Audiobook Dictation: “He does, and for once I…”

He does, and for once I win a round--I keep music for this semester.

他同意了，我難得贏了一回合——這學期我可以繼續上音樂課。

I'll be lucky if I have time to breathe.

我要是還能有喘口氣的工夫就算走運了。

I go down to the flower shop to grouse to Tom.

我去花店找湯姆發牢騷。

It's after Valentine's Day, and business is slack and the boss is out.

情人節已經過了，生意清淡，老闆也不在。

"Why does Pop have to come butting into my business at school?

「為什麼老爸非要插手我學校裡的事？

Sometimes schools do let kids take a lot of soft courses, and then they're out on a limb later."

有時候學校確實讓孩子選一大堆輕鬆的課，結果以後就進退兩難了。」