2011年公共英语等级考试:四级口语练习-校园生活
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# J7 X7 H& V0 p% T0 { |% p 1) Their son will start college in September.6 g$ Y/ q8 h: l, @/ m% i3 Q
他们的儿子将于九月份开始上大学。
' W+ |. A9 V* C1 t' H 2) What courses will you be taking this semester?
# J3 T, D/ |& M0 W/ V4 ? 你本学期打算修什么科目?
& C$ {$ B, _# @( R; h# M' a * semester 是指一年二学期制下的“学期”。
- Z' o- K# U/ Y, M% ], P 3) There are three terms in a school year.1 \3 m! Z* q: @% ]8 I1 M* C
一学年有三个学期。
+ W% M3 d7 O0 h5 k, g- M; @6 k * 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”。
8 W [# B/ B2 m- d9 @# U# H: E 4) I still have to fill 16 hours in my major.
& z8 ^2 q: a: ]! Y7 Q 我必须重修主修科目16小时。
, |- H5 n( o" e 5) Besides the required courses, I'm taking an elective in the Lab Science.+ y* C8 u2 Q1 w+ I- m1 H! g5 o/ O
除必修科目外,选修科目我选了实验科学。
" N9 q( U$ {7 D$ a1 f+ \ M* C* s * required courses 是“必修科目”,elective 是“选修科目”。( `: ]0 _- c& X: `' W. T/ B
Lab 是 laboratory(实验室)的缩写。
G. ^% \& o3 e) E 6) For my math requirements, I'll be taking algebra, calculus, and trig.
+ ~% i$ |5 u9 f0 I6 [# A 数学的必修学分预定选代数、微积分、三角法。0 o# ^# ^" c: n7 x& o
* trig = trigonometry 三角法,trig 是学生用语。1 c* w( u+ m, ~+ Y! R
7) The prerequisite for Chinese Lit is Freshman Lit and Comp.8 C8 z; t8 L4 s1 l
若要从事中国文学,必须在一年级修文学与作文。
" {( c) \ f0 j6 m: |% ]4 ` * Lit = literature
; G+ s K# w" v! S" W6 D Comp = composition) |* D2 z3 X0 Z! y: u$ _+ b! j; C
freshman 是大学一年级的学生。
+ {+ f+ `3 \2 U4 a- p2 C) f 8) Three times a week I have to walk all the way to the gym for my Phys Ed class.
: F% z0 {* |5 x- I; C! J4 w 一周有三次,我为了参加体育课而必须走路到体育馆。
+ c( k* k6 Q/ v# w * Phys Ed = physical education/ {1 l1 C+ k, j" o
all the way 有“远途”的意思,有相当遥远的感觉。
# D X" Q- i, r* T; m, y( V 9) I still need three more credits in Psych; maybe I'll take Ed Psych this term.
/ r |/ y9 t* A2 C2 r2 V. p 心理学我还需要三个学分。或许我在本学期修教育心理学。
/ _8 m; O6 |5 }/ L( H * Psych = psychology" `: `9 o- _& b& k8 Z2 T! d
Ed Psych = educational psychology$ Y6 z. L% {9 {* w* x2 X
10) He received full credit for his studies at a previous school.3 u: D! O0 O8 ]4 Y8 f! i7 d: K9 T% ~
他在一所先前的学校取得了所有课程的学分。
5 a1 l0 Z7 n' t; x7 o 11) I'm being kept very busy with my required reading for Sosh this quarter.
9 p f" p' R6 E4 N9 e) X8 D) v0 E 本学期有许多必须为上社会学而读的东西,我太忙了。) ^7 e ~% O# R( ]
* Sosh = Sociology) A3 W9 X% v3 D7 I8 ^, x% h* l2 o! D
quarter 是指一年四学期制的“学期”,大约持续三个月,即 trimester。
# Y, w2 G% F1 k" c, C 12) Next week I must start my term paper for Poli Sci.
* x% |7 P+ Z% P- d4 f 到下周,我必须着手写政治学的期末论文了。
5 L9 e& i; i; R * Poli Sci = political science
8 _" C. x5 W7 |- b( _) G 13) I've arranged my class schedule so I'll have my afternoons free.# } r4 x# E+ g( R: z& F2 {
我调整了我的课程表,以便下午腾出空来。 |