赖世雄游学英语口语大全(20)选课(双语)

小编导语：各位同学们好，又到了跟着小编一起学英语口语的时间了，今天小编给大家介绍的是有关选课英语口语地道表达方式。我们平时都会有一些选修课程与必修课程，对于选课你又了解多少呢？接下来跟着小编一起学习吧！

Picking Classes 选课

S = Secretary　　M = Mary

S: Here's the course description guide.

秘书：这里这份是课程说明。

M: What do I do with it?

玛丽：它对我有什么作用?

S: Do you want me to help you?

秘书：需要我帮你忙吗?

M: Please.

玛丽：麻烦你了。

S: Look. Here are the core classes. Everyone has to take them.

秘书：看这儿。这些是必修课程。每个人都得上这些课。

M: So I don't have to worry about them.

玛丽：那么，我就不用担心它们了。

S: You're catching on! However, there are elective courses like wood shop, metal shop, home economics...

秘书：你真是一点就通!但是选修课程，譬如工艺、金属焊接、家政……

M: I'll take home economics.

玛丽：我要选修家政。

S: Good. Now you can pick classes by yourself.

秘书：不错。那现在你可以自己来选课了。

注释：

description ：n. 描述，描写;类型;

例句：The paper provides a detailed description of how to create human embryos by cloning.
这篇论文对如何通过克隆制造人类胚胎提供详细的描述。

home economics：家政学

例句：These are the basics they teach in Home Economics.
这些都是家政学的基本内容。

do with：利用，处理;

例句：Now what do I do with that?
现在我要用它来做什么呢?

catching on：理解，明白;

例句：Being a foreigner, he did not catch on the joke.
他是个外国人, 未能理解这个笑话的含意.