A: Sorry, I’ve got to get back, my dormitory has a curfew.
B: What happens if you arrive back after the curfew?
A: You can still get back in, but your name will be recorded and it will be difficult to apply for a place in the dormitory in the future.
B: I see, the school must be doing it to protect the students, but isn’t that a little over the top?
A: 不好意思,我可能差不多要回去了,我的宿舍有門禁。
B: 如果超過門禁時間才回去會怎麼樣?
A: 還是回得去,只是會留下紀錄,之後如果要申請宿舍會比較困難。
B: 是喔,學校應該是想保護學生吧,但這樣是不是有點保護過度了?
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