英语口语每天说上半小时 088

88.School 学校

1.What are you going to study? 你打算学什么?

2.What courses are you planning to take? 你打算上什么课程?

3.What did you specialize in? 你的专业是什么?

4.What field did you major in? 你主修什么领域?

5.What subjects are you going to take at the university? 上大学你想选什么科目?

6.How do you spell the word? 这个词怎么拼?

7.Where's the stress in this word? 这个词的重音在哪里?

8.How did you do on your mid-term? 你期中考考得怎么样?

Dialogue One

A:At what age do children start school in your country?

在你们国家，儿童几岁开始上学?

B:At five.

5岁。

A:Do boys and girls go to school together?

男孩和女孩一起上学的吗?

B:Yes,they do.

是的，他们是。

A:Do you think this is a good idea?

你觉得这是个好主意吗?

B:Yes,I do.

是的，我这样觉得。

A:Do some children go on to university?

有些孩子继续读大学吗?

B:Yes,they do.

是的，他们是。

A:What examinations do they take first?

他们先考什么试?

B:"O" levels and "A" levels.

O水平和A水平。

A:How long do you usually stay at university?

你们上大学通常要多久?

B:Three or four years.

三四年。

Dialogue Two

A:Excuse me.Where do I register?

打扰了。我要在哪里注册?

B:Oh,over there in Pacific Pavilion.

噢，在太平洋馆那边。

A:Is that the large,white building?

是那个很大的、白色的建筑物吗?

B:Yeah,that's it .

是的，就是它。

A:Thanks.

谢谢。

Dialogue Three

A:Hi,Lisa!

嘿，丽萨!

B:Hi,Kate!

嘿，凯特!

A:I'm looking for the registration .Do you know where the registration is?

我在找注册处。你知道注册处在哪里吗?

B:Yes,it's right over there in Room 133 on the right.(Lisa enters Room 133)

是的，它就在那边，在右边的133号房。(丽萨走进133号房)

A:Excuse me,is this registration?

打扰了，这里是注册处吗?

C:Yes,I need some information for your registration card.

是的。我需要你的注册卡的一些资料。

A:OK.

好的。

C:What's your full name?

你的全名是什么?

A:Lisa Smith.

丽萨-史密斯。

C:What's your school address?

你学校的地址是什么?

A:820 University,Box 4348,Chicago,Illinois.

伊利诺斯州芝加哥市Box4348号820大学。

C:Your telephone number?

你的电话号码是多少?

A:(431)893-7323.

(431)893-7323.

C:Thank you.

谢谢你。

我的学校

My school is not very big,but it is lovely and well-decorated. In summer, you can enjoy a lot of colorful flowers and different types of plants.It offers you a good environment to study.If you want to play,you can go to the sports fields to play basketball,football or badminton.The teaching building is in the east and we have classes there every day.The dining hall is in the west.At weekends,we can have some parties at the dining hall.The library is behind the teaching building.Everyday we go there to read materials or study.I love my school for the attractive scenes and the academic atmosphere.

我的学校不是很大，但是它很漂亮，装修得很好。夏天，你可以欣赏很多彩色的花盒不同类型的植物。它为你提供一个好的学习环境。如果你想玩，可以到体育场打篮球、踢足球或打羽毛球。教学楼在东边，我们每天都有课。餐厅在西边。周末，我们可以在餐厅看派对。图书馆在教学楼的后面。每天，我们可以去那里看资料或学习。我喜欢我的学校，因为它的迷人风景和学术氛围。

School

1.I expect to take the linguistics course. 我想学语言学课程。

2.I have a course in literature this year. 我今年有文学课。

3.I major in science. 我主修理科。

4.I'm in economics major. 我学经济学专业。

5.I'm going to attend the lectures given by Prof.Johnson. 我想去参加约翰逊教授的讲座。

6.I'm going to Harvant University to do post-graduate work in medicine.

我想去哈佛大学读医学研究生。

7.I think it's time for exams to be reformed. 我认为应该改革考试方式了。

8.Exams used to be like a burden weighing heavily upon our mind.

过去，考试像是我们心上的沉重负担。

Dialogue One

A:You're just left school,haven't you, Emily?

你刚刚毕业的，是吗，埃米莉?

B:Yes,I finished last Friday.

是的，我上周五刚毕业。

A:You sound relieved.

你听起来很宽心。

B:Well,yes.I don't mind admitting that I am.I enjoyed school,but I did object to having to go in every day once we've done all our exams.

额，是的。我不介意承认我喜欢学校，但是我反对我们以考完试就不得不开始每天工作。

A:Well,what are you going to do now?Have you made any plans?

额，你现在打算做什么?你有什么计划吗?

B:Yes,I intend to go to university.That'll be in September.But it all depends on my A level results.

是的，我想去上大学。那将在9月份。但是这取决于我的A水平结果。

A:You mean getting into university actually depends on your passing your A level subjects?

你是说上大学实际上是由你通过A水平科目决定的?

B:Oh,yes.

噢，是的。

Dialogue Two

A:In my country,we go to school from 8 o'clock in the morning until five in the afternoon.

在我的国家，我们早上八点钟去上学，直到下午五点钟。

B:Five days a week ,too?

也是一个星期五天课?

A:Actually,five and a half.On Saturday,we have classes only in the morning.

事实上是五天半。周六，我们只是早上有课。

B:Gosh!

哎呀!

A:That's too much for us really.

这对我们来说实在太多了。

B:Where are you going now?

你现在想去哪里?

A:I'm going to try to find out where the school is located.

我想找找看学校的位置。

B:When do you start school?

你什么时候开始上学?

A:I'm going to register right now.

我马上要去注册。

B:That's good.

太好了。

Dialogue Three

A:Ms.Green,are the schools more or less similar everywhere throughout the United States,or do they differ in various sections?

格林女士，美国的学校差不多相识吗，或者是说他们在各种部门不同?

B:The system of public schools is fairly uniform everywhere throughout the United States.

美国公立学校的体系完全相同。

A:Do most students in the United States attend private schools or public schools?

大多数美国学生是上私立学校还是公立学校?

B:Most public schools in the United States are very good,and the majority of students attend the public schools.

美国很多公立学校是非常好的，大多数学生上公立学校。

A:Which students go to private schools,then?

那么哪些学生上私立学校?

B:Children needing special instruction;children whose parents can offord to send them to private schools;and children whose parents want them to receive a religious education.

需要特殊教育的孩子，父母可以供得起他们上私立学校的孩子和那些父母想他们接受宗教教育的孩子。

A:But are the public schools good everywhere?

但是公立学校处处都好吗?

B:No,public schools can be very different.Even in the same city.

不，公立学校可能不尽相同。甚至是在同一个城市。

A:Dose it cost anything to attend the public schools?Are there any restrictions as to who may and may not attend?

上公立学校要花钱吗?有没有限制说谁能谁不能上公立学校?

B:The public schools in the United States are free to everyone and there is no cost to the student.In most states,even the textbooks are free.There are no restrictions as to color,race,or religion.Any student wishing to attend the public schools may do so.

美国的公立学校对所有人都是免费的，对学生来说是不同花钱的。在很多州，课本甚至都是免费的。没有肤色、种族和宗教的限制。任何人想上公立学校都能上。

股份制学校

Many people think of schools as buildings,teachers and students. Proprietary schools,however,think first of the students.They are interested most in satisfying their customers,the students.Proprietary schools are privately owned vocational schools.To remain in business they must give students what they want to learn at a fair price.The students themselves normally pay for the cost of the training.Thus,the school must offer the traning that is practical and that will help students get a paying job.Generally the training lasts from 6 months to one year.In the US proprietary schools number about 10,000 and that number is growing to meet increasing needs.

很多人想到学校就是建筑物、老师和学生。然而，股份制学校首先想到的是学生。他们感兴趣的主要是让客户、学生满意。股份制学校是私人职业学校。为了保持业绩，他们必须以公平的价格给学生他们想学的课程。学生自己通常要付训练费。因此，学校必须提供实用的、能帮学校获得一份有薪水的工作的训练。通常来说，训练持续半年到一年。美国的股份制学校的数量大概为1万所，而且数量在不断增加以满足日益增长的需要。