留学生在中国 第37期 是要辛苦些,还是不要那么辛苦?
第37章 是要辛苦些，还是不要那么辛苦?
David: What's your major?
你学的什么专业?
You: English.
英语。
David: What year are you in?
几年级了?
You: I am in Grade Four this year.
今年四年级。
David: In the United States, each university year has a different name: freshman, sophomore,junior, and senior.
在美国，每个年级都有不同的名称: freshman、sophomore、junior和senior。
You: I don't like to suffer more than I need to. Many students suffer from the heavy workload.
我不喜欢上二年级。学生在那一年里特别辛苦。
David: Suffer? I mean sophomore, not suffer more. I am saying the second year: sophomore.Oh, maybe you suffer every year?
辛苦?我是说sophomore(二年级学生)，不是suffer more(更辛苦)。二年级学生称为“sophomore”。你是不是每年都很辛苦呢?
You: That is what I mean. But I like this year better than others. We don't have anyschoolwork, and we can study on our own.
是的，不过今年好多了。最后一年没什么学习任务。我们可以做我们想做的事情。
David: I think many students , English majors in particular, look for language exchangepartners. How about you?
我觉得似乎很多学生(尤其是英语专业的学生)会找外国留学生相互学习。你呢?
You: I am not interested in that.
我不大喜欢。
David: Oh.
哦。
