Daughter:
I’m sorry, Daddy, but Tommy and I missed the bus, so we went to see a movie. Then we missed the last bus too. We got stuck waiting for the last train for 2 hours.

Father:
Why didn’t you phone me?

Daughter:
I was so worried about how to get home, it slipped my mind.

Father:
Slipped your mind? I’ve been at my wit’s end worrying about you. If you put yourself in my shoes just once, maybe you’d be a little more considerate. I can understand about missing buses, but I draw the line when it comes to not telephoning. You are really in the doghouse.

Daughter:
Don’t be angry, Daddy. I’m really sorry you have been so worried about me.

俚语学习

1. Get stuck: become occupied or involved in a situation
无法自拔

例如：
He got stuck at the office doing extra work.
他苦呆在办公室里加班。

2. Slip one’s mind: forgot
忘记

例如：
It completely slipped her mind that she was supposed to meet her friend for lunch.
她完全忘了该和朋友共进午餐之事。

3. At wit’s end: at the point of having exhausted one’s last idea or mental resource
江郎才尽

例如：
She had been at her wit’s end trying to think up an idea for her composition assignment.
她为了写作文苦思找灵感，已到了江郎才尽的地步。

4. Put oneself in another’s shoes: think of what it would be like if one exchanged places, situations etc. with another
设身处地为他人着想

例如：
If she would put herself in his shoes, maybe she could understand why he felt so hurt by her behavior.
如果她设身处地地为他着想，她也许就能理解为什么她的行为那么地伤害了他。　

5. Draw the line: stop at a certain point, limit
限制，禁止

例如：
If he wants to go out with his friends, that’s fine. But when he starts coming home after 11:00 AM, that’s where I draw the line.
如果他要和朋友出去，是可以的。但若他上午十一点才回家，则是我不允许的。

6. In the doghouse: in disfavor
坏的评价

 
例如：
If I don’t find the earrings that she lent me, I’ll really be in the doghouse.
我若不把她借给我的耳环找到，一定会被她骂得很惨。