Situation 13: English Class
场景 13: 英语课
(After lunch, Kevin and Barrey go to English class.
(午饭后,柯文和芭雷去上英语课。
Today, their teacher, Mr.Gomez, is talking about the SAT
今天,他们的老师,高蒙老师要讲
and getting into a good college or univeristy.)
和进入一个好的大学。)
Ladies and gentlemen, today we are not going to study English.
女士们,先生们,今天我们不学英语。
Cool. You're the best, Mr.G.
太棒了.你是最好的,高蒙老师。
Don't be too happy.
不要太高兴。
Instead, I want to talk to you about the SAT and education after high school.
相反,我想和你谈谈关于和高中毕业后的教育。
First, who can tell me what the letters S-A-T stand for?
首先,谁能告诉我是什么意思?
They stand for Scholastic Aptitude Test.
他们代表入学能力考试。
Very good, Lisa.
非常好,丽莎。
I thought they stand for School's Always Lousy.
我以为它表示学校总是很穷。
You are a good student, Kevin.
你是一个好学生,柯文。
You shouldn't have such a bad attitude.
你不应该有这种不好的想法。
I know, but I don't like school.
我知道,但是我不喜欢学校。
But you like English, don't you?
但是你喜欢英语,不是吗?
Yeah, but that's different. English is fun.
是的,但是那不同.英语很有趣。
Well, what classes don't you like?
那么,你不喜欢什么课?
I hate P.E. The teacher is the worst.
我讨厌体育课.那个老师是最差的。
Don't worry.
不用担心。
There is no P.E. on the SAT.
没有体育。
I have another question。
我还有另外一个问题。
Who can tell me the difference between a college and a university?
谁能告诉我学院和大学有什么不同?
You can only go to a college for four years,
你在学院里只能呆4年,
but a university has graduate schools
但是大学有教育学校,
so you can go there for a master's or doctoral degree.
因此你可以在那儿学习硕士或博士学位。
Correct. And what about a junior college?
对.那普及大学是什么意思呢?
A junior college is only for two years.
普及大学只要读两年。
Correct again. And, Kevin, don't worry about P.E..
又对了,柯文,不用担心体育。
When you go to a college or a university,
当你进大学后,
you will choose a major,
你可以选择专业,
like English for example,
比如说英语,
and you won't have to take many classes that you don't like.
你不需要学许多你不喜欢的课。
College sounds much funnier than high school.
大学听起来比高中有趣多了。