点？
Are you any better after resting for two weeks?
你休息两星期之后，有没有觉得好一点？