M = Mary Mr. = Mr. Rogers
M: Mr. Rogers, I'm so sorry to be late.
玛 丽:罗杰斯老师,对不起,我迟到了。
Mr.: What held you up?
罗杰斯老师:什么事情让你耽搁了?
M: Nothing, really.
玛 丽:没事,真的。
Mr.: Then why are you twenty minutes late for homeroom?
罗杰斯老师:那么,你为什么迟了二十分钟才来集合教室?
M: I got up late this morning. But I swear it won't happen again.
玛 丽:今天早上我很晚才起床。但我发誓不会再犯了。
Mr.: Okay. You sound sincere enough.
罗杰斯老师:好吧。听起来你蛮有诚意的。
M: Am I going to be punished?
玛 丽:我得接受处罚吗?
Mr.: I'm going to mark you down as being tardy.
罗杰斯老师:我会记你迟到一次。
M: Thank God I'm not being sent to the principal's office!
玛 丽:谢天谢地,我不会被送到校长室去了!