Ms.：Do you have a question, Mary?

玛丽，你有问题吗?

M：No. That's not why I raised my hand. I need to go to the ladies' room.

没有。那不是我举手的原因。我得去上一下洗手间。

Ms.：Let me give you a hall pass for it.

我给你一张通行证。

M：What's a hall pass?

什么是通行证?

Ms.：With a hall pass, you can go to the ladies' room or wherever you need to go during class time.

拿着通行证，在上课时间你可以去洗手间或任何你需要去的地方。

M：I see.

我懂了。

Ms.：If a teacher stops you in the hallway, just show him or her the pass.

如果有老师在走廊上把你拦了下来，只要给他或她看这张通行证就可以了。

M：Or else I'll get into trouble.

否则我就有麻烦了。

Ms.：That's right.

没错。