英语情景对话：Failing the Road Test(3)

A: Did¹ I do well on my test?
B: Do you want to know the honest² answer?
A: Why wouldn't I want to know?
B: You had³ pretty bad scores⁴.
A: Exactly⁵ what do you mean by bad?
B: You failed⁷.
A: How'd I fail⁶ it?
B: There are a couple⁸ of reasons⁹ why you didn't pass.
A: What did I do wrong?
B: To sum¹⁰ it all up, you really just don't know how to drive.
A: Will I be able¹¹ to take a retest?
B: Sure you can, in about two and a half weeks.

1 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

2 honest   

adj.诚实的；真诚的

参考例句：

• He was very honest to tell me his story.他十分坦率地给我讲了他的故事。
• He has an honest face.他有一张诚实坦率的脸。

3 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

4 scores   

n.大量，众多；二十( score的名词复数 )；（游戏或比赛中的）得分；大量；百分数

参考例句：

• We have fought scores of battles in order to win victory. 为赢得胜利，我们进行了数十次战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her five-year-old daughter likes to act up before scores of visitors. 她那五岁的小女儿喜欢在很多的客人面前逞能。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

6 fail   

v.失败，不及格，辜负，缺少

参考例句：

• If I should fail I would try again.万一失败，我还要试一试。
• If you fail now,who will pick up the pieces?你现在要是失败了，谁来收拾残局？

7 failed   

adj.失败了的，不成功的v.在…中失败( fail的过去式和过去分词 )；衰退；衰弱；破产

参考例句：

• The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 尽管这计划构想绝妙，但终因资金不足而告流产。
• The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. 汽车在人行横道线未能停车，结果把小孩撞死了。

8 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

9 reasons   

n.理由( reason的名词复数 )；原因；理性；理智v.推理，思考( reason的第三人称单数 )；争辩

参考例句：

• She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan. 她为放弃这个计划提出了一些具有说服力的理由。
• He offered a grab bag of reasons for his decision. 他为自己所作的决定提出了各种理由。

10 sum   

n.总数，和，金额，全部，概略，顶点；vt.总计，概括；vi. 合计；[数]并，并集

参考例句：

• She was fined the sum of $100.她被罚款金额一百美元。
• Ten thousand dollars is large sum.一万美元是一大笔钱。

11 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。