地道美语听力播客643:参加标准化考试（双语）

Dad: It’s time you start preparing for the MCFL Test.

爸爸：你是时候该准备MCFL考试啦。

Maria: Dad, that’s 12 months away! I don’t need to start looking at test prep materials right now.

玛丽亚：爸爸，离考试还有12个月呢!我没必要从现在就开始看备考资料。

Dad: Yes, you do. Like all high-stakes testing, familiarity with the types of questions you’ll be asked will help you. You need to score well on it if you want to be admitted to a good university. The MCFL is only administered twice each year, so you’d better be prepared when the time comes.

爸爸：不，你需要。想其他所有高风险大型考试一样，提前熟悉可能会被问到的题型，会对你很有帮助。如果你想被一所好的大学录取，那么你就必须取得好的成绩。MCFL考试每年只有两次，所以你必须在考试来临之前，提前做准备。

Maria: I don’t really believe in standardized tests. Our teacher says that they don’t really measure how well you’ll do in college or in life.

玛丽亚：我真的不相信什么标准化测试，我们老师说他们不会真的去检测你在大学和生活中表现得有多好。

Dad: It doesn’t matter what you – or your teacher – believe. Colleges consider test scores in admissions and that’s what’s important. Let’s start with some tips on answering multiple choice and true-false questions.

爸爸：你和你的老师怎么想都不重要，大学在招生考试中看的是考试成绩，考试成绩才是最重要的。我们先从回答选择题和判断题的一些技巧来开始学习吧。

Maria: I know all about taking standardized tests, Dad. I’ve been taking them every year at school and I’m sick of them. Put your name here. Bubble in your answer there. I’m sick to death of those tests.

玛丽亚：爸爸，我知道标准化测验里的所有题型。每年学校都会考的，我早就厌倦了。名字写在这里。答案写在那里。我对这些测试感到极其厌烦

Dad: Then you’ll feel perfectly comfortable taking this one.

爸爸：那对于这次考试，你肯定觉得很轻松啦。

Maria: Why can’t they give us open-ended or essay questions? I’d do much better on those.

玛丽亚：为什么他们不给我们出一些开放型问题或问答题呢?我比较擅长这些问题。

Dad: Bite your tongue! Those would be much more difficult to study for. Ready for question number one?

爸爸：别嚼舌头了，那些开放性问题更难回答，准备好回答第一个问题了吗?

Maria: As ready as I’ll ever be.

玛丽亚：我随时都准备着。