Episode 36: Test results | |
John: | How did you do in the economics test Helen? |
Helen: | I failed miserably. |
John: | Oh poor you! I got 98%. Didn't want to get a perfect score. Might have looked a bit suspicious, given me recent track record. Bet you wished you'd sneaked a peek at the answers when you had your chance. |
Helen: | Oh I don't ... |
John: | You're a fool! It was the easiest bit of photocopying I've ever done. |
Prof. Lewis: | John, Helen hello! |
John: | Oh good morning Professor Lewis. I was just saying how much I've been enjoying your lectures recently. |
Prof. Lewis: | Oh really? Helen, I think it's about time we had a little chat, don't you? Come to my office later and make an appointment, OK? |
Vocabulary:
economics (noun) - a science concerned with the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought miserably (adverb) - very poor in condition or quality, very bad
perfect (adjective) - having no mistakes or flaws, completely correct or accurate
suspicious (adjective) - causing a feeling that something is wrong or that someone is behaving wrongly, causing suspicion, having or showing a feeling that something is wrong or that someone is behaving wrongly
track record (noun) - a record of actual performance or accomplishment
to sneak a peek (British phrase) - to tell someone (such as a parent or teacher) about something wrong that someone else has done, to look at something quickly and secretly or furtively
to photocopy (verb) -to make a photographic reproduction of (printed or graphic material), especially by xerography
xerography (noun) - a dry photographic or photocopying process in which a negative image formed by a resinous powder on an electrically charged plate is electrically transferred to and thermally fixed as positive on a paper or other copying surface.
me recent track record (phrase) - my performance or achievements in the last few months or years (note in some regional accents 'me' is used instead of 'my')
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