停电Blackout

　　DEREK： It's a blackout. Now I can't see Seinfeld.

　　STEVE： So what？ I just lost one hour's worth of work.

　　DEREK： Really？ How could you do that？

　　Don't you save every couple minutes？

　　STEVE： No， I didn't save this time.

　　Damn it！ And I'm sick of writing this paper. Now I have to write it all over again too.

　　DEREK： I've had that problem too many times. So I learned to save.

　　When I'm writing something， I save every three sentences or so.

　　I don't want to lose anything.

　　STEVE： I hate computers. Sometimes I think they cause more trouble than they're worth.

　　DEREK： What are we going to do now？

　　STEVE： I don't know. I feel like going out.

　　DEREK： I wonder how much of the city is down.

　　STEVE： It doesn't matter. I still can go out and buy a beer.

　　DEREK： Maybe. But if there's a blackout， probably the pubs are closed.

　　And besides， I know you have a political science exam tomorrow.

　　I thought you had a lot of reading to do.

　　STEVE： Yes， that's true. Damn！

　　I just lost half my paper， and now I can't even do my homework.

　　This is a bad time for this to happen.

　　DEREK： I have a flashlight in my closet. If you want to use that to read， you can.

　　STEVE： Thanks. I think I will try. Where are you going？

　　DEREK： I like your idea of getting a beer. I think I'll go out myself.

　　STEVE： Maybe we can trade.

　　Why don't you stay here and read for my exam， and I'll go drink beer？

　　DEREK： No， it just won't work.

　　If I read for your exam， you won't know the answers tomorrow. I will.

　　STEVE： So？ You can go to the class for me.

　　Just write my name on the exam book and take the exam. Why not？

　　DEREK： How many students are in the class？

　　STEVE： About fourteen.

　　DEREK： So it won't work， old buddy. They'll see that I'm not you. Sorry.

　　STEVE： Damn！

　　史提夫：啊！不！该死！

　　戴瑞克：这是停电，现在我看不到喜剧片《圣斐德》了。

　　史提夫：那又怎样？我刚刚一小时都白做工了。

　　戴瑞克：真的啊？怎么会那样？

　　你不是每分钟都存档吗？

　　史提夫：这次我没存档。

　　该死！我写这篇报告已经很厌烦了，现在还要再重新写。

　　戴瑞克：这个问题我遇过很多次，所以我学会了要存档。

　　我写东西的时后，大概三句就存档。

　　我才不想丢掉任何东西。

　　史提夫：我痛恨电脑，有时我觉得它们造成的麻烦超过它们的价值。

　　戴瑞克：现在我们要怎么办？

　　史提夫：不知道，我想出去走走。

　　戴瑞克：不晓得这个城市有多少地方都断电。

　　史提夫：没关系，我还是可以出去买啤酒。

　　戴瑞克：也许吧。但是如果有灯火管制，可能连酒吧都关了。

　　另外你明天还有政治学要考，

　　你还有很多书要念。

　　史提夫：没错，该死！

　　我才白白打了一半的报告，现在又不能做功课。

　　这种事来的真不是时候。

　　戴瑞克：我柜子里有手电筒，如果你要念书可以使用。

　　史提夫：谢谢，我会试试看。你要去哪里？

　　戴瑞克：我喜欢你的主意去喝杯啤酒，我自己去。

　　史提夫：也许我们可以交换一下。

　　你待在这里准备我的考试，而我出去喝杯啤酒。

　　戴瑞克：这样没用的。

　　如果我替你准备考试，明天你将不会做答，我反而会。

　　史提夫：那又怎样？你可以代替我去上课，

　　在考卷上写我的名字，帮我考试，不行吗？

　　戴瑞克：你们班有几个人？

　　史提夫：大约十四个。

　　戴瑞克：老兄，这行不通的。他们会认出我不是你。抱歉。

　　史提夫：该死！