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第23章 校园达人 (3)

>>>校园达人>>>Chapter 6■ Plus Plus:apply for表示“请求,申请”,其宾语在内容上应当是希望获得的事物,如:工作 (job, work),职务 (post, position),奖金(reward),签证(visa),工资的提高 (an increase in salary),经理职位(directorship),国籍 (citizenship),贷款(loan, credit)。 6Have you applied to any universities? 你是否已经向一些大学提出申请了呢?

A: Have you applied to any university? B: Yes, but I haven’t received their replies.甲:你是否已经向一些大学提出申请了呢?乙:是的,但是还没有收到回复。

■ Plus Plus:apply to表示“申请”,其宾语在内容上是对之作出申请的个人或机构,如:秘书(secretary),经理(director),大学(university, college)。

7Have you received a catalogue from that university? 你收到该校的招生简章了吗?

A: Have you received a catalogue from that university? B: Yes.甲:你收到该校的招生简章了吗?乙:是的。

■ Plus Plus:catalogue表示“目录”,在此可理解为“招生简章”。 Do you have any letters of acceptance from the university with you? 你有哪所大学的接收函吗? A: Do you have any letter of acceptance from the university with you? B: Yes, here it is.甲:你有哪所大学的接收函吗?乙:有,这就是。

■ Plus Plus:acceptance表示“接受,认可”。例如:He taught with great acceptance for 40 years. 他从教40年来一直很受欢迎。 9When are you going to apply for school? 你什么时候申请学校?

A: When did you going to apply for school? B: In August.甲:你什么时候申请学校?乙:在八月。

■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有: When will you go to apply for school? overseas ['4uv4'si:z] adv. 海外 visa ['vi:z4] n. 签证 go abroad出国 catalogue ['k1t4l3g] n. 目录 admission [4d'mi54n] n. 允许 acceptance [4k'sept4ns] n. 接收

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会 话 演 练

Unit 31[句 型 演 练] 1. Why?Why? 除了表示疑问以外,还可以作语气助词和“怎么了”的意思讲。例如:

What are you doing tomorrow night? 明天晚上做什么?

I don’t have any plan. Why? 我没有打算。怎么了?

2. She’s so tough.tough除了作“坚强的”解释外,还可以指“严厉的”,后面常接 with或on。例如:

The law is tough on offenders. 该法律对违法者处罚很严厉。

They are very tough on drunk drivers. 他们对酒后驾车者十分严格。

3. A lot of students flunked her course last semester.flunk表示“失败,不及格”。flunk sb.表示“给予某人不及格;开除不及格学生”。例如:

She flunked her English examination. 她英语考试没及格。

4. I’d better watch out for her.watch out for sb.表示“戒备,提防,密切注意某人”。例如:

Watch out for that man. 要提防那个人。

Watch out for cars when you cross the road. 过马路时当心车辆。

5. American computer technology is very developed.developed表示“发达的”。

developing表示“发展中的”。例如:

I traveled through the least developed areas of the world. 我游遍世界上最不发达的地区。

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6. I am going alone.alone表示“单独地,独自地”。例如:He went home alone. 他独自一人回家去了。Smith alone knew what happened. 只有史密斯知道发生了什么事。

[模 拟 对 话] 1 Choosing Courses

Susan: It is the 10th week now, isn’t it?Jimmy:Yes. Why?Susan: It’s time to sign up the course. What course are you going

to take next term?Jimmy:I’d like to take Psychology.Susan: Oh. I’ve learned it last year. I’ve learned a lot from it.Jimmy:That’s great!Susan: How many hours are you taking this semester?Jimmy:Eighteen, plus two hours of lab.Susan: Do you have Professor Song this semester?Jimmy:Yes, she’s teaching me History of American Literature.Susan: She’s so tough. A lot of students flunked her course last

semester.Jimmy:Oh, yeah? I’d better watch out for her, then.

选 课

苏珊:现在已经是第十周了对吧?吉米:是呀,怎么了?苏珊:又到了选课的时候了。你下学期想选什么?吉米:我想学心理学。苏珊:哦,我去年学过了。从中受益匪浅啊。吉米:那就太好了!苏珊:这学期你选了多少小时的课?吉米:十八小时,另加两堂实验课。

苏珊:你这学期有没有选宋教授的课?吉米:有,她教我美国文学史。苏珊:她很难缠啊。上学期她课上的好多学生不及格。吉米:噢,是吗?那我最好小心一点。

Visa

Visa officer:What is your name?

Gina: My name is Gina.

Visa officer:Where are you from?

Gina: I come from Beijing.

Visa officer:Why do you want to study in the US?

Gina: Because I think American education is the best of the world. American computer technology is very developed. There are so many famous computer companies, such as Microsoft, Apple and Dell. So I want to study in the US.

Visa officer:How many universities have you applied for? How many of them have admitted you? Why do you want to study in these schools?

Gina: I have applied 2 universities and one of them accepted me. I choose this university because I think Montana State University is an excellent university in the US and its computer education is also very good.

Visa officer:Do you have any relatives in America?

Gina: I have two older sisters and they got married already.

Visa officer:Is your family going with you?

Gina: Oh, no, I am going alone.

Visa officer:What is your plan for your future?

Gina: I will study hard first and I will come back to China when I finish my study in the US because China become more and more stronger and there are a lot of chances in China.

签证面试

签证官:你叫什么名字?吉娜: 我叫吉娜。

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签证官:你从哪里来?吉娜: 我来自北京。签证官:为什么要去美国读书?吉娜: 因为我认为美国的教育是全世界最好的,美国的计算机

知识也是世界上非常发达的,有很多著名的公司,像微软、苹果和戴尔等。所以我想到美国读计算机。签证官:你申请了多少个大学?多少个录取了你? 为什么要选择这些学校?

吉娜: 我申请了两所大学,其中一所录取了我。因为蒙大拿大学是美国一个非常好的大学,并且它的计算机教育也非常优秀,所以我选择了这个学校。

签证官:你在美国有亲戚吗?吉娜: 我有两个姐姐,她们都结婚了。签证官:你的家属是不是跟你一起去?吉娜: 哦,不,只有我一个人去。签证官:你有什么计划?吉娜: 我首先会努力学习,等我本科毕业,我会回到中国。因为

中国现在越来越强大,机会比较多。 sign up签约雇用 course [k3:s] n. 课程 psychology [psai'k3l4d9i] n. 心理学 semester [si'mest4(r)] n. 学期 plus prep.加上 professor [pr4u'fes4(r)] n. 教授 literature ['lit4r4t54(r)] n. 文学 flunk [fl86k] v. 使失败 watch out留心

technology [tek'n3l4d9i] n. 技术 famous ['feim4s] adj. 著名的 university [`ju:ni'v4:s4ti] n. 大学 admit [4d'mit] v. 承认 accept [4k'sept] v. 接受 excellent ['eks4l4nt] adj. 卓越的 relative ['rel4tiv] n. 亲属 alone [4'l4un] adv. 独自地