Ximena and Dexter share a project for their history class. They split the work at the start. Ximena takes the research part.
希梅娜和德克斯特在历史课上合作做一个项目。一开始，他们就分好了工。希梅娜负责调研部分。
Dexter takes the writing part. The deadline is two weeks away. They agree to meet once a week.
德克斯特负责写作部分。离截止日期还有两周。他们约好每周见一次面。
Ximena finishes her research early. She starts helping with the writing too. She reads every chapter alone.
希梅娜很早就做完了调研。她开始也帮着写。每一章她都一个人读。
She types most of the final paper herself. Dexter sends a few short paragraphs each week. He seems busy with other classes.
最后的论文，大部分是她自己打出来的。德克斯特每周只发来几小段文字。他似乎在忙别的课。
The night before the deadline, Ximena checks her hours. She spends twelve hours on the whole project. Dexter spends about three hours.
截止日期的前一天晚上，希梅娜算了算自己花的时间。整个项目，她花了十二个小时，德克斯特只花了大约三个小时。
She feels frustrated, but she does not want to fight. She decides to talk to him calmly.
她觉得很沮丧，但不想吵架。她决定心平气和地跟他谈谈。
"I did almost all the work this time," Ximena says. "Can we talk about the next project?"
“这次几乎所有的活都是我干的，”希梅娜说，“我们能聊聊下一个项目吗？”
Dexter looks a little embarrassed. "You're right," he says. "I didn't do enough. I'm sorry."
德克斯特看上去有点不好意思。“你说得对，”他说，“我做得不够。对不起。”
"Let's split hours evenly next time," Ximena says. "We can check in twice a week."
“下次我们把时间平均分一下吧，”希梅娜说，“每周碰两次头，看看进度。”
Dexter agrees and writes it down. They both sign up for a new project together.
德克斯特答应了，还把这件事记了下来。他们俩一起报名参加了一个新项目。
