談?wù)勀愕慕逃尘埃绾芜x擇去哪讀書和選什么專業(yè)

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論教育，

 

談?wù)勀愕慕逃尘埃绾芜x擇去哪讀書和選什么專業(yè)

 

來聽今天的講解:

 

Beginner

 

A: could you tell me your education background?

 

你能告訴我你的教育背景嗎？

 

B: sure. Where shall I begin?

 

當(dāng)然可以。我從哪里開始？

 

A: where did you go to university?

 

你在哪里上的大學(xué)？

 

B: I went to the university of ohio, in America.

 

我上的是美國俄亥俄大學(xué)。

 

A: what degree did you get?

 

你獲得了什么學(xué)位？

 

B: I got a bachelor’s degree.

 

我獲得了學(xué)士學(xué)位。

 

A: what was your major?

 

你的專業(yè)是什么？

 

B: I majored in English and minored in Chinese.

 

我主修英語，輔修中文。

 

A: what was you G.P.A?

 

你是什么G.P.A？

 

B: I graduated with honors; I had a 3.9.

 

我以優(yōu)異成績畢業(yè)；我得了3.9分。

 

A: do you plan to pursue further education?

 

你打算繼續(xù)深造嗎？

 

B: yes. I’d like to obtain a master’s degree in international relations.

 

是的。我想獲得國際關(guān)系碩士學(xué)位。

 

A: when do you think you will do that?

 

你認(rèn)為你什么時(shí)候會(huì)那樣做？

 

B: after I have 3-4 years of word experience.

 

在我有3-4年的文字經(jīng)驗(yàn)之后。

 

A: I see.

 

我明白了。

 

Intermediate

 

A: hi, Melissa! How are you doing?

 

嗨，梅麗莎！你好嗎？

 

B: I’m so stressed! I don’t know where to go to school and what to major in!

 

我壓力太大了！我不知道在哪里上學(xué)，學(xué)什么專業(yè)！

 

A: don’t worry. You have plenty of time to decide.

 

別擔(dān)心，你有充足的時(shí)間來決定。

 

B: actually, I don’t. if I want to get grants and scholarships to help me pay for tuition, then I need to apply by Monday.

 

事實(shí)上，我沒有。如果我想獲得助學(xué)金和獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金來幫助我支付學(xué)費(fèi)，那么我需要在周一之前申請。

 

A: oh, I see. Well, let me see if I can help you. What’s your favorite subject?

 

哦，我明白了。好吧，讓我看看我能不能幫你。你最喜歡的科目是什么？

 

B: I like English, math, art, and music.

 

我喜歡英語、數(shù)學(xué)、藝術(shù)和音樂。

 

A: ok. Which one do you like the most?

 

好的。你最喜歡哪一個(gè)？

 

B: I guess I’d have to say English . I usually do pretty well in English classed, too.

 

我想我得說英語了。我通常在分類英語方面也做得很好。

 

A: which subject do you get your highest grades in?

 

你哪門課的成績最高？

 

B: actually, that would have to be math.

 

實(shí)際上，那必須是數(shù)學(xué)。

 

A: ok, well. What kind of job do you want to get when you graduate?

 

好吧。你畢業(yè)后想找什么樣的工作？

 

B: I don’t know. All I know is that I want to make lots of money!

 

我不知道。我只知道我想賺很多錢！

 

A: alright. So, is it more important to you to make money or to enjoy your work?

 

好吧。那么，對(duì)你來說，賺錢更重要還是享受工作更重要？

 

B: in a perfect world, I would enjoy my word, not have to do much, and make lots of money!

 

在一個(gè)完美的世界里，我會(huì)享受我的諾言，不必做太多事情，賺很多錢！

 

A: ok. Stop dreaming. Since you sound a bit unsure, I’d suggest taking bout math and English classes your first semester to see which you enjoy more. You can always change your mind.

 

好吧。別做夢了。既然你聽起來有點(diǎn)不確定，我建議你第一學(xué)期去上數(shù)學(xué)和英語課，看看你更喜歡哪門課。你可以隨時(shí)改變主意。

 

B: that’s a good idea. But what about deciding on where to go to college?

 

這是個(gè)好主意。但是決定去哪里上大學(xué)呢？

 

A: why don’t we go take a tour of some of the universities around here this weekend?

 

這個(gè)周末我們?yōu)槭裁床蝗⒂^一下這里的一些大學(xué)呢？

 

B: that sounds like a great idea, but to be honest, I’ve already decide that I don’t want to go to school near home.

 

這聽起來是個(gè)好主意，但說實(shí)話，我已經(jīng)決定不想去離家近的學(xué)校了。

 

A: oh? Why not?

 

哦？為什么不呢？

 

B: I need to broaden my horizons. That’s what you always say, right?

 

我需要開闊我的視野。你總是這么說，對(duì)吧？

 

A: yes, maybe one time too many.

 

是的，也許一次太多了。