A: John sometimes finds it difficult to get up in the morning – he’s always missing his early classes.

　　B: So? He is one of the best students in the class, and always gets his homework done.

　　A: John有时候早上起不来——他经常误掉早上的课。

　　B: 那又怎么样?他是班里最好的学生之一，作业总能按时完成。

　　【迷你小对话2】

　　A: I would avoid going to Egypt in August – it gets pretty hot at that time of year.

　　B: I don’t care what you say. It’s the only time I can get time off from work, and I’ve never seen the Pyramids.

　　A: 我尽量不在八月去埃及——每年的那个时候，那里实在太热了。

　　B: 我可管不了那么多了?那是我唯一得空休息的时候，我还从来没有见过金字塔呢。

　　【语言点精讲】

　　miss: 未出席;未赶上。

　　So? : 这个短句可以表示多种意思，如 “So what?” “So what else?” “So please continue.” “So don’t be stupid.” 因此具体含义要从上下文推断。在本次的小对话中意思相当于“So what?”

　　avoid doing sth.: 避免做某事。

　　get time off from: 从……抽出时间休息。

　　the (Great) Pyramids: 开罗近郊的古埃及三大金字塔。