Before the final¹ examination³, Tom told his mother, "Mom, I had⁴ a dream⁵ last night that I'd passed today's exam².""Don't trust⁶ dreams⁷, dear. It is said⁸ what you experience⁹ in dreams usually turns out to be the opposite¹⁰." Mother replied¹¹."Then I do hope¹² I'll fail¹³ the other subjects in my dream tonight," Tom said.

在期末考试之前，汤姆告诉他的母亲：“妈妈，我昨天晚上做了一个梦，梦见我通过了今天的考试。”“不要相信梦，亲爱的。据说梦中的经历通常与现实相反。”妈妈答道。“那么，我真希望在今晚的梦中，我的其他功课都不及格。”汤姆说。