My two sister and I were all away at various colleges at the same time. One day, after facing one crisis too many and tired of being treated like just another undergraduate, I phoned home for some consolation and understanding of my unique problems.

When my dad answered, I immediately launched into my litany of frustrations with college life. As I paused to catch my breath, he said, “O.K., honey…now, first of all, who is this?”

翻譯；

我和兩個(gè)妹妹同時(shí)離開家去不同的大學(xué)讀書。經(jīng)歷了太多的危機(jī)，也厭倦了受到與其他大學(xué)生相同的對待之后，有一天我給家里打了個(gè)電話，就我獨(dú)有的問題尋求安慰和理解。

爸爸接起電話后，我立刻開始?xì)v數(shù)我大學(xué)生活中的挫折。當(dāng)我停下來歇口氣時(shí)，爸爸說：“好啦，親愛的…現(xiàn)在，首先告訴我，你是哪一個(gè)？”  

 litany（連禱，冗長故事）
 
 

Two Pieces of Cake
Tom: Mom, can I have two pieces of cake, please?
Mom: Certainly — take this piece and cut it two!

翻譯；

兩塊蛋糕
湯姆：媽媽，我可以吃兩塊蛋糕嗎？
媽媽：當(dāng)然可以—-拿這塊蛋糕把它切成兩塊吧！