We were miserable because we had no way of knowing if we were doing well: we read out our essays to bored dons who would yawn while fellow students fidgeted.

• 我们痛苦，因为我们无法知道自己做得好不好：我们把论文读给百无聊赖的导师，他们打着哈欠，而同学们则坐立不安。