生活英語口語:我通過考試?yán)?
D: you look better today. How did your test go?
B: much better than it did yesterday.
D: did you pass?
B: I not only passed my test, but I aced it! I'm so happy!
D: you should be. You worked really hard last night preparing for it.
B: thanks for helping me with it. If you hadn't encouraged me to do my best, I wouldn't have ever been able to pass.
D: you don't have to thank me. It's just a part of my job as your counsellor.
B: did you always do well at school?
D: no, in fact, I was terrible at taking exams.
B: really?
D: sure, but my teachers always encouraged me to do the best that I could and that helped me a lot. When are your final exams?
B: I'll get my finals in two months.
D: when do you plan on studying for those exams?
B: most students just cram the night beforehead.
D: do you think that's a good idea?
B: no, I think I should study a little bit at a time, starting a few weeks before the exam.
D: that sounds like a good idea. What are you going to do if you have any questions while you're studying?
B: I'll go and talk to my professor or a learning support assistant.
D: it sounds like you've learned something useful this year!
你今天看起來好多了.你的測驗(yàn)怎么樣?
比昨天好多了!
及格了嗎?
不僅及格了,而且成績還特別高!我真高興!
應(yīng)該的.你昨晚復(fù)習(xí)的特別認(rèn)真.
謝謝你幫我復(fù)習(xí).如果不是你鼓勵(lì)我要全力以赴,我肯定及格不了.
你不用感謝我,作為你的輔導(dǎo)員,這是我工作分內(nèi)的事.
你上學(xué)的時(shí)候是不是總是學(xué)得很好?
不是,實(shí)際上我曾經(jīng)很害怕考試.
真的嗎?
沒錯(cuò),不過我的老是總是鼓勵(lì)我讓我盡力而為,這幫了我不少忙.你們的期末考試是什么時(shí)候?
兩個(gè)月以后.
你打算什么時(shí)候開始準(zhǔn)備這些考試?
大多數(shù)學(xué)生都打算在考前突擊.
你覺得這是個(gè)好辦法嗎?
不是, 我想我應(yīng)該平時(shí)每次學(xué)一點(diǎn),考試前早提早幾周復(fù)習(xí).
這樣聽起來不錯(cuò).如果學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)候遇到困難,你會(huì)怎么辦?
我會(huì)去找我的教授或者助教咨詢.
聽起來你這一年學(xué)了不少有用的東西嘛.
Counsellor: a person who has been trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems(尤指針對(duì)私人問題的)顧問;輔導(dǎo)顧問
a marriage guidance counsellor
婚姻指導(dǎo)顧問
Cram: to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam (為應(yīng)考)臨時(shí)死記硬背
He's been cramming for his exams all week.
他整個(gè)星期都一直在拼命準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)考.
Beforehand: earlier; before sth else happens or is done 預(yù)先;事先
two weeks/three days/a few hours beforehand
提前兩星期╱三天╱幾小時(shí)
I wish we'd known about it beforehand.
要是我們預(yù)先知道這事就好了.
