第15課：刻薄的 - 34

【迷你小對(duì)話】

A: Do you think we could go easy on Joey for fighting in the cafeteria? At least he isn’t a woose.
B: No, we can’t go soft on fighting in school. Besides, he didn’t have to fight that kid. The teacher had the kid cold for cheating. So Joey was already cleared of the charges.
A: I know, but it seems cold to punish him, after somebody copies his work.
B: We’re punishing him for fighting with after school detention. The other kid will be suspended for cheating.

A: 你覺(jué)得我們能原諒Joey在餐廳里打架的事嗎？至少他表現(xiàn)得很有勇氣。
B: 不行，我們不能對(duì)在校園里打架的行為手軟。而且，他根本就不應(yīng)該打那個(gè)孩子。老師已經(jīng)完全掌握了那孩子作弊的證據(jù)，已明白不關(guān)Joey的事。
A: 我知道，不過(guò)畢竟是別人抄襲了Joey，這樣懲罰他太無(wú)情了。
B: 我們是罰他打架，讓他放學(xué)后留校。另外一個(gè)孩子作弊，我們會(huì)讓他停課。

【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講】

woose: 俚語(yǔ)，膽小鬼。
have/get sb. cold: 置某人于牢牢掌握之中。
detention: 處罰學(xué)生的課后留校。
suspend: 暫時(shí)停課；停學(xué)。