世博實用聽力:談?wù)勀愕拇髮W(xué)生活吧

Eric和Patty是好朋友，也是大學(xué)同學(xué)。他們中午一起吃飯，聊起了校園生活。

Professor: In this first part, we will learn how to ask what classes someone is taking.

Patty: Hi Eric! Are you having fun at college?

Eric: Yes, it's great. How many classes are you taking?

Patty: I'm taking four classes. Are you taking a lot of classes?

Eric: I'm taking three classes.

Professor Bowman, Eric怎么只選三門課？美國大學(xué)生的日子也太輕松了吧！

Professor: Well Winnie, maybe they are taking hard classes and have to study a lot.

這么說也有道理?？赡苷且驗檎n程難度大，所以他們才只選幾門課。

Professor: Let's listen and find out what their classes are.

Patty: What classes are you taking?

Eric: Well, I'm taking English classes.

Patty: I see. Well I'm taking a lot of science classes, like chemistry.

Eric: Chemistry? Wow, that sounds hard. You must have a lot of work.

Patty選修化學(xué)課，這門課可不好學(xué)?？墒荘rofessor Bowman， Eric為什么要選英文課呢？英語不是他的母語么？這算不算投機(jī)取巧？

Professor: Well Winnie, some English classes are hard, even for Americans. Students have to read very hard books.

原來如此。那么，在美國大學(xué)里，學(xué)生們是不是每天都要上課呢？

Professor: Well, let's listen to Eric and Patty talking about when they have classes.

Patty: What's your schedule like?

Eric: It's great! I only have classes from Monday to Thursday!

Patty: You don't have any classes on Friday?

Eric: No, so I can have fun with my friends on Thursday night.

Eric不光選修英文課，而且一個禮拜只上四天課，這怎么可能？

Professor: Yes, some students have easy schedules. Now let's listen to them talking about their professors.

Eric: Who is your chemistry professor?

Patty: I got Professor Franklin for chemistry. He's really great!

Eric: Who did you get for math?

Patty: I got Professor Martinez for math. He's good, but the TA is so boring. TA? TA是什么？

Professor: A TA is a "teaching assistant." They are older students who help professors teach the younger students.

哦，TA就是Teaching Assistant的縮寫，也就是助教的意思。Patty說她很喜歡自己的數(shù)學(xué)教授，不過教授的那位助教卻非常沉悶無聊。

Professor: Right. You know, if my students don't study hard enough, sometimes I'll get a mean TA to help me teach.

我們不認(rèn)真，你就要找個厲害的TA，那我們?nèi)绻貏e認(rèn)真，你就會找個特別帥的TA嘍？

Professor: No. If I get a cute TA, everyone will have a crush on him and study less. Now Eric and Patty are going to talk about what clubs they are in.

Eric: What do you do outside of class?

Patty: I'm in some fun clubs.

Eric: What kind of clubs are you in?

Patty: I do all kinds of things. I do some academic clubs, but other clubs are just for fun.

哇, Patty 可真行，加入了這么多課外社團(tuán)。Professor, 美國大學(xué)中都有那些社團(tuán)呢？

Professor: Some clubs are academic. Students study together for tests or discuss current events. Some clubs are just for fun. They do things like yoga and hip hop dancing.

瑜珈社和街舞社，聽起來真不錯！不知道Eric加入了什么社團(tuán)沒有！

Eric: I'm only in a hip hop dancing club. It's really fun.

Patty: A dancing club? I love hip hop music, and I love dancing.

Eric: You should join. It's not full, and there are plenty of spaces left.

Patty: I think I will. It would be fun to do a club together.

Eric只參加了街舞社？他這個人，課只選了三門，每周只上四天課，連跟學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)的課外社團(tuán)也不參加。唉，他過得也太輕松了吧！

Professor: Well, Eric may be busy for other reasons. Tune in next time and we'll learn more about student life.