校园口语第二课：Selectcourses.doc

校园口语第二课： Select courses 1 、I have made up my mind what courses I am taking. 我已经决定选什么课了。 make up my mind 决定做某事，能够跟从句，也能够跟动词不定式。 E.g. ：I have made up my mind to get the first prize of the marathon competition. 我已经下定决心要赢得这次马拉松比赛的第一名。 2 、most of the students are still shopping around, looking at various courses. 部分学生还在观望，先了解一下各门课的情况。 shopping around ：观望 此外还有逛商店的意思 Some housewives make a habit of shopping around to get the best buy. 购物时货比三家，是家庭主妇的好习惯。 3 、well, I have put off doing my science requirement till now. I haven ’t learned any science courses for three years 是这样的，我已经拖了三年没选理科课程了。 science 理科 liberal arts ： 文科 college of arts 文学院 4 、because you are major in MBA. I figure that you know more about the MBA 因为你主修 MBA我.想你对 MBA的课都比较熟悉。 major in 修 专业 专攻 major in computer 主修计算机课程 figure 数字 体型 这里是“认为”接近于 think 5 、I took that class last year but I flunked it, so this year I have to take it again 我去年修了这门课，但是考试没通过，所以今年我还得再修一年。 flunk 不及格，挂科 也能够说 fail a class/course retake ：重修 I failed this class last semester, so I have to retake it. 我上学期没通过这门课的考试，我要重修这门课 6 、There are final exams and the students, if they pass, are given three full credits for these subjects 期末会有考试，如果学生通过了考试，他们会得到三门课的全部的学分 Credit ：学分 two-credit course 两学分的课程 Credit system ：学分制 7 、conversation Lihue ： I ’m coming to see you about selecting courses. 我来是为了选课的事情 Professor ： yep. What are you thinking about then? 好的，你是怎么想的呢？ Lihue ： I am planning to do three elective courses besides the three required ones 我打算选三门必修课和三门选修课。 Professor ： how many credits in all? 总共多少学分？