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TALK ABOUT IT
The Big Test 洩題風波
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Hello everyone!
Welcome to Let’s Talk in English. My name is Garrett.
And my name is Esther. Today, our topic is "Talk About It."
We will have a talk about its story, and today’s story is called "The Big Test."
Now, when you are taking a test, someone is asking you questions, and you need to be able to answer them. Many people take tests in school. You need to take a test to pass the class.
That’s right! Tests are also called examinations or exams. Sometimes, if you don’t pass the big test, you might not pass the class.
So, it’s important to prepare and do well.
Right. Here, the word "big" means it’s a very important test.
Now, let’s go to our Find It question. Our question is:
Who is the email from?
That’s your question for today. Your job is to find the answer. That’s today’s test for you!
Now, let’s go to Sonya, who will teach us today’s keywords.
Chad不只在辦公室裡做兼職的工作，他還在商學院修課
He’s also taking business school classes.
名詞 "business" 是指商業。
POLA是Chad的同事
Pola is Chad’s co-worker.
看到Chad在讀書，就問候他。
"Hey Chad, how are things going?" asks Pola, Chad’s co-worker.
名詞 "co-worker" 就是同事。
Chad說他明天要考試，所以不太好。
Chad says he has a test tomorrow, so he’s not feeling great.
Pola就安慰鼓勵了他一下，然後Chad就繼續用電腦讀書。
Then Pola reassures him, and Chad continues studying on his computer.
而Pola看著報紙。
While Pola reads the newspaper.
Chad突然哀嚎說，如果可以，能知道考題和答案就好了。
Chad suddenly moans, saying, “If only I knew all the questions and answers.”
Pola笑著說：“對啊，如果能突然從天上掉下來就好了。”
Pola laughs and says, “It would be nice if they just dropped in your lap.”
Chad疲憊地趴在桌上休息，忽然電腦傳來收到訊息的叮咚一聲。
Chad lays his head down on the table to rest, and suddenly, his computer dings.
原來是教授傳來郵件。
It turns out to be an email from his professor.
這封郵件錯誤地傳給了Chad，裡面是明天的考題和解答。
The professor mistakenly sent the email, which contains the questions and answers for tomorrow’s test.
該怎麼辦呢？
What should he do now?
Chad often studies at work. He works part-time in an office, but he’s also taking business school classes.
The classes are not easy for him.
"Hey, Chad, how are things going?"
asks Pola, Chad’s co-worker.
"All right, I guess."
"Well, actually, not great. I have a big test tomorrow," Chad tells her.
"You’ll do fine. Just study hard and focus on all the most important points."
There are two people in our story: Chad and Pola. We learn that Chad often studies at work, right?
Sometimes people will still take classes while also working on the side.
It’s not easy to do both at the same time, right?
He works part-time in an office, so that means he doesn’t spend all of his daytime working, because he’s also taking business school classes.
Now, if you are learning business, you are learning how to do things in an office.
That could include many different things, from understanding how money works to understanding how to sell things.
And many people take business classes after they are finished with college.
Now, the classes are not easy for Chad. His friend Pola asked him how things are going.
"How are things going? How are the classes going?"
Pola is Chad’s co-worker. That’s one of our key words for today.
"Co-workers" are people that you work together with in the same office.
Chad first tells Pola that he’s doing all right.
Well, then he says, "Well," meaning, to tell you the truth, he’s not doing that well because he has a big test tomorrow.
So, at first, he said, "All right," but really, he’s not doing all right.
He reconsiders and thinks about it again.
But Pola reassures him and says, "You’ll do fine."
"He’ll do fine" means "you’ll do okay."
Pola tells him to just study hard and focus on all the most important points.
"Study hard and focus" – that’s today’s key phrase.
Study hard and focus
用功讀書，好好專心讀。
"I’m tired of school work, study hard and focus."
"I want to play games, study hard and focus."
"I want to watch TV, study hard and focus."
"Why should I study hard and focus?"
"So you can graduate."
"Why graduate?"
"So you won’t have to study hard and focus."
"Oh, okay. Study hard and focus."
Yes, Chad needs to study hard and focus as he studies for this test.
Now, let’s pay attention as we watch part two of our story.
Chad continues to study on his computer while Pola reads the newspaper.
"I’m so tired of studying. If I knew all the questions and answers, I could stop."
"Yeah, right. It would be nice if they just dropped in your lap," Pola says.
Chad lays his head down on the table to rest.
Then, suddenly, his computer dings.
I’m thinking it’s probably lunch or break time at work because they’re both doing what they want to do.
Chad is studying on his computer while Pola, his co-worker, is reading the newspaper.
Exactly. So, they’re working on things other than their normal work.
A newspaper is usually a paper that you get every day, every week, or every month with the news.
Today, many people read the newspaper online.
But newspapers are sometimes large, and there are many pages you need to fold.
Chad tells us that he is tired of studying, and then he says something interesting.
He says, "If I knew all the questions and answers, I could stop."
Yeah, he would like to stop.
And Pola says, "Yeah, right. It would be nice if they just dropped in your lap."
If something just "drops in your lap," it means someone just gives it to you or hands it to you.
You might have heard your parents say, "Money doesn’t just drop in our laps. We need to work hard."
You don’t just get it for free.
Well, Chad lays his head down on the table to rest for a moment, and then suddenly, he hears a sound. His computer dings.
And sometimes, when people receive an email, their computer will make a sound.
We call that sound "ding," often sounding like a bell.
Let’s go to Sonya to talk about that previous sentence.
Chad明天有個大考，忽然間他的電腦發出叮的一聲。
Then suddenly, his computer dings.
副詞 "suddenly" 表示忽然間。
Here’s an example:
"Suddenly, the dog started barking."
Or:
"Suddenly, the phone rang."
You can also use the phrase "all of a sudden" to express the same meaning.
Here’s an example:
"All of a sudden, he heard a voice."
Thank you, Sonya!
So, why did Chad’s computer ding all of a sudden?
Well, he received an email. If you "receive" something, it means you get something that someone sent to you.
What was in the email?
We’ll find out in a little bit. First, let’s go to a break. Don’t go away!
Let’s talk in English! Let’s talk in English every day for ten minutes.
That’s the way! Friends, have you ever felt how Chad is feeling right now?
You have a big test, and you’re tired of studying.
You wish you had all the questions and answers.
Then, writing the test would be easy!
But answers don’t usually just fall in your lap.
You need to study hard, and that’s important.
Let’s keep watching our story now.
Chad looks at the email. "Oh, wow! It actually happened!"
"You got the answers to tomorrow’s test?"
"No, but this email is from my professor. It looks like tomorrow’s test."
"Did he send it to me by mistake?"
"Who cares? Just study it, and you’ll do great on the test."
What should Chad do?
Chad should just study the test.
Chad should email his professor and ask him about it.
Your choice.
What would you do?
Welcome back! Remember, Chad told Pola that he wished he had the answers and the questions to the test.
Exactly!
And in this part of the story, something amazing happens in a way.
Something falls right into Chad’s lap.
Right, he gets all the questions to tomorrow’s test.
He says that it actually happened now.
Pola thinks that he got the answers to tomorrow’s test.
But did he? Well, friends, it’s time first to answer our Find It question:
Who is the email from?
It’s from Chad’s professor.
Now, if you take a class in college or university, the person teaching you is called your professor.
Exactly! So, this email was from the professor, and in it, there is the test that he’s going to take tomorrow. There might not be the answers in there, but just knowing what the questions are will help him a lot.
Right, Chad is surprised. He asks, “Did he send it to me by mistake?”
If you do something by mistake, it means it’s an accident. You didn’t mean to do it.
Let’s go to Sonya for more on what that means.
Chad說是他誤寄給我了嗎？
Did he send it to me by mistake?
慣用語 "by mistake" 就是錯誤的意思，表示在意料之外，不經意地犯了錯。
Here’s an example:
She called him the wrong name by mistake.
他誤把他的名字叫錯了。
Or: She took my umbrella by mistake.
她誤取了我的雨傘。
另一個類似的慣用語是 "by accident"，也是在意料之外、不小心的意思。
Here’s an example:
He called the wrong number by accident.
他不小心撥錯了電話號碼。
Or: He stepped on my foot by accident.
他一不小心踩了我一腳。
Thank you so much, Sonya!
So, Pola says, "Who cares? Just study it, and you’ll do great on the test."
Now, if you do this, if Chad did this, Chad would do well on the test.
But is that the right thing to do?
If you already know the questions on a test and you study for it well, is that correct?
Is it fair? None of the other students got this email, at least we don’t think they did.
So, he would have an advantage and wouldn’t have to work quite so hard.
Think about that as we go and review today’s keywords.
Here’s your first keyword for today: business
Business
Bill studied business in school.
co-worker
Co-worker
Do you talk to your co-workers?
newspaper
Newspaper
Today’s newspaper has many stories.
drop in someone’s lap
Drop in someone’s lap
The chance just dropped in my lap.
professor
Professor
My professor was late to class.
Today, friends, those are your keywords for today. Keep practicing them!
And now, it’s your turn!
The words for today are: business, co-workers, newspaper, dropped in lap, and professor.
Now, it’s your turn to use them in a sentence. First one:
Did you read the ___ this morning?
Great answer! Did you read the newspaper this morning?
Next:
He works with three ___.
Correct! He works with three co-workers.
Next:
An opportunity ___ his ___.
Good job! An opportunity dropped in his lap.
Next:
Who is your history ___?
You’re right! Who is your history professor?
Last one:
The boss knows a lot about ___.
You got it! The boss knows a lot about business.
Well done, friends! Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for your turn!
Chad often studies at work. He works part-time in an office, but he’s also taking business school classes.
The classes are not easy for him.
“Hey, Chad, how are things going?” asks Pola, Chad’s co-worker.
“All right, I guess.”
“Well, actually, not great. I have a big test tomorrow,” Chad tells her.
“You’ll do fine. Just study hard and focus on all the most important points,” Pola says.
Chad continues to study on his computer while Pola reads the newspaper.
“I’m so tired of studying. If I knew all the questions and answers, I could stop.”
“Yeah, right. It would be nice if they just dropped in your lap,” Pola laughs.
Chad lays his head down on the table to rest.
Then suddenly, his computer dings. He just received an email.
Chad looks at the email. “Oh, wow, it actually happened!”
“What, you got the answers to tomorrow’s test?”
“No, but this email is from my professor. It looks like tomorrow’s test.”
“Did he send it to me by mistake?”
“Who cares? Just study it, and you’ll do great on the test.”
What should Chad do?
Oh, so how are things going?
“James, not great. I have a big test tomorrow.”
“Oh, don’t worry. You’ll be fine.”
“I’m so tired of studying.”
“Hey, don’t give up now! Study hard. Focus! Focus! Focus!”
“I know! Focus on the most important points.”
“That’s right! Go, go, go!”
“I wish I knew the questions and answers. That would be so much easier.”
“Oh, yeah, you’re right about that.”
“Hey, I just got an email from the professor!”
“Oh, ha ha! What did she say?”
“It’s tomorrow’s test.”
“Did he send it by mistake?”
“Well, hey, who cares? Just study it! You’ll do great!”
“Ah, I don’t know. What should I do?”
What should he do?
Hello, Grandpa! Good to see you!
Good to see you, too! Are you ready to answer today’s question?
Of course! I’m always ready. What’s the first question?
What kind of classes is Chad taking?
Chad is taking hard classes.
Oh, they’re not easy. True!
But that’s not the answer I’m looking for. Guess again!
Oh! Oh, I know! He’s taking business classes!
Yes, that’s correct! And it’s not easy. I know!
He needs to study hard and focus.
That’s right! So, Grandpa, did you ever want to cheat on a test?
No, never! I don’t like cheating.
I want to be honest.
Good for you! Being honest is important!
That’s right. Study hard and focus, and do your best, and you’ll remember everything!
Everything… well, almost everything… like me.
Friends, what would you do if you were Chad?
You know, I’m thinking about the name of our lesson.
It’s called The Big Test.
Maybe Chad’s professor is giving Chad a test to see if Chad really is honest.
Because they teach you these things in business school.
Hmm, could be. Or maybe it was just an accident.
I don’t think I would look through the whole test.
That would not be the honest thing to do.
I would tell my professor what happened.
But also, Chad might have seen a couple of the questions, and he can’t take that back.
So I think he can still work on those, right?
Well, if you were Chad, would you tell your professor you got the questions ahead of time, or not?
What would you do?
Friends, talk about this with your friends.
Try to explain it using your English!
And of course, join us again tomorrow right here on Let’s Talk in English!
Goodbye!
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