经典表述
I have made up my mind what courses I’m taking.
我已经决定选什么课了。
It’s said that it is supposed to be quite tough.
据说这门课会很难的。
You’d better do sth.你最好……
It even fits in with my hobby of drawing.
正好我也爱画画。
情景对话
Dialogue One
A:Anne,have you made your mind which courses you’re taking?
安妮,你决定选什么课了吗?
B:Not yet.I’m still shopping around,Looking at various course.
还没呢。我还在观望,先了解一下各门课的情况。
A:What about professor Zhang’Chinese History?
张教授的中国历史怎么样?
B:I heard this is supposed to be quite tough.
我听说他这门课会很难的。
Dialogue Two
A:Dana,it’s so good to see you here.Would you please give me some advice?
丹娜,在这儿见到你太好了。我想征求一下你的意见。
B:What advice?
关于什么方面的呢?
put off意为“推迟”,反义词为“put forward”
A:Well,I’ve put off doing my science requirement till now.I haven’t studied any science courses for three years.
我已经拖了3年没选理科课程了。
science作名词除表示“科学”外,还有“理科”的意思;“文科”为“liberal arts”
B:And if you want to graduate this year,you’ve got to take a science course.
而你今年想毕业的话,就得选一门理科课程。
A:Right.Since you’re majoring in science.I figure that you know more about science courses.
是这样。因为你是理科专业的,我想你对理科的课程都比较熟悉。
B:Well,I think what you need is a good introductory course for nonscience majors.
我觉得你需要的是一门适合非理科生的概论性的课。
A:Yes.and I’m really weak in math.I did’t do well in high school.
对。不过我数学实在太差了。我在高中学得就不好。
B:Then you’d better avoid chemistry and phsics.How about biology?
那你最好别选化学和物理。生物怎么样?
A:The problem is the lab.I’m a little squeamish about dissecting things.
问题是实验课。我看了解剖就恶心。
B:That’s really a problem.Why don’t you try geology?That’s pretty interesting and cutting up rocks shouldn’t bother you too much.
这确实是个问题。你为什么不试试地质课呢?跟岩石打交道你不会不高兴吧?
A:That’s a good idea.It even fits in with my hobby of mountain climbing.
这倒是个好主意。正好我也爱爬山。
Dialogue Three
A:How many hours are you taking this semester?
你这学期修多少小时?
B:Fifteen.
十五个。
A:Are you taking any 200 level courses in your major?
你已经主修到200号起头的课程,是吗?
B:Yeah,finally.And I have a feeling it’s gonna be a tough.
是啊,终于修到二字头的课程了,但我感到一定很难的。
A:Then,I really think you should take accounting 212.Did you hear 212 had a class average of 90 for the first test?I got 95.
那么,我认为你真该考虑修会计212的课。你没听说212课第一次考试的平均分数是90分吗?我得了95分呢。
B:Sounds just like the easy course I was looking for to finish off my selectives.
听起来正像我正在寻找的一门容易课程。
A:Then you’d better hurry up before the class enrollment fills up.
那你得赶快去登记,否则这门课的名额就要满了。
1.tough难对付的,困难的,费力的
2.figure认为,以为
3.know well about对……比较熟悉
4.introductory引导的,介绍的,导言的
5.avoid回避,(故意)避开
6.fit in适合
7.average平均数
8.finish off完成