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情景美国口语17

Lesson1Enrollment&Graduation（入学毕业）

It'suniversallytruethatenrollmentandgraduationtendtobethemostunforgettablemomentsforcollegegraduates.Asuniversitylifebegins,studentscometoanewphaseoflifewithsomanyunknownexperienceswaitingforthem.Asuniversitylifeunfoldsitselfgradually,studentsembarkonajourneyofseekingtheirownidentityandlearninghowtobeindependent.Whenthegraduationdayfinallycomes,theyaresupposedtostepintoabrand-newworldoutsidewithconfidence.Doyouwanttobeastaronthespecialdays?

LearnperfectEnglishhere,andyouareboundtomakeit!

Dialogue1

A:

Hello,nicetomeetyou.MynameisJoey.

B:

Hi,Joey,I'mAnna.

A:

What'sup?

过得怎么样

B:

Nothingmuch!

Iguesswe'llstudyinthesameclass还好

A:

that'sright.areyounervousonthefirstdayofschool?

B:

yes,ihavethefirst-dayjitters.iwassonervousthatilostmytextbookinthecafeteria.我有“第一天恐惧症”

A:

really?

that'sterrible.

B:

yeah,itmaybegoneforgoodiguess.nowidon'tknowwhattodo.我的书大概是永远也找不回来了

A:

i'msorrytohearthat.youhavemysympathy.suchaniceandbeautifulgirlshouldneverbesad.here,takemine!

像你这样漂亮的好女孩是不应该难过的

B:

thanksamillion.iownyouone!

catchyoulater.非常感谢，算我欠你一回，再见。

Dialogue2

A:

Excuseme.AreyouMr.Brown?

B:

Yes,Iam.WhatcanIdoforyou?

A:

IaminterestedintakingyourEnglishclass.Butiwonderedificouldenrollinyourclassnow.

B:

Myclassisdesignedforthoseadvancedlearners.couldyoutellmehowlongyouhavestudiedenglish?

A:

Yes,ofcourse.abouteightyears.

B:

Isee.inthatcase,youarewell-qualifiedformyclass.theclassmeetstwohoursaday,threedaysaweek.绝对有资格

A:

That'salot.buti'msureineedit.

B:

Thenwelcometojointheclassandihopeyouwillenjoyit.butmakesureyoucometomyclassontime.

A:

Ipromiseiwillbepunctual.我保证会准时。

Discussion

A:

Nowadaysmanycollegestudentschoosetofurthertheirstudyabroadaftergraduation.

B:

That'strue.maybebecausetheynowhaveeasieraccessto更容易进入foreignuniversities.

A:

Whydon'ttheyfindajobaftergraduationinstead?

B:

Iguesstheythinkstudyingabroadismoreappealingandwillpayoffoneday将来一定会有回报的.

A:

That'sunderstandable那倒是可以理解.butareenglish-speakingcountriestheonlydestinationsforthem?

B:

Idon'tthinkso.anincreasingnumberofchinesegraduateshaveappliedtonon-englishcountrieslikegermany,forinstance.

A:

Whydoesgermanygainmorepopularity?

B:

Ican'tcomeupwith我说不清theexactreason,butperhapsbecausegermaneducationenjoysaverygoodreputation享有很高的声望.besidesasyoumayknow,thetuitionisfreeinthepublicuniversitiesthere.

A:

Nowonder难怪it'ssuchanattractiontochinesestudents.

B:

Butinternationalstudentsstillneedtopayforaccommodation,insuranceandtextbooks.thesealsocostafortunforsomestudents.

A:

Besides,eveniftheycanaffordit,theymustovercomethelanguagebarrier.sobeforetheymakethefinaldecision,they'vegotalottoconsider.

B:

Ican'tagreewithyoumore我非常赞同你的看法.studyingabroadisanimportantdecisiontomake,anchoosingagoodgraduateschoolanapromisingmajorisnoesaytaskaswell.

A:

Absolutely.soit'snotadvisabletofollowthefashionblindly盲目跟潮流.oneshouldthinkforhimselfbeforesettinghismindon决定studyingabroad.

B:

I'mwithyou我同意你的看法.

Debate

Atgraduation,studentsarefacedwiththedifficultchoiceoffindingajoborfurtheringtheirstudy.Nowadays,duetothebleakemploymentsituation,morestudentschoosetocontinuetheirstudies.Butshouldtheypursuethemaster'sdegreeatadomesticuniversityoraforeignone?

Togoabroadornottogo,isthequestionformanycollegestudents.InthefollowingdebateStudentAisforstudyingabroad,whileStudentBisagainstit.

A:

Inmyview,itisagoodideatofurtherone'sstudyabroad出国深造aftergraduation.CountrieslikeAmerica,BritainandAustraliahavemanyworld-renowneduniversities,suchasHarvard,YaleandOxford.theyofferfirst-rateeducation.

B:

Ihopeyouarenotofthosepeoplewhoworshipeverythingforeign崇洋媚外.remember,therearealsolotsoffamousuniversitiesinchina,whichprovidehigh-qualityeducation,likeTsinghuaUniversity,PekingUniversityandFudanUniversity.

A:

Butwedon'thaveadvancedfacilitiesinchina.ifwestudyforourmaster'sdegreeabroad,wecanenjoyamuchbetterlearningenvironmentandhaveaccesstomorestudyresources.

B:

Idon'tquiteagreewithyou我不太同意你的看法.nowadaysourchineseuniversitieshaveinvestedalargeamountofmoneyintheimprovementoffacilities.besides,duetotheeasyaccesstointernet,wecouldshareinformationandresourcesworldwide.

A:

Iseewhatyoumean我明白你的意思.Buthowabouttheteachersandcourses?

manycollegeteachersinchinaareunqualifiedandthecoursestheofferaremostlyout-of-date.whatgoodcansuchcoursesdotoourfuture?

B:

Speakingofteachers,thoseunqualifiedarejustexceptions.eveninforeignuniversities,youcannotguaranteesuchteachersdonotexist.asforthecourses,therearemanyselectivecoursesforstudentstochoosefromonagraduatelevel.theycandecidewhatinterestethemandbenefitstheirfuturecareer.

A:

Butasweknow,overseasstudyexperienceandamaster'sdegreefromafamousforeignuniversitycangiveusmoreopportunitiesinthejobmarket.

B:

Icannotagreewithyoucompletely我无法完全同意你的看法.overseasstudyexperiencemaybeanadvantageforjob-hunting,butit'sourabilityandattitudethatmakeallthedifference最重要whenwelookforajob.besides,itcostsalottostudyabroadandit'snotsomethinganaveragefamilycanofford.

A:

Sincewehavetopayforourgraduatestudieseveninthechinanowadays,wemightaswell不妨payforoureducationabroad.anyway,it'swellworthit值得ifwereceivebettereducationandhaveabrighterfuture.

B:

Butinchinawecangerreasonablygoodedeucationatamuchlowerprice.sowhynotrelieveourparents'burdenanddevelopourselveshereinchina?

A:

Ifmoneyisnotaproblem,idothinkaftergraduation,studyingabroadwouldbeamoreadvisablechoice.

B:

Butallthingsconsidered,we'dbetterfurtherourstudyhereinchina.考虑到所有因素

SpeechMaster

Graduationorcommencementceremonyisoneofthemostmemorablemomentsinone'slife.Thefollowingisashortbutmagnificentgraduationspeechexcerptedfromafamousmovie,LegallyBlonde.Youmightaswelllearnitbyheartanddigestitsothatyoumayonedaysurpriseeverybodywithabrilliantspeechatthegraduationceremonyordinnerparty!

Graduationspeech 

onourveryfirstdayatHarvard,averywiseprofessorquotedAristotle,"Thelawisresonfreefrompassion."well,nooffensetoAristotle,（我对亚里士多德决无冒犯之意）butinmythreeyearsatHarhard,ihavecometodefinepassionasthekeyingredienttothestudyandpracticeoflawandoflife.itiswithpassion,courageousconvictionandstrongsenseofselfthatwetakeournextstepsintotheworld,rememberingthatfirstimpressionsarenotalwayscorrect.youmustalwayshavefaithinpeople.andmostimportantly,youmustalwayshavefaithinyourself.我们正是带着饱满的激情，英勇的信念和强烈的自我意识跨出我们进入外面世界的下一步。

请时刻谨记第一印象并不总是正确的。

你们一定要对他人有信心。

而且，你们一定要对自己有信心

Doyouknowit?

thehighlightofthewholegraduationceremonyisthemomentwhenthegraduatesreceivetheirdiplomas.buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutdiplomas?

originllydiplimasweremadeofsheeepskin.theyweremadefrompaper-thinsheepskin,hand-written,rolledandtiedwitharibbonuntil100yearsago.alotofdocumentsweredoneonanimalskinsbecausepaper-makingwasdifficult.theychangedtoparchment,whichwasmorepractical,whenthepaper-makingteachniquesimproved.itwasn'tuntiltheturnoflastcenturythatdiplomasstoppedbeingrolledup,butgivenoutinleatherbiners.rumorisbecauserolled-updiplomaswerehardtoframe.

duetothishistory,thephrase"getone'ssheepskin"canmean"graduatefromcollege"

lesson2study&exam（学习考试）

Collegelifeisquitecolorfulandexciting,butstudyandexamshouldalwayscomefirst.Studentshavetoworkhardtogetagoodmarkintheexamssothattheycanhaveagoodacademicrecordandabetterchanceofgettingasatisfactoryjobaftergraduation.Doyoulovestudy?

Doyouhateexams?

Learnthislesson,andyou'llbeabletoexpressyourselffreely!

Dialogue,discussion&debate

Dialogue1

A:

Linda,waitup!

B:

Frank,longtimenosee!

A:

Ithasbeenafewdays.Howhaveyoubeen?

B:

Great!

Ihavebeeneatingloadsofyummycafeteriafood.

A:

Mindyourfigurethen!

Bytheway,yourroommateaskedmetogiveyouthisbook.

B:

Yipppee!

Iforgottotakeitthismorning.

A:

Byefornow！

Ihadbettergonow.Iamthinkingofjoiningthenerdfrat.

B:

Holdyourhorses!

Canyougivemeahand?

A:

Outofthequestion!

Whatisit?

B:

Canyoututorme?

A:

Ok,mypleasure!

Bytheway,whynotjoinourstudygroup?

B:

Sure,I'dloveto.

Dialogue2

A:

Stopfoolingaround!

B:

Butwhy?

A:

Don'tyourememberthereisgoingtobeanexamtomorrow?

B:

Oh.myGod!

Ialmostforgot.

A:

Getdowntobusinessifyoudon'twanttoflunkout.

B:

Oh,IthinkIcangetalongsomehowifIbegintostudynow.

A:

That'sgood.Youdon'twanttojustgetbyagain,doyou?

B:

Youareright.Thankyouforremindingmeofthetest.

A:

Don'tmentionit!

Goodluck!

I’llkeepmyfingerscrossed!

B:

Thanks.

Discussion

A:

WhatdoyouthinkoftheChinesetestingsystem?

B:

Itannoysmeverymuch.Therearetoomanyexamsineachsemester.

A:

Theexamsalwayskeepusbusy,sothatwehavenochoicebuttomakegreateffortstopreparefortheboringexams.

B:

Ican'tagreewithyoumore.Wecan'tdowhatweareinterestedin.Everydaywehavetoconfineourselvestotheexams.

A:

Butifthereisnoexam,howcanwek