Cindy:Have you decided how you're going to prepare? 你決定好要怎麼準備了嗎?
Peter:Not yet. I'm writing some notes on a couple different themes.I'm going to be well prepared for this test. No cramming! 還沒有。我在做幾個不同題目的筆記。我會做好這個考試的萬全準備。絕不臨時抱佛腳!
Cindy:I think I'm actually going to write an essay or two in advance. Kind of like a practice run. 我想我真的要事先寫一或兩篇文章。就像熱身賽一樣。
Peter:Me too. I mean, why not? 我也是。我的意思是,這沒什麼不好的。
Cindy:And I'm going to memorize an opening sentence for each of the topics. If I panic, at least I'll be able to get started. 而且我還要把回答每一題的第一句話背起來。如果我慌了手腳,至少我還能起個頭。
Peter:Except if you panic, you might forget it. 只是如果你真的慌了手腳,你還是可能會忘記。
Cindy:Don't say that!I'm going to have a good, strong first sentence that gets right to the point and I'm not going to forget it. 別說那種話!我要想出很棒、很有力,而且能一下就切中要點的第一句話,而且我一定不會忘記。