Ted’s Day at School
1. Ted did poorly on his chemistry test.
2. How was your day at school/work/ today?
3. If you didn’t cut class so often, you’d do better.
4. Stop slacking off. Start hitting the books! [cf. Let’s hit the road上路.]
5. I can’t stand Mechanics class. It’s a lost cause.
6. That class is way over my head (beyond one’s understanding). way - 远远地
7. You need to buckle down (start to work seriously;work very hard, like a slave).
8. When I become successful, people won’t give a hoot about my past experiences.
9. That’s beside the point.
10. To have one’s heart set on something/doing something.
11. You don’t stand a chance of going into college with such poor grades.