M：Well, Stella? Why do you look unhappy?

斯特拉，你看上去怎么不高兴?

W：Oh, Bill, I have just had a quarrel with Mr. Philips.

哦，比尔，我刚和菲力普先生吵了一架。

M：Mr. Philips! What on earth was it about?

和菲力普先生!到底是因为什么?

W：Well, I have made three bad mistakes so far this week. Today I forgot to give him an important message, so he got really angry with me.

这星期到目前为止我已经犯了三个严重的错误了。今天我忘了告诉他一个重要的留言，他就特别生气。

M：But I don’t understand. You are usually very careful and never make mistakes.

但我不明白，你一向都是很细心的，从来不出错。

W：I’m just so tired. I don’t know what I’m doing.

我只是太累了。我都不知道自己在做什么。

M：Why? Have you been going to bed late these days?

为什么?你这些天很晚才睡吗?

W：No. I’m usually in bed at about eleven. But I’ve been woken up at half past four every morning. And then I can not go back to sleep again.

不是。我通常是在11点睡觉。但是每天早上4

M：Why?

怎么回事?

W：It’s my new neighbor, the milkman next door. He has to get up at half past four and he always turns the radio on loudly.

我的住处新搬来了个邻居，是个送牛奶的。他每天早上4

M：Ask him to turn it down then.

那就让他关小一点呗。

W：It’s difficult. I don’t know him yet.

很难。我还不认识他呢。

M：If you don’t want to see him, write him a letter.

如果你不想见他的话，那就给他写封信。

W：Do you think it’s a good idea?

你觉得这个办法行得通吗?

M：Yes, I do. I’ll help you with the letter.

我想可以。我来帮你写信。

W：OK. Let’s try.

好。那我们试试吧。