Why did you get such a low mark on that test? 这次测试你为什么得这么低的分？

Because of absence. 因为缺考。

You mean you were absent on the day of the test? 你的意思是考试那天你没去？

No, but the kid who sits next to me was. 不是，是坐在我旁边的孩子没来。

1.failure in 做...失败

例句：They are the mark of success or failure in our society.

考试在我们的社会中是成功或失败的标志。

2.low mark 成绩差

例句：He ascribes his low mark to the noisy study environment.

他把他的低分数归因于嘈杂的学习环境。

3.Because of 因为；由于

例句：His business went under because of competition from the large corporations.

由于大公司的竞争，他的生意陷入了困境。

4.next to 紧挨着；临近

例句：The two shops are next to each other.

那两家铺子紧挨着。