John: Steven, would you like to go dance with us tonight?
Steven: John, I am just not in the mood for this.
John: You look so upset. What's going on?
Steven: I lost the table tennis game yesterday.
John: Oh, what a pity!
Steven: I just don't want to play table tennis any more.
John: Is it that bad? It's nothing more than a game.
Steven: My opponent bowled me with the very first ball. I was wondering if it's appropriate for me to play table tennis.
John: Oh, come on! Failure is the mother of success. Don't lose heart. I'm sure you'll succeed.
Steven: Perhaps you are right. But I still need some time to recover from the failure.
John: I understand.

约翰：史蒂文，今晚和我们一起去跳舞怎么样？
史蒂文：约翰，我现在没那个心情。
约翰：你看起来很沮丧，怎么回事？
史蒂文：昨天在乒乓球比赛中，我输了。
约翰：噢，真遗憾！
史蒂文：我不想再打兵乓球了。
约翰：有那么糟糕吗？不过是输掉一场比赛而已。
史蒂文：我的对手一球就把我淘汰了，我在想可能我不太适合打乒乓球吧。
约翰：噢，别这样！失败是成功之母。不要灰心，我相信你一定会成功的。
史蒂文：或许你说的对。但是我仍然需要时间从失败中恢复过来。
约翰：我能理解你。