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Mom, what are you doing here?
妈 你怎么来了
Oh, I tried calling you,
我本想打个电话给你
but your phone must be turned off for the test.
不过因为考试 你的手机关机了
Why are you here? They called and said they needed proctors. I'm on the sub list.
你来这干嘛 学校里打电话来说他们缺学监 我在备用名单上
You are? Since when?
你是吗 什么时候的事
Well, since they cut my hours at the gallery.
自从画廊减了我的工时
And I'm paying rent to live above it.
我又要付房租
I filled out an application last monday.
所以上个星期一填了一份申请表
What, to teach?
干嘛的 来教书吗
Why didn't you tell me?
怎么都没告诉我
Well, sweetie, I was going to when you came over for dinner,
宝贝 我本来准备你来吃晚饭时告诉你的
but then you canceled on monday... and tuesday,
但是星期一你没来 星期二
and then on wednesday.
还有星期三也都没来
Yeah, this week's been intense.
对 这星期复习很紧张
I understand.
我理解
I just, you know, I would like to see you in the flesh.
我只是想 我想见见你本人
But you don't really plan on ever coming over, do you?
不过其实你就没准备过来 是吗
I can't.
我不能来

重点解释

生词快记:

plan:计划

gallery:画廊

sub:替代

词汇精解:

cancel:

v.取消；作废；注销；抵消；删除

n.取消；删除

The match had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.

比赛因天气不好只得取消。

【词源解说】

14世纪末进入英语，直接源自盎格鲁法语的canceler；最初源自古典拉丁语的cancellare，意为格状物。

【词义辨析】

abolish,cancel ,repeal 这些动词均含“取消、废除”之意

abolish: 正式用词，指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。

People fought to abolish slavery.

人们为了废除奴隶制度而奋斗。

cancel: 用法广泛，多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等。

He agree to cancel the meeting.

他同意取消这个会议。

repeal: 书面用词，指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。

The congress decided to repeal the law.

议会决定废除那项法令。

日常词组:

in the flesh:本人

I've seen here perform on television, but never in the flesh.

我在电视上看过她的表演，但从未见过她本人。

turn off:关掉

Please turn off the electric power.

请把电源关掉。

fill out:填写

It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire.

填写那份问卷花了我好长一段时间。