10.停课

Suspension 停课

　　A: I'm planning to put gum in Ms. Miller¹'s hair.

　　A： 我打算在米勒女士的头发上抹口香糖。

　　B: Why would you do such a thing?

　　B： 你为什么要做这种事？

　　A: Because Ms. Miller gives too much homework.

　　A： 因为米勒女士做了太多的家庭作业。

　　B: She is so nice though.

　　B： 不过她很好。

　　A: I do not care.

　　A： 我不在乎。

　　B: You might get suspended.

　　B： 你可能会被停课。

　　A: What does that mean?

　　A： 这是什么意思？

　　B: It means you have to leave school for a while.

　　B： 这意味着你必须离开学校一段时间。

　　A: That's the punishment?

　　A： 这就是惩罚？

　　B: Yes, it is worse than detention².

　　B： 是的，这比拘留更糟。

　　A: Suspension sounds like a vacation to me.

　　A： 停课对我来说就像是一个假期。

　　B: Say that to your parents.

　　B： 对你的父母说说看。

1 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。