若干年前，学生迟交作业就会寻找诸如“作业被狗给吃了”、“卡进洗衣机里了”等借口，而现在，教师注意到学生们越来越喜欢用技术故障作为迟交作业的理由，这源于在互联网发达的今天，学生越来越多地通过电脑完成作业。
The top five most popular tech-related reasons for not doing homework
五个不做作业最流行的科技借口
My computer crashed and I lost it.
电脑死机了，我做的作业（因没有保存）丢失了。
I finished my homework but then I deleted it by accident.
虽然我已经完成了作业，但后来不小心把它删除了。
I could not print it out.
打印机坏了，作业打不出来。
My internet was down so I could not do any research.
网断了，我没法上网查资料。
I lost my laptop.
我找不到笔记本电脑了。
Worst tech-related excuses
史上最强科技借口
My dad's computer was hacked by the Russians and they stole my homework.
我爸爸的电脑被俄罗斯黑客入侵，他们偷走了我的作业。
A burglar stole my printed-out homework along with the computer.
有个贼把我打印好的作业连同电脑一齐偷走了。
The PC exploded when our dog went to the toilet on it.
我家的狗狗把电脑当厕所，结果把电脑弄炸了。
I accidentally tipped a bottle of cider over the computer and it broke.
我不小心把一杯苹果汁洒在电脑上，电脑就坏了。
Worst non-tech excuses
史上最强非科技借口
My mum put my homework in the washing machine, and then burnt it as she tried to iron it dry.
我妈妈把我的作业放进了洗衣机，而后她想把作业熨干，但却把它烧毁了。
The wind blew my homework into a pond, and then a swan ate it.
一阵风把我的作业吹到池塘里，而后它被天鹅吃掉了。
My brother drove off with my homework in his lorry, and then he lost it in France.
我哥哥开着货车连带着我的作业一齐走了，而后就把作业落在了法国。
