實(shí)戰(zhàn)口語(yǔ)情景對(duì)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(qǐng)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(duì)，沒錯(cuò)。我剛進(jìn)入研究院。我學(xué)的專業(yè)是國(guó)際關(guān)系。我念的這所學(xué)校申請(qǐng)程序并不是太麻煩。不需要GRE分?jǐn)?shù)，也不需要長(zhǎng)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(duì)考試分?jǐn)?shù)有要求。必須要考高分。而且要提前三至四個(gè)月提交申請(qǐng)，這種申請(qǐng)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(qǐng)都要交申請(qǐng)費(fèi)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(duì)，我之前考慮的一些大學(xué)申請(qǐng)費(fèi)高達(dá)150美元。我上的這所學(xué)校申請(qǐng)費(fèi)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(duì)。

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

托德：所以這限制了你申請(qǐng)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(duì)，申請(qǐng)數(shù)量取決于你的資金，我很喜歡這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，雖然我研究了很多，但我選擇只申請(qǐng)一所學(xué)校。我只申請(qǐng)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(qǐng)了一個(gè)?

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(duì)，沒錯(cuò)。我研究了一下這所大學(xué)，他們有國(guó)際旅行的計(jì)劃，我非常喜歡這個(gè)計(jì)劃，而其他學(xué)校沒有這種計(jì)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(guó)際關(guān)系項(xiàng)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(gè)項(xiàng)目不用參加GRE考試，對(duì)吧?

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

妮迪亞：對(duì)，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(gè)擔(dān)心。

Todd: You're not a math person?

托德：你不擅長(zhǎng)數(shù)學(xué)?

Nydja: No, I'm not.

妮迪亞：對(duì)，我不擅長(zhǎng)。

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(yǔ)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(cè)試你在研究院的潛力，我認(rèn)為考試?yán)锟赡苡行枰M(jìn)行批判性思考的作文還有數(shù)學(xué)分析題。