汤姆:
Professor Lee, could I ask you some questions? 

李教授,我能问你些问题吗?
李教授:
Sure. 

当然。
汤姆:
What is the assignment? 

请问作业是什么?
李教授:
Oh, I have told you last week. 

哦,我上个星期就告诉你们了啊。
汤姆:
I am sorry, because I wasn’t there last week. 

抱歉,因为我上个星期没去上课?
李教授:
What was wrong with you? 

你怎么了?
汤姆:
I was sick. 

病了。
李教授:
Oh, I am sorry to hear that. The assignment is a paper. 

哦,抱歉。作业是一份论文。
汤姆:
A paper? What is the requirement? When is this due? 

论文?有什么要求呢。什么时候到期?
李教授:
You can ask you classmates. They have the details. 

你可以问你同学,他们有详细内容。


