聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 留學(xué) 98：注冊報到

　　Topic98 注冊報到

　　情境導(dǎo)讀

　　Tom在去注冊報到的路上遇到了Mike，Mike向他講解了注冊的注意事項。

　　英語情景會話

　　(以M代表Mike，T代表Tom)

　　M: Hi, pal. Where are you going?

　　T: This is the registration day for the new arrivals. I'm going for registration. Do you think I need to call the school and ask them about the registration process?

　　M: No, I can tell you some tips since I experienced it last year.

　　T: Thanks. I think there is nothing in the hall but wall-to-wall people.

　　M: Don't worry. The Bursar's people will work in the conference hall on the third floor of the international students center building. It's big enough. Cut it short. You'll have to pay tuition, housing and insurance. You're not considered officially enrolled in the university until you have paid all these fees.

　　T: Got it. What should I take for registration?

　　M: You should take your passport the letter of admission to the institution, the financial support certificate, your ID card that has been signed at the U.S. customs, and your academic transcript of GRE.

　　T: I see. Thanks a lot.

　　英語筆記

　　1.pal 為熟人之間的打招呼用語。

　　2.where are you 中where 與are 連讀，中間加輔助音/r/，讀作/we? rɑ: j?/。

　　3.experienced 中的/t/與it 中的/?/連讀，讀作/?k?sp??r??nst t?t/。

　　4.GRE為縮略詞，三個字母都要重讀。

　　英語語音語調(diào)

　　縮略詞的讀法(二)

　　GRE為研究生資格考試(Graduate Record Examination)的縮寫，因為該縮寫中的重讀音節(jié)為三個，所以說話時的語速要有所放慢。這就涉及到英語中縮略詞的讀法，應(yīng)遵循以下幾個規(guī)則：

　　1.當(dāng)使用縮略詞來代替單詞組成部分和復(fù)合名詞時，所有的字母都要完全重讀。音高在最后的字母上有所降低，如：

　　CD→↘(compact disc)

　　激光唱片

　　MA→↘(master of arts)

　　文學(xué)碩士

　　ET→↘(extraterrestrial)

　　外星人

　　2.如果說話人連續(xù)讀出三個或三個以上的重讀音節(jié)，說話的速度就要明顯放慢。如：

　　TEM→→↘(Test for English Major)

　　英語專業(yè)水平考試

　　CPPCC→→→→↘Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

　　中國人民政治協(xié)商會議