Caught Cheating
Upper-Intermediate - Caught Cheating(D2256) A:
啊！！！怎么办，明天《毛概》考试我都没背出来啊！这个老师听说特 别喜欢关人，我完蛋了！ ā！！！ zěnme bàn， míngtiān《 máogài》 kǎoshì wǒ dōu méi bèichūlái a！ zhè ge lǎoshī tīngshuō tèbié xǐhuan guān rén， wǒ wándàn le！ Whoa! What am I going to do? Tomorrow is the final on Mao Zedong Thought and I haven't memorized anything! I've heard this teacher really likes to fail people. I'm done for!
B:
你急什么呀，兵来将挡，水来土掩嘛。 nǐ jí shénme ya， bīng lái jiàng dǎng， shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn ma。 What are you worried about? There's a solution to every situation.
A:
难道你们都背出来了？ nándào nǐmen dōu bèichūlái le？ Then have you all memorized it?
B:
怎么可能，那么无聊的东西。不过，我已经准备好小抄了。嘿嘿。 zěnme kěnéng， nàme wúliáo de dōngxi。 bùguò， wǒ yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo xiǎochāo le。 hēihēi。 How? It's such boring stuff. However, I've already prepared a crib sheet. Heh heh.
A:
小抄？你不怕被抓住啊？ xiǎochāo？ nǐ bù pà bèizhuāzhù a？ A crib sheet? Aren't you afraid you'll get caught?
B:
你得准备好呀。喏，你看，字写得小一点，折起来放进笔盒里。
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nǐ děi zhǔnbèi hǎo ya。 nuó， nǐkàn， zì xiě de xiǎo yīdiǎn， zhéqǐlái fàng jìn bǐhé lǐ。 You should prepare. Here, you see: write small, fold it up and put in your pencil case. A:
有时候老师会让我们把东西都放到后面去。 yǒushíhou lǎoshī huì ràng wǒmen bǎ dōngxi dōu fàngdào hòumian qù。 Sometimes the teacher makes us put all of our things in the back.
B:
那就塞进笔杆里，总不能让你把笔也交上去吧。 nā jiù sāi jìn bǐgǎn lǐ， zǒng bùnéng ràng nǐ bǎ bǐ yě jiāoshàngqù ba。 Then just stuff it in the shaft of a pen. The teacher will never make you hand over your pen.
C:
或者你穿条裙子，把纸条用透明胶粘在腿上，到时候把裙子拉上去一点 。 huò zhě nǐ chuān tiáo qúnzi， bǎ zhǐtiáo yòng tòumíng jiāo zhān zài tuǐ shàng， dào shíhou bǎ qúnzi lāshàngqù yīdiǎn。 Or you can wear a skirt and use some tape to stick the paper you're going to use to your leg. When you need it, you can lift your skirt a little bit.
B:
直接写在手上也行啊。 zhíjiē xiě zài shǒushang yě xíng a。 Writing directly on your arms is also possible.
A:
我还是怕，看小抄总是有些异样。老师在上面看得很清楚的，抓住了就 完了。 wǒ háishì pà， kàn xiǎochāo zǒngshì yǒuxiē yìyàng。 lǎoshī zài shàngmian kàn de hěn qīngchǔ de， zhuāzhù le jiù wán le。
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I'm still afraid. You look weird when you look at a crib sheet. The teacher can see it clearly. If I get caught, it's over. C:
那你只能偷看了，瞟一下旁边同学的卷子。这样没证据，就算老师抓住 了也好狡辩。 nà nǐ zhǐnéng tōukàn le， piǎo yīxià pángbiān tóngxué de juànzi。 zhèyàng méi zhèngjù， jiùsuàn lǎoshī zhuāzhù le yě hǎo jiǎobiàn。 Then you just look discreetly. Glance at the paper of a nearby classmate. This way there's no proof. Even if the teacher catches you, you can argue it.
A:
考场里都是分开坐的，距离远，我眼神也不好。而且万一旁边同学也没 背怎么办？ kǎochǎng lǐ dōu shì fēnkāi zuò de， jùlí yuǎn， wǒ yǎnshén yě bù hǎo。 érqiě wànyī pángbiān tóngxué yě méi bèi zěnme bàn？ The seats in the testing room are separated and far apart. My eyesight isn't so good either. In addition, if the classmates next to me haven't memorized the stuff either, what then?
D:
你们这些都不行。明天我们是第一场考试，早一点去教室，把东西都抄 在桌子上。这样没有多余的动作，又不容易被抓住。 nǐmen zhèxiē dōu bùxíng。 míngtiān wǒmen shì dì yīchǎng kǎoshì， zǎo yīdiǎn qù jiàoshì， bǎ dōngxi dōu chāo zài zhuōzi shàng。 zhèyàng méiyǒu duōyú de dòngzuò， yòu bù róngyì bèizhuāzhù。 None of what you're saying is right. Tomorrow we're the first group taking the test. Get to the classroom a bit early and copy everything onto your desk. This way you don't have to move very much, and it won't be easy to get caught.
A:
这个办法好！我得救了！ zhè ge bànfǎ hǎo！ wǒ déjiù le！ That's a great idea. I'm saved!
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E:
大家先把东西都放到教室后面去。然后座位都往前挪一个。 dàjiā xiān bǎ dōngxi dōu fàngdào jiàoshì hòumian qù。 ránhòu zuòwèi dōu wǎng qián nuó yī gè。 Everyone place your things at back of the classroom, then move forward one seat.
A B C D:
啊！
a！ What?!
Key Vocabulary 毛概
máogài
Mao Zedong Thought
关
guān
to fail
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīngláijiàngdǎng,shuǐlái tǔyǎn
a solution to every situation, lit. if a solider comes, there's a general to block him; if the water comes there's earth to cover it up
小抄
xiǎochāo
crib sheet
折
zhé
to fold
笔盒
bǐhé
pen case
塞
sāi
to stuff inside
笔杆
bǐgǎn
shaft of a pen
透明胶
tòumíng jiāo
scotch tape
粘
zhān
to stick
异样
yìyàng
different, strange
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偷看
tōukàn
to steal a look
瞟
piǎo
to glance
证据
zhèngjù
evidence
狡辩
jiǎobiàn
to quibble
眼神
yǎnshén
eyesight
多余
duōyú
excessive, superflous
得救
déjiù
to be saved
挪
nuó
to shift
Supplementary Vocabulary 作弊
zuòbì
to cheat
毛泽东概论
Mao Zédōng gàilùn
Mao Zedong Thought
邓小平理论
Dèng Xiǎopíng lǐlùn
Deng Xiaoping Theory
马克思主义哲学
Mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué
Marxist Philosophy
将领
jiànglǐng
military officer
掩护
yǎnhù
to cover, screen
透明
tòumíng
transparent
考卷
kǎojuàn
test paper
试卷
shìjuàn
test paper
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啊！！！怎么办，明天《毛概》考试我都没背出来啊！这个老师听说特 别喜欢关人，我完蛋了！ ā！！！ zěnme bàn， míngtiān《 máogài》 kǎoshì wǒ dōu méi bèichūlái a！ zhè ge lǎoshī tīngshuō tèbié xǐhuan guān rén， wǒ wándàn le！ Whoa! What am I going to do? Tomorrow is the final on Mao Zedong Thought and I haven't memorized anything! I've heard this teacher really likes to fail people. I'm done for!
B:
你急什么呀，兵来将挡，水来土掩嘛。 nǐ jí shénme ya， bīng lái jiàng dǎng， shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn ma。 What are you worried about? There's a solution to every situation.
A:
难道你们都背出来了？ nándào nǐmen dōu bèichūlái le？ Then have you all memorized it?
B:
怎么可能，那么无聊的东西。不过，我已经准备好小抄了。嘿嘿。 zěnme kěnéng， nàme wúliáo de dōngxi。 bùguò， wǒ yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo xiǎochāo le。 hēihēi。 How? It's such boring stuff. However, I've already prepared a crib sheet. Heh heh.
A:
小抄？你不怕被抓住啊？ xiǎochāo？ nǐ bù pà bèizhuāzhù a？ A crib sheet? Aren't you afraid you'll get caught?
B:
你得准备好呀。喏，你看，字写得小一点，折起来放进笔盒里。
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2013 ChinesePod Ltd.
nǐ děi zhǔnbèi hǎo ya。 nuó， nǐkàn， zì xiě de xiǎo yīdiǎn， zhéqǐlái fàng jìn bǐhé lǐ。 You should prepare. Here, you see: write small, fold it up and put in your pencil case. A:
有时候老师会让我们把东西都放到后面去。 yǒushíhou lǎoshī huì ràng wǒmen bǎ dōngxi dōu fàngdào hòumian qù。 Sometimes the teacher makes us put all of our things in the back.
B:
那就塞进笔杆里，总不能让你把笔也交上去吧。 nā jiù sāi jìn bǐgǎn lǐ， zǒng bùnéng ràng nǐ bǎ bǐ yě jiāoshàngqù ba。 Then just stuff it in the shaft of a pen. The teacher will never make you hand over your pen.
C:
或者你穿条裙子，把纸条用透明胶粘在腿上，到时候把裙子拉上去一点 。 huò zhě nǐ chuān tiáo qúnzi， bǎ zhǐtiáo yòng tòumíng jiāo zhān zài tuǐ shàng， dào shíhou bǎ qúnzi lāshàngqù yīdiǎn。 Or you can wear a skirt and use some tape to stick the paper you're going to use to your leg. When you need it, you can lift your skirt a little bit.
B:
直接写在手上也行啊。 zhíjiē xiě zài shǒushang yě xíng a。 Writing directly on your arms is also possible.
A:
我还是怕，看小抄总是有些异样。老师在上面看得很清楚的，抓住了就 完了。 wǒ háishì pà， kàn xiǎochāo zǒngshì yǒuxiē yìyàng。 lǎoshī zài shàngmian kàn de hěn qīngchǔ de， zhuāzhù le jiù wán le。
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I'm still afraid. You look weird when you look at a crib sheet. The teacher can see it clearly. If I get caught, it's over. C:
那你只能偷看了，瞟一下旁边同学的卷子。这样没证据，就算老师抓住 了也好狡辩。 nà nǐ zhǐnéng tōukàn le， piǎo yīxià pángbiān tóngxué de juànzi。 zhèyàng méi zhèngjù， jiùsuàn lǎoshī zhuāzhù le yě hǎo jiǎobiàn。 Then you just look discreetly. Glance at the paper of a nearby classmate. This way there's no proof. Even if the teacher catches you, you can argue it.
A:
考场里都是分开坐的，距离远，我眼神也不好。而且万一旁边同学也没 背怎么办？ kǎochǎng lǐ dōu shì fēnkāi zuò de， jùlí yuǎn， wǒ yǎnshén yě bù hǎo。 érqiě wànyī pángbiān tóngxué yě méi bèi zěnme bàn？ The seats in the testing room are separated and far apart. My eyesight isn't so good either. In addition, if the classmates next to me haven't memorized the stuff either, what then?
D:
你们这些都不行。明天我们是第一场考试，早一点去教室，把东西都抄 在桌子上。这样没有多余的动作，又不容易被抓住。 nǐmen zhèxiē dōu bùxíng。 míngtiān wǒmen shì dì yīchǎng kǎoshì， zǎo yīdiǎn qù jiàoshì， bǎ dōngxi dōu chāo zài zhuōzi shàng。 zhèyàng méiyǒu duōyú de dòngzuò， yòu bù róngyì bèizhuāzhù。 None of what you're saying is right. Tomorrow we're the first group taking the test. Get to the classroom a bit early and copy everything onto your desk. This way you don't have to move very much, and it won't be easy to get caught.
A:
这个办法好！我得救了！ zhè ge bànfǎ hǎo！ wǒ déjiù le！ That's a great idea. I'm saved!
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E:
大家先把东西都放到教室后面去。然后座位都往前挪一个。 dàjiā xiān bǎ dōngxi dōu fàngdào jiàoshì hòumian qù。 ránhòu zuòwèi dōu wǎng qián nuó yī gè。 Everyone place your things at back of the classroom, then move forward one seat.
A B C D:
啊！
a！ What?!
Key Vocabulary 毛概
máogài
Mao Zedong Thought
关
guān
to fail
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīngláijiàngdǎng,shuǐlái tǔyǎn
a solution to every situation, lit. if a solider comes, there's a general to block him; if the water comes there's earth to cover it up
小抄
xiǎochāo
crib sheet
折
zhé
to fold
笔盒
bǐhé
pen case
塞
sāi
to stuff inside
笔杆
bǐgǎn
shaft of a pen
透明胶
tòumíng jiāo
scotch tape
粘
zhān
to stick
异样
yìyàng
different, strange
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2013 ChinesePod Ltd.
偷看
tōukàn
to steal a look
瞟
piǎo
to glance
证据
zhèngjù
evidence
狡辩
jiǎobiàn
to quibble
眼神
yǎnshén
eyesight
多余
duōyú
excessive, superflous
得救
déjiù
to be saved
挪
nuó
to shift
Supplementary Vocabulary 作弊
zuòbì
to cheat
毛泽东概论
Mao Zédōng gàilùn
Mao Zedong Thought
邓小平理论
Dèng Xiǎopíng lǐlùn
Deng Xiaoping Theory
马克思主义哲学
Mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué
Marxist Philosophy
将领
jiànglǐng
military officer
掩护
yǎnhù
to cover, screen
透明
tòumíng
transparent
考卷
kǎojuàn
test paper
试卷
shìjuàn
test paper
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2013 ChinesePod Ltd.
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