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一眨眼的工夫，又到期末了，同学们免不了要参加寒假前的考试。对于平时认真学习的同学来说，考试是检验自己学习成果的方式；相反，对于不努力的同学来说，这可是个大难题了。无论如何，抓紧考前的时间，高效率地备考，尽自己最大的努力争取好成绩吧！
Part 1 Study 1)Buddies Are Born
在考试之前，很多人都会给自己制定一个严格的复习计划，可是真正执行起来的时候，却总是困难重重，不是给自己找借口，就是懒惰心理作祟，这都是缺乏自制力的表现。这不，Sarah和Jeff两人决定相互监督，共同为考试作准备。
Sarah: Hey Jeff, have you got the notes from last Monday’s class?
Jeff: ①They’re rolling around here somewhere. How come?
Sarah: ②I can’t find mine for the life of me, and I’m 2)freaking out about the exam next week.
Jeff: Well, don’t 3)sweat it too much. Mr. Gentry said that as long as we’d been paying attention, the exam should be a breeze.
Sarah: I know, but I always like to review just in case.
Jeff: That’s actually pretty smart. I always plan on reviewing, but then I always seem to have a million other things to do.
Sarah: Do you have a study plan?
Jeff: Ha! You sound like my mom.
Sarah: Hey, I’m being serious here—a study plan is really important.
Jeff: I know, but I get all turned around whenever I try to work something out.
Sarah: Well I could help you out if you want.
Jeff: Really? That would really be a load off my back.
Sarah: Of course! Bring me the notes from Monday’s class, and we’ll have a sit down. I’ll go over how I review the notes and what a study schedule should look like.
Jeff: Sarah, you’re a 4)lifesaver, really.
Sarah: Hey, no problem. Anyway, it’s actually better if we work together.
Jeff: ③Two heads are better than one, eh?
Sarah: Haha, something like that. If it works out, we could be study buddies.
Jeff: Sounds like a plan to me. ④I’ll pop round later with the notes.
Sarah: Great, see you later!
Smart Sentences
① They’re rolling around here somewhere. 就在这儿的某个角落里。
roll around: lay around, near by（在附近，在周围）。例如：
My car keys must be rolling around in the office here.
我的车钥匙肯定就在办公室这儿的哪个角落里。
② I can’t find mine for the life of me. 我怎么也找不到我的笔记了。
for the life of me: at all; even one little bit, used with a negative（即使拿性命打赌；无论如何，用于否定句）。例如：
For the life of me, I can’t figure this out.
无论如何我都搞不明白这事儿。
③ Two heads are better than one. 一人计短，二人计长。
two heads are better than one: two people working together have a better chance of solving a problem than one person working alone（两人智慧胜一人）。例如：
Come over here and help me balance my checkbook. Two heads are better than one.
过来帮我把支票簿的收支平衡一下，俩人总比一人好。
④ I’ll pop round later with the notes. 迟些我会带着笔记过来的。
pop round (for a visit): come by for a visit（顺道拜访）。例如：
I will pop round about noon.
我会在中午时来一下。
Part 21)Hindsight is 20/20
紧张估计是每个考生的通病，明明掌握得很牢固的知识，在考试的时候总会因为这样那样的原因答不出题来。Sarah也不例外，觉得自己考砸了，焦虑不已。
Jeff: Hey Sarah, how’d the exam go for you?
Sarah: Awful! I got all confused by the theory questions and then forgot the 2)formula for 3)acceleration. It was a mess!
Jeff: You’re kidding! Man, I’m really sorry to hear that.
Sarah: Well, you win some, you lose some, I guess. I just wish I hadn’t lost this one.
Jeff: Hey, it’s only a 4)midterm. At least we’ve learned what his test structure looks like.
Sarah: Yeah, every cloud has a silver lining. I’ll know how to prepare better for next time.
Jeff: And now that we’re study buddies, we can 5)plod through together.
Sarah: True. Oh, and what about you? How do you think you did?
Jeff: ①I got tripped up by the theory questions as well, but I think I nailed the formulas—②thanks in no small part to your study plan.
Sarah: You’re being modest. I doubt my study plan had much to do with it, especially considering how the test went for me.
Jeff: Hey, you’re being too hard on yourself. You’re a really great student most of the time. This is just a small blip.
Sarah: I know, I know. It just kills me when I spend so much time studying, only to end up bombing on the exam.
Jeff: Well don’t think about it too much. We haven’t even seen the results yet. You never know, maybe you did better than you think.
Sarah: I doubt that, but you’re right, ③I shouldn’t count my rotten eggs before they’ve hatched.
Jeff: Ha, that’s the spirit! How about some ice cream to chase away failed-exam thoughts?
Sarah: Sounds perfect. Let’s go.
Smart Sentences
① I got tripped up by the theory questions as well. 我也栽在理论题上了。
tripped up by sth. : failure caused by sth., stumped by sth.（某事造成失败，被某事难住）。例如：
My father’s business got tripped up by new regulations.
我父亲的生意就坏在新规定上。
② Thanks in no small part to your study plan. 多亏了你的学习计划啊。
in no small part: sth. plays an important role（起了大作用，不小的，相当大的）。例如：
Our success depended in no small part on your suggestion.
你的建议为我们的成功立了大功。
③ I shouldn’t count my rotten eggs before they’ve hatched. 通常都是事与愿违的。
Don’t count your eggs before they are hatched. = Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
Don’t count your eggs before they’ve hatched: don’t plan how to utilize the good results of sth. before those results have occurred（鸡蛋还未孵, 别忙数鸡雏；别指望过早）。例如：
You may be disappointed if you count your chickens before they hatch.
如果你指望过早，你会失望的。
Part 3 Making the Grade
事情往往没有想象的那么坏，拿到考试成绩的Sarah终于一展愁容，而Jeff也拿到了本学期的最好成绩，这都是两人共同学习的结果。于是，他俩决定继续将学伴的计划进行到底，为下次考试作准备。
Sarah: Hey Jeff, you were right: I shouldn’t have been so worried!
Jeff: Huh? What? What are you on about?
Sarah: The exam from the other week—I got an A!
Jeff: Get out! Oh that’s awesome, Sarah. ①I’m super 1)stoked for you. No one deserves it more.
Sarah: ②Thanks for the vote of confidence. I really needed it.
Jeff: Yeah, I don’t get that.
Sarah: Get what?
Jeff: You’re one of the best students in class, yet whenever a test or a project comes up, you’re the biggest
2)worry-wart I’ve ever seen.
Sarah: ③I guess I’m just really driven to succeed. I don’t want my field of options to narrow just because I failed some stupid exam or forgot to hand in an assignment.
Jeff: Okay, that makes more sense. I always wondered why you were so
3)hung-up on grades.
Sarah: It’s not the grades that I care about—④it’s the university that the grades can get me into that keeps me up at night.
Jeff: Wow, I never thought about it that way. I guess I should start paying more attention.
Sarah: Never too late to start. Did you get your results back yet?
Jeff: Sure did. I got a B+. It’s not so great compared to yours, but it’s the best I’ve gotten this whole semester. And I have you to thank.
Sarah: ⑤Don’t sell yourself short, Jeff. That grade has nothing to do with me, and everything to do with your skill. Congratulations!
Jeff: Don’t sell myself short? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Seriously Sarah, I couldn’t have done it without you. Let me buy you lunch to say thanks.
Sarah: Hey, I never 4)turn down food. I’ll meet you at the restaurant in twenty?
Jeff: Sounds good, see you then.
Smart Sentences
① I’m super stoked for you. 我真为你高兴。
stoked for sb./sth.: excited for sb./sth.（因某人或某事而兴奋）。例如：
My parents were so stoked for me when I was accepted by Yale University.
我被耶鲁大学录取时，我的父母非常兴奋。
② Thanks for the vote of confidence. 谢谢你的支持。
vote of confidence: sth./sb. says or does/shows sb.’s approval or support for a person or a group（对某人或某组人的支持、赞同）。例如：
The ten-year deal is a vote of confidence for our quality.
这笔十年的交易是对我们质量的认可。
③ I guess I’m just really driven to succeed. 我只是一心想要成功。
driven to do sth.: motivated to do sth.（一心想做某事）。例如：
The Asian Games’ volunteers were driven to help those in need.
亚运会的志愿者一心只想为需要帮助的人伸出援手。
④ It’s the university that the grades can get me into that keeps me up at night. 而是能进什么样的大学取决于我的成绩，这让我很苦恼。
keep sb. up at night: sth. makes sb. be very worried（某事让某人非常焦虑）。例如：
Don’t let the problem keep you up at night. We can deal with it tomorrow together.
别为这个问题苦恼了，我们明天一起来解决。
⑤ Don’t sell yourself short, Jeff. 别低估你自己了，杰夫。
sell sb. short: underestimate the real value or ability of sb./sth.（低估某人或某事）。例如：
Don’t sell your new colleague short; she’s a quick learner.
可别低估了你的新同事，她学东西很快。
⑥ Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! 你这叫五十步笑百步！
the pot calling the kettle black: criticize sb. for a fault that you also have（五十步笑百步，半斤八两）。例如：
My sister says I dress funny, but if you’ve seen some of the clothes she wears, you know it’s a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
我妹妹说我的衣着古怪，可如果你看到她身上的一些衣服，你就知道什么叫五十步笑百步了。
参考译文
Part 1学伴的诞生
萨拉：嘿，杰夫，你有上个星期一课上的笔记吗？
杰夫：就在这儿的某个角落里。怎么了？
萨拉：我怎么也找不到我的笔记了，下周的考试快把我弄疯了。
杰夫：别太担心了。金特里先生说只要我们认真听课了，考试就不是什么大问题。
萨拉：话虽如此，可我还是会复习，以防万一。
杰夫：这是很聪明的做法。我总是计划要复习，但之后我总感觉有好多别的事情要做。
萨拉：你制定学习计划了吗？
杰夫：哈！你和我妈说话的语气一样。
萨拉：嘿，我是认真的呢——学习计划真的很重要。
杰夫：我知道啊，但是无论何时我想实施（计划）的时候，总是不了了之。
萨拉：如果你愿意的话，我可以帮你。
杰夫：真的？这真会减轻我的负担。
萨拉：那当然！把周一的笔记带给我，然后我们找个地方坐下来，看看我们怎么利用笔记来复习，还有怎样制定学习计划。
杰夫：萨拉，你真是我的救命稻草。
萨拉：嘿，别这么说。不管怎么样，我俩一起复习要好一些。
杰夫：一人计短，二人计长。
萨拉：哈哈，是这样的。如果能行得通，我们就成了学伴了。
杰夫：对我来说，是得计划下了。迟些我会带着笔记过来的。
萨拉：太好了，待会见！
Part 2 考后焦虑症
杰夫：嘿，萨拉，考得怎么样？
萨拉：糟透了！我被理论题难住了，还忘了加速度的公式。简直是一团糟！
杰夫：你说笑的吧！伙计，听你这么说，我感到很难过。
萨拉：我想，有得必有失。我只是希望自己考得不算太差。
杰夫：嘿，这只是期中考试而已。至少我们知道了试题的结构是怎样的。
萨拉：是啊，黑暗中总有一线生机。下次我就知道该如何准备了。
杰夫：既然我们是学伴，就可以一起努力了。
萨拉：对的。你呢？考得怎么样？
杰夫：我也栽在理论题上了，但我觉得公式部分挺好——多亏了你的学习计划啊。
萨拉：你太谦虚了。我怀疑我的学习计划起不了什么作用，尤其是想到我自己就考得不是很好的时候。
杰夫：嘿，你对自己要求太严格了。你一直是个好学生。这只是个小挫折而已。
萨拉：我知道。我在学习上花了太多时间，把自己弄得很累，只是想要考个好成绩。
杰夫：别想太多了。成绩还没出来呢。世事难料，或许并没有你想的那么糟。
萨拉：我想也是，你说得对，通常都是事与愿违的。
杰夫：哈哈，这就对了！不如来点冰激凌，把那些考砸的坏情绪全部赶走？
萨拉：好主意。走吧！
Part 3 重整旗鼓
萨拉：嘿，杰夫，你说的对：我不该那么担心的！
杰夫：哈？什么？你说的是？
萨拉：上周的考试——我得了A！
杰夫：真的吗？好极了，萨拉。我真为你高兴。没人比你更应得到这样的成绩。
萨拉：谢谢你的支持，我真的很需要。
杰夫：我不是那个意思。
萨拉：那是什么？
杰夫：你是班上最优秀的学生之一，但每当快考试或是有项目要做的时候，你都是我见过的最紧张的那个人。
萨拉：我想，我只是一心想要成功。我不希望仅仅是由于我在一些无关紧要的考试中不及格或是忘了交作业，就让我的选择空间变窄，
杰夫：好吧，这听起来更合理。我总是琢磨着你为什么就对分数这么紧张呢。
萨拉：我在乎的不是分数——而是能进什么样的大学取决于我的成绩，这让我很苦恼。
杰夫：哇，我从来没那么想过。我想我该开始多加注意了。
萨拉：现在还为时不晚。你拿到成绩了吗？
杰夫：当然拿到了。我得了B+。当然没法和你比了，但已经是我这学期以来最好的成绩了。我得好好谢谢你。
萨拉：别低估你自己了，杰夫。这成绩跟我有什么关系啊，都是你自己的本事。恭喜你！
杰夫：别低估我自己？你这叫五十步笑百步！说真的，萨拉，没有你，我真没法考这么好。我请你吃午饭感谢你吧。
萨拉：嘿，我没法拒绝吃的。二十分钟后在餐馆见吧？
杰夫：好极了，待会儿见。
Part 1 Study 1)Buddies Are Born
在考试之前，很多人都会给自己制定一个严格的复习计划，可是真正执行起来的时候，却总是困难重重，不是给自己找借口，就是懒惰心理作祟，这都是缺乏自制力的表现。这不，Sarah和Jeff两人决定相互监督，共同为考试作准备。
Sarah: Hey Jeff, have you got the notes from last Monday’s class?
Jeff: ①They’re rolling around here somewhere. How come?
Sarah: ②I can’t find mine for the life of me, and I’m 2)freaking out about the exam next week.
Jeff: Well, don’t 3)sweat it too much. Mr. Gentry said that as long as we’d been paying attention, the exam should be a breeze.
Sarah: I know, but I always like to review just in case.
Jeff: That’s actually pretty smart. I always plan on reviewing, but then I always seem to have a million other things to do.
Sarah: Do you have a study plan?
Jeff: Ha! You sound like my mom.
Sarah: Hey, I’m being serious here—a study plan is really important.
Jeff: I know, but I get all turned around whenever I try to work something out.
Sarah: Well I could help you out if you want.
Jeff: Really? That would really be a load off my back.
Sarah: Of course! Bring me the notes from Monday’s class, and we’ll have a sit down. I’ll go over how I review the notes and what a study schedule should look like.
Jeff: Sarah, you’re a 4)lifesaver, really.
Sarah: Hey, no problem. Anyway, it’s actually better if we work together.
Jeff: ③Two heads are better than one, eh?
Sarah: Haha, something like that. If it works out, we could be study buddies.
Jeff: Sounds like a plan to me. ④I’ll pop round later with the notes.
Sarah: Great, see you later!
Smart Sentences
① They’re rolling around here somewhere. 就在这儿的某个角落里。
roll around: lay around, near by（在附近，在周围）。例如：
My car keys must be rolling around in the office here.
我的车钥匙肯定就在办公室这儿的哪个角落里。
② I can’t find mine for the life of me. 我怎么也找不到我的笔记了。
for the life of me: at all; even one little bit, used with a negative（即使拿性命打赌；无论如何，用于否定句）。例如：
For the life of me, I can’t figure this out.
无论如何我都搞不明白这事儿。
③ Two heads are better than one. 一人计短，二人计长。
two heads are better than one: two people working together have a better chance of solving a problem than one person working alone（两人智慧胜一人）。例如：
Come over here and help me balance my checkbook. Two heads are better than one.
过来帮我把支票簿的收支平衡一下，俩人总比一人好。
④ I’ll pop round later with the notes. 迟些我会带着笔记过来的。
pop round (for a visit): come by for a visit（顺道拜访）。例如：
I will pop round about noon.
我会在中午时来一下。
Part 21)Hindsight is 20/20
紧张估计是每个考生的通病，明明掌握得很牢固的知识，在考试的时候总会因为这样那样的原因答不出题来。Sarah也不例外，觉得自己考砸了，焦虑不已。
Jeff: Hey Sarah, how’d the exam go for you?
Sarah: Awful! I got all confused by the theory questions and then forgot the 2)formula for 3)acceleration. It was a mess!
Jeff: You’re kidding! Man, I’m really sorry to hear that.
Sarah: Well, you win some, you lose some, I guess. I just wish I hadn’t lost this one.
Jeff: Hey, it’s only a 4)midterm. At least we’ve learned what his test structure looks like.
Sarah: Yeah, every cloud has a silver lining. I’ll know how to prepare better for next time.
Jeff: And now that we’re study buddies, we can 5)plod through together.
Sarah: True. Oh, and what about you? How do you think you did?
Jeff: ①I got tripped up by the theory questions as well, but I think I nailed the formulas—②thanks in no small part to your study plan.
Sarah: You’re being modest. I doubt my study plan had much to do with it, especially considering how the test went for me.
Jeff: Hey, you’re being too hard on yourself. You’re a really great student most of the time. This is just a small blip.
Sarah: I know, I know. It just kills me when I spend so much time studying, only to end up bombing on the exam.
Jeff: Well don’t think about it too much. We haven’t even seen the results yet. You never know, maybe you did better than you think.
Sarah: I doubt that, but you’re right, ③I shouldn’t count my rotten eggs before they’ve hatched.
Jeff: Ha, that’s the spirit! How about some ice cream to chase away failed-exam thoughts?
Sarah: Sounds perfect. Let’s go.
Smart Sentences
① I got tripped up by the theory questions as well. 我也栽在理论题上了。
tripped up by sth. : failure caused by sth., stumped by sth.（某事造成失败，被某事难住）。例如：
My father’s business got tripped up by new regulations.
我父亲的生意就坏在新规定上。
② Thanks in no small part to your study plan. 多亏了你的学习计划啊。
in no small part: sth. plays an important role（起了大作用，不小的，相当大的）。例如：
Our success depended in no small part on your suggestion.
你的建议为我们的成功立了大功。
③ I shouldn’t count my rotten eggs before they’ve hatched. 通常都是事与愿违的。
Don’t count your eggs before they are hatched. = Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
Don’t count your eggs before they’ve hatched: don’t plan how to utilize the good results of sth. before those results have occurred（鸡蛋还未孵, 别忙数鸡雏；别指望过早）。例如：
You may be disappointed if you count your chickens before they hatch.
如果你指望过早，你会失望的。
Part 3 Making the Grade
事情往往没有想象的那么坏，拿到考试成绩的Sarah终于一展愁容，而Jeff也拿到了本学期的最好成绩，这都是两人共同学习的结果。于是，他俩决定继续将学伴的计划进行到底，为下次考试作准备。
Sarah: Hey Jeff, you were right: I shouldn’t have been so worried!
Jeff: Huh? What? What are you on about?
Sarah: The exam from the other week—I got an A!
Jeff: Get out! Oh that’s awesome, Sarah. ①I’m super 1)stoked for you. No one deserves it more.
Sarah: ②Thanks for the vote of confidence. I really needed it.
Jeff: Yeah, I don’t get that.
Sarah: Get what?
Jeff: You’re one of the best students in class, yet whenever a test or a project comes up, you’re the biggest
2)worry-wart I’ve ever seen.
Sarah: ③I guess I’m just really driven to succeed. I don’t want my field of options to narrow just because I failed some stupid exam or forgot to hand in an assignment.
Jeff: Okay, that makes more sense. I always wondered why you were so
3)hung-up on grades.
Sarah: It’s not the grades that I care about—④it’s the university that the grades can get me into that keeps me up at night.
Jeff: Wow, I never thought about it that way. I guess I should start paying more attention.
Sarah: Never too late to start. Did you get your results back yet?
Jeff: Sure did. I got a B+. It’s not so great compared to yours, but it’s the best I’ve gotten this whole semester. And I have you to thank.
Sarah: ⑤Don’t sell yourself short, Jeff. That grade has nothing to do with me, and everything to do with your skill. Congratulations!
Jeff: Don’t sell myself short? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Seriously Sarah, I couldn’t have done it without you. Let me buy you lunch to say thanks.
Sarah: Hey, I never 4)turn down food. I’ll meet you at the restaurant in twenty?
Jeff: Sounds good, see you then.
Smart Sentences
① I’m super stoked for you. 我真为你高兴。
stoked for sb./sth.: excited for sb./sth.（因某人或某事而兴奋）。例如：
My parents were so stoked for me when I was accepted by Yale University.
我被耶鲁大学录取时，我的父母非常兴奋。
② Thanks for the vote of confidence. 谢谢你的支持。
vote of confidence: sth./sb. says or does/shows sb.’s approval or support for a person or a group（对某人或某组人的支持、赞同）。例如：
The ten-year deal is a vote of confidence for our quality.
这笔十年的交易是对我们质量的认可。
③ I guess I’m just really driven to succeed. 我只是一心想要成功。
driven to do sth.: motivated to do sth.（一心想做某事）。例如：
The Asian Games’ volunteers were driven to help those in need.
亚运会的志愿者一心只想为需要帮助的人伸出援手。
④ It’s the university that the grades can get me into that keeps me up at night. 而是能进什么样的大学取决于我的成绩，这让我很苦恼。
keep sb. up at night: sth. makes sb. be very worried（某事让某人非常焦虑）。例如：
Don’t let the problem keep you up at night. We can deal with it tomorrow together.
别为这个问题苦恼了，我们明天一起来解决。
⑤ Don’t sell yourself short, Jeff. 别低估你自己了，杰夫。
sell sb. short: underestimate the real value or ability of sb./sth.（低估某人或某事）。例如：
Don’t sell your new colleague short; she’s a quick learner.
可别低估了你的新同事，她学东西很快。
⑥ Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! 你这叫五十步笑百步！
the pot calling the kettle black: criticize sb. for a fault that you also have（五十步笑百步，半斤八两）。例如：
My sister says I dress funny, but if you’ve seen some of the clothes she wears, you know it’s a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
我妹妹说我的衣着古怪，可如果你看到她身上的一些衣服，你就知道什么叫五十步笑百步了。
参考译文
Part 1学伴的诞生
萨拉：嘿，杰夫，你有上个星期一课上的笔记吗？
杰夫：就在这儿的某个角落里。怎么了？
萨拉：我怎么也找不到我的笔记了，下周的考试快把我弄疯了。
杰夫：别太担心了。金特里先生说只要我们认真听课了，考试就不是什么大问题。
萨拉：话虽如此，可我还是会复习，以防万一。
杰夫：这是很聪明的做法。我总是计划要复习，但之后我总感觉有好多别的事情要做。
萨拉：你制定学习计划了吗？
杰夫：哈！你和我妈说话的语气一样。
萨拉：嘿，我是认真的呢——学习计划真的很重要。
杰夫：我知道啊，但是无论何时我想实施（计划）的时候，总是不了了之。
萨拉：如果你愿意的话，我可以帮你。
杰夫：真的？这真会减轻我的负担。
萨拉：那当然！把周一的笔记带给我，然后我们找个地方坐下来，看看我们怎么利用笔记来复习，还有怎样制定学习计划。
杰夫：萨拉，你真是我的救命稻草。
萨拉：嘿，别这么说。不管怎么样，我俩一起复习要好一些。
杰夫：一人计短，二人计长。
萨拉：哈哈，是这样的。如果能行得通，我们就成了学伴了。
杰夫：对我来说，是得计划下了。迟些我会带着笔记过来的。
萨拉：太好了，待会见！
Part 2 考后焦虑症
杰夫：嘿，萨拉，考得怎么样？
萨拉：糟透了！我被理论题难住了，还忘了加速度的公式。简直是一团糟！
杰夫：你说笑的吧！伙计，听你这么说，我感到很难过。
萨拉：我想，有得必有失。我只是希望自己考得不算太差。
杰夫：嘿，这只是期中考试而已。至少我们知道了试题的结构是怎样的。
萨拉：是啊，黑暗中总有一线生机。下次我就知道该如何准备了。
杰夫：既然我们是学伴，就可以一起努力了。
萨拉：对的。你呢？考得怎么样？
杰夫：我也栽在理论题上了，但我觉得公式部分挺好——多亏了你的学习计划啊。
萨拉：你太谦虚了。我怀疑我的学习计划起不了什么作用，尤其是想到我自己就考得不是很好的时候。
杰夫：嘿，你对自己要求太严格了。你一直是个好学生。这只是个小挫折而已。
萨拉：我知道。我在学习上花了太多时间，把自己弄得很累，只是想要考个好成绩。
杰夫：别想太多了。成绩还没出来呢。世事难料，或许并没有你想的那么糟。
萨拉：我想也是，你说得对，通常都是事与愿违的。
杰夫：哈哈，这就对了！不如来点冰激凌，把那些考砸的坏情绪全部赶走？
萨拉：好主意。走吧！
Part 3 重整旗鼓
萨拉：嘿，杰夫，你说的对：我不该那么担心的！
杰夫：哈？什么？你说的是？
萨拉：上周的考试——我得了A！
杰夫：真的吗？好极了，萨拉。我真为你高兴。没人比你更应得到这样的成绩。
萨拉：谢谢你的支持，我真的很需要。
杰夫：我不是那个意思。
萨拉：那是什么？
杰夫：你是班上最优秀的学生之一，但每当快考试或是有项目要做的时候，你都是我见过的最紧张的那个人。
萨拉：我想，我只是一心想要成功。我不希望仅仅是由于我在一些无关紧要的考试中不及格或是忘了交作业，就让我的选择空间变窄，
杰夫：好吧，这听起来更合理。我总是琢磨着你为什么就对分数这么紧张呢。
萨拉：我在乎的不是分数——而是能进什么样的大学取决于我的成绩，这让我很苦恼。
杰夫：哇，我从来没那么想过。我想我该开始多加注意了。
萨拉：现在还为时不晚。你拿到成绩了吗？
杰夫：当然拿到了。我得了B+。当然没法和你比了，但已经是我这学期以来最好的成绩了。我得好好谢谢你。
萨拉：别低估你自己了，杰夫。这成绩跟我有什么关系啊，都是你自己的本事。恭喜你！
杰夫：别低估我自己？你这叫五十步笑百步！说真的，萨拉，没有你，我真没法考这么好。我请你吃午饭感谢你吧。
萨拉：嘿，我没法拒绝吃的。二十分钟后在餐馆见吧？
杰夫：好极了，待会儿见。