2011年公共英语等级考试:四级口语练习-校园生活
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1) Their son will start college in September.
1 K: ~- z3 O$ m. W. h) m5 B- h 他们的儿子将于九月份开始上大学。
$ \1 ]2 Y% ^% y0 T) p7 N9 i1 ], {8 w 2) What courses will you be taking this semester?
# O" I- [, k7 ?8 E7 r8 R 你本学期打算修什么科目?1 g, h% h& J# |, T
* semester 是指一年二学期制下的“学期”。
7 U1 I, F" q1 ~ 3) There are three terms in a school year.% y Q; Y; w+ P
一学年有三个学期。+ Z) a9 k( ^; ? r* P% _) D; J
* 西方的教育体系和我们的有所不同。term 是指一年三学期制下的“学期”。
( i" l; @5 S8 \" J+ | 4) I still have to fill 16 hours in my major." i: t" _& G/ {
我必须重修主修科目16小时。
2 X ?3 K( g' O6 V0 N! j; V 5) Besides the required courses, I'm taking an elective in the Lab Science.) i% u, C2 p' B: q% ]8 _
除必修科目外,选修科目我选了实验科学。
5 }& s% m R5 G- x* x- O+ f * required courses 是“必修科目”,elective 是“选修科目”。5 U# }- x" V7 s& M4 }7 h
Lab 是 laboratory(实验室)的缩写。
- o: L) H- M1 F+ [! O4 _ 6) For my math requirements, I'll be taking algebra, calculus, and trig.
+ T2 f3 S5 @8 [+ G* P* d 数学的必修学分预定选代数、微积分、三角法。2 A4 ?/ @5 D* {% p L- \
* trig = trigonometry 三角法,trig 是学生用语。
# H- Q$ i: C9 O# x0 y5 h$ O 7) The prerequisite for Chinese Lit is Freshman Lit and Comp.2 `3 s6 Z( ^1 p4 h# Y: n% V
若要从事中国文学,必须在一年级修文学与作文。$ x; d6 ~2 a$ S7 z) f# w
* Lit = literature
/ c! a/ ?5 P' y; j6 Y% B Comp = composition
" u, V6 q* H' F freshman 是大学一年级的学生。3 ^. t9 s8 C( C, r7 [1 u, c @
8) Three times a week I have to walk all the way to the gym for my Phys Ed class.' j% |8 m# f6 a9 I4 F
一周有三次,我为了参加体育课而必须走路到体育馆。9 ~# G% O2 L1 ~, Q& U
* Phys Ed = physical education+ A% E$ `! R) o9 L5 q
all the way 有“远途”的意思,有相当遥远的感觉。
6 Y) o1 R, Y3 N 9) I still need three more credits in Psych; maybe I'll take Ed Psych this term.
+ B$ R+ R7 i" _ 心理学我还需要三个学分。或许我在本学期修教育心理学。. ^5 ?) }3 v t& k+ [
* Psych = psychology( K% g1 Q X, {9 l
Ed Psych = educational psychology
5 w0 m* y: a% {$ {7 T( z 10) He received full credit for his studies at a previous school.) X+ z0 K5 W5 j- V% p" ?& d$ M" J
他在一所先前的学校取得了所有课程的学分。% w- L4 C* L$ U$ T* M
11) I'm being kept very busy with my required reading for Sosh this quarter.
- m; E* v6 y7 h1 x; `% Y 本学期有许多必须为上社会学而读的东西,我太忙了。5 m/ w: ]" {9 _
* Sosh = Sociology
1 q. k! a6 z8 c$ O* ^/ Y% Q quarter 是指一年四学期制的“学期”,大约持续三个月,即 trimester。
3 Q0 I& C$ n8 o- N |' j 12) Next week I must start my term paper for Poli Sci.) V* k; ^4 {, b) ]! I6 m
到下周,我必须着手写政治学的期末论文了。( Z4 E6 z; u9 h/ ?; n; x9 i& J
* Poli Sci = political science
Z5 d5 I6 b: ?# K 13) I've arranged my class schedule so I'll have my afternoons free.3 S6 d" d( i$ u0 Q* k
我调整了我的课程表,以便下午腾出空来。 |