用英语来说大学生活.docVIP

Eric和Patty是好朋友，也是大学同学。他们中午一起吃饭，聊起了校园生活。 Professor: In this first part, we will learn how to ask what classes someone is taking. Patty: Hi Eric! Are you having fun at college? Eric: Yes, its great. How many classes are you taking? Patty: Im taking four classes. Are you taking a lot of classes? Eric: Im taking three classes. Professor Bowman, Eric怎么只选三门课？美国大学生的日子也太轻松了吧！ Professor: Well Winnie, maybe they are taking hard classes and have to study a lot. 这么说也有道理。可能正是因为课程难度大，所以他们才只选几门课。 Professor: Lets listen and find out what their classes are. Patty: What classes are you taking? Eric: Well, Im taking English classes. Patty: I see. Well Im taking a lot of science classes, like chemistry. Eric: Chemistry? Wow, that sounds hard. You must have a lot of work. Patty选修化学课，这门课可不好学。可是Professor Bowman， Eric为什么要选英文课呢？英语不是他的母语么？这算不算投机取巧？ Professor: Well Winnie, some English classes are hard, even for Americans. Students have to read very hard books. 原来如此。那么，在美国大学里，学生们是不是每天都要上课呢？ Professor: Well, lets listen to Eric and Patty talking about when they have classes. Patty: Whats your schedule like? Eric: Its great! I only have classes from Monday to Thursday! Patty: You dont have any classes on Friday? Eric: No, so I can have fun with my friends on Thursday night. Eric不光选修英文课，而且一个礼拜只上四天课，这怎么可能？ Professor: Yes, some students have easy schedules. Now lets listen to them talking about their professors. Eric: Who is your chemistry professor? Patty: I got Professor Franklin for chemistry. Hes really great! Eric: Who did you get for math? Patty: I got Professor Martinez for math. Hes good, but the TA is so boring. TA? TA是什么？ Professor: A TA is a teaching assistant. They are older students who help professors teach the younger students. 哦，TA就是Teaching Assistant的缩写，也就是助教的意思。Patty说她很喜欢自己的数学教授，不过教授的那位助教却非常沉闷无聊。 Professor: Right. You know, if my students dont study hard enough, sometimes Ill get a mean TA to help me teach. 我们不认真，你就要找个厉害的TA，那我们如果特别认真，你就会找个特别帅的TA喽？