A：You are late again, Maria. The teacher is about to come.你又遲到了，瑪麗亞。老師就快要來(lái)了。

B：I know. I have to prepare the supper for the whole family before I leave.我知道，但是我在走之前必須要做好全家的晚飯。

A：Oh, Ben has been cooking for us since I started attending this evening class. The good thing is, he has made great progress in cooking.哦，自從我報(bào)名參加了夜校，本杰明就一直在為我們做飯。好在他現(xiàn)在廚藝大有長(zhǎng)進(jìn)。

B：The housework is really a big problem for me. My husband is on a business trip to the U.S. now and I have to take care of everything myself.家務(wù)活對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)確實(shí)是個(gè)問(wèn)題。我丈夫現(xiàn)在在美國(guó)出差，我必須自己照料一切事情。

A：How about your one-year-old baby?你一歲的孩子怎么辦?

B：I've asked my parents to live with us for a while, so they can look after her for me while I am at work or in the class.我讓我的父母跟我一起住一段時(shí)間，這樣，我工作或上課的時(shí)候他們就可以照顧她了。

A：How sweet of them! I have to work in the day time, study at night, and do housework during my spare time. I really hope I have eight arms and legs, like an octopus.他們可真好!我白天工作，晚上學(xué)習(xí)，還要在空閑時(shí)間做家務(wù)。我真希望自己有八只胳膊和腿，像章魚(yú)一樣。

B：Me too. Sometimes I do want to give it up. I can't deal with so many things at a time.我也是。有時(shí)候我真想放棄，我不能同時(shí)處理好所有的事情。

A：When is your Adult College Entrance Exam?你的成人高考是什么時(shí)候?

B：It's close coming up at the end of this month. That will be no more than 15 days from now on.就在這個(gè)月底，離現(xiàn)在只有不到15天了。

A：Oh, my Adult College Entrance Exam is also around then. I don't know if I can pass it.哦，我的成人高考也快了。我不知道自己能不能通過(guò)呢。

B：Why don't you take the CPA exam? You are already a good accountant, having so many years of experience.你為什么不考注冊(cè)會(huì)計(jì)師呀?你已經(jīng)是個(gè)好會(huì)計(jì)了，有多年的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

A：I just want to study in a college, majoring in economics. I've had this dream for a long time.我只想在大學(xué)里學(xué)經(jīng)濟(jì)，那是我長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)的夢(mèng)想。