M1: Well, Peter, you have to do better than that next time, won’t you?
额，彼得，下次你必须考得更好，可以吗？
M2: Have I really got to do those exams again, Dad?
爸爸，我真的必须再去考试吗？
M1: Of course, you have. You must try harder this time.
当然，你必须去。这次你要更加努力。
M2: And must I go back to school?
我必须回学校吗？
M1: No, you needn’t do that. You’d better get a part-time job somewhere and go to evening classes.
不，你不要那样做。你最好找份兼职，然后上夜校。
M2: But Dad, I should be working full-time at my age. I’m nearly 17.
但是爸爸，我这个年龄，应该做全职工作。我快17岁了。
M1: You ought to have worked harder then you wouldn’t have failed your exams. You have to take a job and study.
你必须更加努力，那么你就能通过考试。你必须半工半读。
M2: What else I’ve got to do? Join the army?
我还需要做什么？参军吗？
M1: Who knows! That might come to later.
谁知道！那可能是以后的事。
