你是在申请出国留学还是工作？收到耶鲁大学的录取通知书后需要做什么

今天的这段对话，在讨论出国留学，

 

你是在申请出国留学还是工作？收到耶鲁大学的录取通知书后需要做什么

 

来听今天的讲解:

 

Beginner

 

A: excuse me, do you know where the visa office is?

 

对不起，你知道签证办公室在哪里吗？

 

B: yes, I do. I’ll walk you there.

 

是的，我愿意。我陪你去那里。

 

A: thanks!

 

谢谢！

 

B: are you applying to study or work abroad?

 

你是在申请出国留学还是工作？

 

A: I want to study abroad.

 

我想出国留学。

 

B: what do you want to study?

 

你想学什么？

 

A: I hope to study English literature.

 

我希望学习英国文学。

 

B: have you got your visa yet?

 

你拿到签证了吗？

 

A: not yet. I have an interview with the visa official today.

 

还没有。我今天要和签证官面谈。

 

B: I see. Is it your first interview?

 

我明白了。这是你第一次面试吗？

 

A: I was denied a visa?

 

我的签证被拒了？

 

B: why?

 

为什么？

 

A: like most students. I want to work in America after graduation.

 

和大多数学生一样，我想毕业后到美国工作。

 

B: I see. Well, good luck!

 

我明白了。祝你好运！

 

Intermediate

 

A: guess what came in the mail today?

 

你猜今天的邮件是什么？

 

B: what?

 

什么？

 

A: my acceptance letter to Yale!

 

我的耶鲁大学的录取通知书！

 

B: wow! Congratulation! When do classes start?

 

哇！祝贺！什么时候开始上课？

 

A: freshman orientation is the last week of august, but I want to go two weeks before that to get settled in.

 

新生迎新是八月的最后一周，但我想在那之前两周安顿下来。

 

B: you’re so lucky! Do you have to do many things before you leave?

 

你真幸运！你离开之前要做很多事情吗？

 

A: yes. I’ll be very busy! I have to get a visa, buy a plane ticket, and pack my things. But first, I want to register for class.

 

是的。我会很忙的！我必须办理签证，买机票，收拾行李。但首先，我想注册上课。

 

B: when can you do that?

 

你什么时候能做到？

 

A: well, they sent me their prospectus, so I can start looking now. do you want to help me decide which classed to take?

 

好吧，他们把招股说明书发给我了，所以我现在可以开始看了。你想帮我决定选哪一类吗？

 

B: sure. What can you choose from?

 

当然可以。你能选什么？

 

A: well, I have to take all the fundamental course, plus a few from my major.

 

嗯，我必须修完所有的基础课程，再加上我专业的一些课程。

 

B: what is your major?

 

你的专业是什么？

 

A: I hope to major in English literature, but the admissions counselor told me that many people change their major times in their first year, so we’ll see.

 

我希望主修英语文学，但招生顾问告诉我，很多人在第一年就换了专业，所以我们拭目以待。

 

B: what are the fundamental course?

 

基础课程是什么？

 

A: in order to graduate, every student must take a certain amount of classed in history, math, English, philosophy, science and art.

 

为了毕业，每个学生都必须参加一定数量的历史、数学、英语、哲学、科学和艺术课程。

 

B: interesting. That’s very different from the Chinese education system.

 

很有趣。这与中国的教育体系大不相同。

 

A: yes, it is . It’s also very different from the British education system.

 

是的。它也与英国的教育体系大不相同。

 

B: really?

 

真的？

 

A: oh, sure. In British, students don’t have to take the foundation course.

 

哦，当然。在英国，学生不必上基础课。

 

B: why not?

 

为什么不呢？

 

A: maybe because they think they know everything already ! ha ha.

 

也许是因为他们认为自己已经无所不知了！哈哈。