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The Exam Is Over

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成绩grade; result (of an exam)
难过sad; upset
担心to worry
丽丽

你看,这是我的考试成绩,太不好了,我很难过。

Look, this is my exam result. It's really bad. I'm so upset.

强强

让我看看。这个成绩是不太好,你还在想这个考试吗?

Let me see. Yeah, that's not a great result. Are you still thinking about the exam?

丽丽

对,我还在想。为什么我的成绩不好?为什么我没有准备好?

Yes, I keep thinking about it. Why is my result bad? Why didn't I prepare well enough?

强强

丽丽,这个考试已经完了,是昨天的事情,成绩已经是这样了。

Lili, that exam is already over. It's yesterday's business now. The result already is what it is.

丽丽

我知道,但是我还是很难过,也很担心。

I know that. But I'm still upset, and I'm worried too.

强强

你担心什么事情?

What are you worried about?

丽丽

我担心下一次考试。如果下一次也不好,我应该怎么做?

I'm worried about the next exam. If the next one is bad too, what should I do?

强强

那你说,你现在能做什么?

Well, tell me, what can you do right now?

丽丽

我可以准备下一次考试。

I can prepare for the next exam.

强强

对!这个考试已经完了,你现在做什么,成绩也还是一样。但是下一次考试还没有开始,你还可以准备。

Exactly! That exam is already over. Whatever you do now, the result stays the same. But the next exam hasn't started yet, and you can still prepare for it.

丽丽

你说得对,我不应该再想已经完了的事情,我应该想我现在能做的事情。

You're right. I shouldn't keep thinking about something that's already over. I should think about what I can do right now.

强强

对,那你什么时候开始准备?

Right. So when do you start preparing?

丽丽

我现在就开始!

I'll start right now!

强强

好,我们一起准备吧,别难过了。

Good. Let's prepare together. Don't be upset anymore.

看懂了吗 · Check yourself

What is Lili still doing about the finished exam, according to what she tells Qiangqiang?

我还在想

What does Lili say she is worried about?

下一次考试

What does Lili say she can still do about the next exam?

我可以准备下一次考试

When does Lili decide to start preparing?

我现在就开始

Read it with the crutches, then without them. In the study room this passage comes with pinyin you can toggle on a character at a time, a native recording that highlights each word as it is spoken, and the comprehension check as a real graded quiz. It arrives when the words in it are ones you have already learned.

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