跟艾米莉一起學口語 第788期:談論考試
實用表達
ace the test 考高分
Look! I aced the test! I'm so happy!
看！我這次考得好極了！我太高興了！
pass the test 通過考試
I got a B on the test. I passed, but I think I could have done better.
我考試得了B. 我考過了，但是我本應考得更好的！
fail the test 考試掛科了
OMG. I failed the test. My mom's gonna kill me!!
天啊。我這次考試掛科了。我媽媽還不得打死我！
mess up
搞砸
I messed up badly.
我考砸了。
resit
補考
I'll have to resit the exam next term.
我下個學期要重修。
cram
突擊準備（考試）
He's been cramming for his exams all night.
他整個晚上都在拼命準備應考。
經典對話
A: You look better today. What did your test go?
你今天看起來好多了，你的測試怎麼樣？
B: Much better than it did yesterday.
比昨天好多了。
A: Did you pass?
及格了嗎？
B: I not only passed my test, but I aced it. I'm so happy.
不僅及格了，而且成績還特別高，我真高興。
A: You should be. You worked really hard last night, preparing for it.
應該的，你昨天晚上複習的特別認真。
B: Thanks for helping me with it. If you hadn't encouraged me to do my best, I wouldn't have ever been able to pass.
謝謝你幫我複習，如果不是你鼓勵我要全力以赴，我肯定及不了格。
A: You don't have to thank me. It's just a part of my job as your counsellor.
你不用感謝我，作爲你的輔導員，這是我工作份內的事。
B: Did you always do well at school?
你上學的時候是不是總是學得很好？
A: No. In fact, I was terrible at taking exams.
不是，實際上，我曾經很害怕考試。
B: Really?
真的嗎？
A: Sure. But my teachers always encouraged me to do the best that I could and that helped me a lot. When are your final exams?
沒錯，不過我的老師總是鼓勵我讓我盡力而爲，這幫了我不少忙。你們的期末考試是什麼時候？
B: I'll get my finals in two months.
兩個月以後。
A: When do you plan on studying for those exams?
你打算什麼時候開始準備這些考試？
B: Most students just cram the night beforehand.
大多數學生都打算在考試前夕突擊。
A: Do you think that's a good idea?
你覺得這是個好辦法嗎？
B: No. I think I should study a little bit at a time, starting a few weeks before the exam.
不是，我想我應該平時每次學一點，考試前再提早幾周複習。
A: That sounds like a good idea. What are you going to do if you have any questions while you're studying?
這樣聽起來還不錯。如果學習的時候遇到困難，你會怎麼辦？
B: I'll go and talk to my professor or a learning support assistant.
我會去找我的教授或者助教諮詢。
A: It sounds like you've learned something useful this year.
聽起來，你這一年學了不少有用的東西了嘛。
