It was terrible for me to confess to my mom about my third semester results, in which I flunked in four papers. I hid it for two days. But the guilt was getting accumulated and I had to give in. So, after much deliberation, I finally went to my mom on the third day.
和我妈坦白我期末考试挂了四科是艰难的。我拖了两天没告诉她，但愧疚感与日俱增，我得向她坦白，经过慎重考虑，第三天我决定告诉她
Me: Mom I have got to tell you something.
我：妈妈，我要告诉你一件事。
Mom: Yes tell me.
妈妈：好的。
Me: Mom actually my third semester results were out two days back. I didn't tell you.
我：妈妈，我的期末考试成绩已经公布两天了，我没告诉你。
(An awkward pause. She is looking at me.)
（一阵尴尬的沉默，她看着我）
Mom: Okay, and?
妈妈：嗯，然后呢？
Me: Please don't scold me I failed in four subjects.
我：能不能别骂我，我挂了四科。
I said that fast and kept looking down.
我说得很快并且低着头。
Another awkward silence.
又一阵尴尬的沉默。
Now I'm scared to look at her. Finally I saw her move a bit.
我现在不敢看她，最后我看到她稍微动了动。
Mom: (In a calm tone) Hmm.. It's okay.. Just make sure you don't fail in life..
妈妈：（用一种镇定的语调）没事……别把你的人生也搞砸了就好。
That's all she said. I was expecting her to be mad at me and here she is. I waited for more. In my mind I was like "That's all mom? Why don't u scold me at least?" But she was done.
这就是她说的全部的话。我本以为她会冲我发火，我等了好久，我心里想：这就是所有你要说的了吗？妈妈，你为什么没冲我发火呢？
I didn't know how to respond. I quickly ran to the next room and all my guilt started flowing out as tears.
我不知道怎么回应，我飞快地跑进另一个房间，我的愧疚都化为泪水。
That's it. I decided. I'm done with not being serious about studies. And I took a resolution.
就这样，我决定了，我以后再也不这样潦草对待学业，我下了决心。
And I kept that promise. That helped me in clearing B.Tech, cracking gate, completing M.Tech and getting a job.
我遵守这个承诺，这使我通过了考试，完成了学业，找到了工作。
And I also learnt one important lesson in life.
从中我也学到了重要的一课。
When somebody confesses about something, they are in a vulnerable condition and then your response matters a lot. If you are compassionate enough then, that can create an everlasting impact on them. And it is of less probability that they would repeat the same mistake again.
当别人向你坦白认错时，他们正处在一个相对弱势的位置，你的回应对他们来说很重要。如果你足够有同理心和包容心，就可能对他们产生一个持久的正面影响，让他们今后少犯那样的错误。
词汇：
1.confess v.承认；坦白；忏悔；供认 2.accumulate v.累积；积攒 3. give in v. 屈服；让步；交上 4.deliberation n. 审议；考虑；熟思 5.awkward adj. 尴尬的；笨拙的；棘手的 6.resolution n. 决定；决心 7. promise n. v.许诺，允诺； 8.vulnerable adj.脆弱的；易受伤害的 9.compassionate adj. 慈悲的；富于同情心的 10.everlasting adj. 永恒的；接连不断的
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