带病考试（东东）

期中qī zhōng考试kǎo shì的de前qián一yī天tiān，东dōng东dōng感冒gǎn mào了liǎo，头tóu很hěn疼téng，还huán一直yī zhí咳嗽ké sou。

The day before the midterm, 东东 caught a cold: headache and nonstop coughing.

妈mā妈mā想xiǎng让ràng他tā在家zài jiā休息xīu xi，可是kě shì东dōng东dōng说shuō：我wǒ准备zhǔn bèi了liǎo很hěn久jǐu，一定yī dìng要yào去qù考试kǎo shì。

Mom wanted 东东 to rest at home, but 东东 said: I prepared so long, I must take the exam.

第dì二èr天tiān，他tā带dài着zhuó热水rè shuǐ杯bēi去qù了liǎo学校xué xiào。虽然suī rán很hěn不bù舒服shū fu，但是dàn shì他tā坚持jiān chí把bǎ卷子juàn zi做zuò完了wán le。

The next day 东东 went to school with a thermos. Feeling awful, 东东 still finished the paper.

成绩chéng jì出来chū lái，东dōng东dōng考kǎo得děi不太bù tài好hào。他tā有yǒu点diǎn难过nán guò，觉得jué de自己zì jǐ白bái努力nǔ lì了liǎo。

When scores came out 东东 had not done well, and felt the effort had been wasted.

老师lǎo shī说shuō：生病shēng bìng的de时候shí hou能néng坚持jiān chí来lái考试kǎo shì，这zhè本身běn shēn就jìu很hěn了不起liǎo bu qǐ。身体shēn tǐ好了hǎo le以后yǐ hòu，我们wǒ men再zài补bǔ一yī次cì。

The teacher said: sitting an exam while sick is remarkable in itself. When you are well, take a make-up.

一yī个gè星期xīng qī后hòu，东dōng东dōng补考bǔ kǎo了liǎo，这zhè次cì考kǎo得děi很hěn好hào。他tā明白míng bai了liǎo：有yǒu时候shí hou慢màn一yī点diǎn，没关系méi guān xi。

A week later 东东 retook it and did great, understanding: sometimes slower is fine.