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D: you look better today. How did your test go?
B: much better than it did yesterday.
D: did you pass?
B: I not only passed my test, but I aced it! I'm so happy!
D: you should be. You worked really hard last night preparing for it.
B: thanks for helping me with it. If you hadn't encouraged me to do my best, I wouldn't have ever been able to pass.
D: you don't have to thank me. It's just a part of my job as your counsellor.
B: did you always do well at school?
D: no, in fact, I was terrible at taking exams.
B: really?
D: sure, but my teachers always encouraged me to do the best that I could and that helped me a lot. When are your final exams?
B: I'll get my finals in two months.
D: when do you plan on studying for those exams?
B: most students just cram the night beforehead.
D: do you think that's a good idea?
B: no, I think I should study a little bit at a time, starting a few weeks before the exam.
D: that sounds like a good idea. What are you going to do if you have any questions while you're studying?
B: I'll go and talk to my professor or a learning support assistant.
D: it sounds like you've learned something useful this year!

参考翻译
你今天看起来好多了.你的测验怎么样?
比昨天好多了!
及格了吗?
不仅及格了,而且成绩还特别高!我真高兴!
应该的.你昨晚复习的特别认真.
谢谢你帮我复习.如果不是你鼓励我要全力以赴,我肯定及格不了.
你不用感谢我,作为你的辅导员,这是我工作分内的事.
你上学的时候是不是总是学得很好?
不是,实际上我曾经很害怕考试.
真的吗?
没错,不过我的老是总是鼓励我让我尽力而为,这帮了我不少忙.你们的期末考试是什么时候?
两个月以后.
你打算什么时候开始准备这些考试?
大多数学生都打算在考前突击.
你觉得这是个好办法吗?
不是, 我想我应该平时每次学一点,考试前早提早几周复习.
这样听起来不错.如果学习的时候遇到困难,你会怎么办?
我会去找我的教授或者助教咨询.
听起来你这一年学了不少有用的东西嘛.

核心词组词汇
Counsellor: a person who has been trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems(尤指针对私人问题的)顾问;辅导顾问
a marriage guidance counsellor
婚姻指导顾问

Cram: to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam (为应考)临时死记硬背
He's been cramming for his exams all week.
他整个星期都一直在拼命准备应考.

Beforehand: earlier; before sth else happens or is done 预先;事先
two weeks/three days/a few hours beforehand
提前两星期╱三天╱几小时
I wish we'd known about it beforehand.
要是我们预先知道这事就好了.