實戰(zhàn)口語情景對話：Grad School 研究院

Todd: So, Nydja, you actually just got into graduate school. So you know all about the application process.

托德：妮迪亞，你剛上研究院。那你一定知道申請程序。

Nydja: Yes, that's correct. I just got into grad school. I study International Relations. The process for this school wasn't too tedious. It didn't require a GRE or any long essays or too many references. The other schools that I was considering required the tests. High test scores. An application to be submitted three, four months in advance, so the process can be pretty tedious.

妮迪亞：對，沒錯。我剛進入研究院。我學(xué)的專業(yè)是國際關(guān)系。我念的這所學(xué)校申請程序并不是太麻煩。不需要GRE分數(shù)，也不需要長篇論文，不需要太多的介紹書。我之前考慮的另一所學(xué)校就對考試分數(shù)有要求。必須要考高分。而且要提前三至四個月提交申請，這種申請程序就太麻煩了。

Todd: Now, each time that you applied, did you have to pay an application fee?

托德：那每次申請都要交申請費嗎?

Nydja: Yes, some colleges I was looking at upwards of a hundred and fifty dollars. This one was less expensive. It's a smaller school.

妮迪亞：對，我之前考慮的一些大學(xué)申請費高達150美元。我上的這所學(xué)校申請費要便宜的多。這是一所小學(xué)校。

Todd: Wow! A hundred and fifty dollars!

托德：哇!150美元!

Nydja: Yes.

妮迪亞：對。

Todd: So that limits how many schools you can apply to?

托德：所以這限制了你申請學(xué)校的數(shù)量嗎?

Nydja: Yeah, depending on your funds, so I actually like this program and despite having researched everything else, I chose to stick with this one. I only applied for one and they let me in.

妮迪亞：對，申請數(shù)量取決于你的資金，我很喜歡這個項目，雖然我研究了很多，但我選擇只申請一所學(xué)校。我只申請了一所學(xué)校，而且這所學(xué)校錄取我了。

Todd: Oh, so you just went solo?

托德：哦，你只申請了一個?

Nydja: Yeah, I did. I did. I looked at this college, their plan for international travel and I fell in love so nowhere else had this program.

妮迪亞：對，沒錯。我研究了一下這所大學(xué)，他們有國際旅行的計劃，我非常喜歡這個計劃，而其他學(xué)校沒有這種計劃。

Todd: Yeah, what's the school?

托德：好，你上的是什么學(xué)校?

Nydja: Webster University. The International Relations program.

妮迪亞：韋伯斯特大學(xué)。國際關(guān)系項目。

Todd: And where is it?

托德：這所學(xué)校在哪里?

Nydja: It's in Bangkok.

妮迪亞：在曼谷。

Todd: So, you said that for your program, you didn't have to take a test, like the GRE ?

托德：你剛才說這個項目不用參加GRE考試，對吧?

Nydja: No, I did not have to take the GRE. No, I haven't taken it yet.

妮迪亞：對，我不用參加GRE考試。我還沒有考GRE。

Todd: Why?

托德：為什么?

Nydja: Cause, I'm sure it has a math component that I don't want to have to worry about.

妮迪亞：GRE里面有數(shù)學(xué)題，可是我不想為這個擔(dān)心。

Todd: You're not a math person?

托德：你不擅長數(shù)學(xué)?

Nydja: No, I'm not.

妮迪亞：對，我不擅長。

Todd: So the GRE is what, just math and language?

托德：GRE考試包括數(shù)學(xué)考試和語言考試?

Nydja: You know I'm not really sure. I know it's kind of like the SAT. They want to look at how ... what is your potential when you get to grad school, so I think it does have maybe a composition section, you know, critical thinking, math analysis questions with numbers.

妮迪亞：我也不太清楚。我知道GRE考試和SAT考試類似。這類考試的目的是測試你在研究院的潛力，我認為考試里可能有需要進行批判性思考的作文還有數(shù)學(xué)分析題。