Here we go!

我們開始吧！

Hello, Pat.

哈囉Pat

Hello, Chris.

哈囉Chris

How are you doing today?

你最近過得如何？

I'm doing well, thanks. And you?

我過得還不錯，謝謝。你呢？

I'm also doing well.

我也過得不錯

How did you do on your midterm last week?

你上禮拜的期中考考得如何？

I did really poorly. I didn't study.

我考很差，我沒有唸書

That's too bad.

那真是糟糕

How did you do on the midterm?

你期中考考得如何？

I did well. I studied a lot for it.

我考得不錯，為了期中考我唸很久

That's good.

那真是不錯

I'm going to class now. I will talk to you later.

我要先去上課了，晚點再跟你聊

Good-bye!

再見！

Now we are going to talk to each other...

接下來我要用美式俚語的用法

...using American slang using the same dialogue.

跟我朋友聊同樣的對話

Hey, Chris!

嘿Chris！

Yo!

Yo!

What's going on?

最近如何啊？

Not much. You?

老樣子，你勒？

Same here. How'd you fare on the midterm?

也是老樣子。你期中考考怎樣？

It was pretty rough.

期中考超難的

I didn't even crack open a book.

我甚至連書都沒有翻

That bites.

真慘

What about you?

你勒？

I hit a home run. I hit the books all weekend.

我考得超好，我整個周末都在唸書

That's awesome. I'm taking off for class now.

厲害喔～我現在要先去上課了

I'll catch you later.

晚點見

See ya!

晚點見！