Hi, sweetie. How’s the studying going? 嗨，寶貝，讀書讀得如何？
To tell you the truth, ma, not very well. 媽，跟妳說實話，不是很好。
Really? What’s the problem? 真的嗎？怎麼了？
Did you miss some of the assignments? 是不是沒做作業？
No, ma. The problem is the noise. 不是的，媽，是因為噪音，
There’s so much noise I can’t concentrate. 太吵鬧了讓我無法專心。
Oh, I’m sorry. But you know your father, he thinks he can’t hear. 喔，抱歉，但你知道你爸爸，他覺得他聽不見，
So he turns the volume up all the way! 所以他一直把音量調高！
I know. It’s just hard to concentrate, that’s all. 我知道，只是這樣我很難專心。
OK. We’ll try to keep it down. Victor! Turn that television down. OK，我們會試著小聲點。維特！電視小聲點，
Your son is trying to study. 你兒子要讀書。
Hello? 哈囉？
Is that you, Hector? What’s wrong? 是你嗎，赫克托爾？怎麼了？
Nothing. It’s just that--I was trying to study! 沒有啦，只是 – 我想要讀書！
Well, excuse me! You must be having a bad day. 好啦，對不起！你一定是渡過了不好的一天。
Yeah, sort of. I have to study in my kitchen. 是呀，差不多，我必須在廚房讀書。
What’s the problem with that? 這樣有什麼問題嗎？
My parents! They love to watch TV with the volume turned all the way up. 我爸媽啦！他們喜歡看電視把聲音開得很大。
It’s hard to concentrate. 讓我很難專心。
Sounds like you need a quieter place. 聽起來你需要一個安靜一點的地方。
Yeah, you could say that again. 對呀，就是說。
What about studying at the library? 去圖書館讀書呢？
That’s a great idea. But when? My schedule is crazy. 這個主意不錯，但什麼時候呢？我時間表很滿耶。
So is mine. That’s why it’s even more important to be organized. 我也是，這就是為什麼要有組織(做事)很更重要。
How do you do it? 妳怎麼做？
For one thing, I actually write down a schedule. 首先，我實際上有寫出時間表。
You write a schedule showing when and where you’re going to study? 妳寫一個時間表顯示妳要在何時何地讀書嗎？
Yes, I really do. It helps a lot. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, for example, 是的，我真的有做，它很有幫助。例如說，星期二和星期四，
I study at the library from 4 to 6. On Friday mornings, I study here, at home. 我四點到六點在圖書館讀書。星期五早上，我在這裡，在家讀書。
I follow the same schedule every week, no matter what. 無論如何，我每週總是依循時間表。
It’s almost like having a job. 它幾乎像在工作。
It is like having a job. That’s a good way of putting it. 它就是像在工作，這樣描述很恰當，
You wouldn’t be late for a job, would you? 你上班總不會遲到，對吧？
Of course not! 當然不會！
And you wouldn’t skip a day of work, either. 你也不會翹一天班吧，
Treat your studies in the same way, and your grades will improve. 對你的課業抱持這種態度，你的成績就會進步了。
That’s a great suggestion, thanks. 這是一個很好的建議，謝謝。
Well, now you know what you have to do. So go do it! 好啦，現在你知道該怎麼做了，去做吧！
If you get organized you’ll feel more productive. Trust me. 相信我，如果你有組織，你會覺得更有成效。
I’ll give it a try. What have I got to lose, right? 我會試試看，我有什麼損失呢，是吧？
Good luck. Tell me how it’s going later on. 祝你好運，之後再告訴我情況。
I will. Talk to you later. 我會的，再聊。
Hey, Naomi. What’s up? 嘿，娜歐蜜，怎麼了？
Oh, I forgot to mention one really important point. 喔，我忘了說很重要的一點。
Really? What’s that? 真的嗎？是什麼？
Don’t forget to make time for your friends, too! 別忘了也要留時間給你的朋友！
That was at the top of my list! 那是最重要的！