Hi Claire!

嗨，克萊爾

How's it going?

進展如何？

How are you enjoying college life?

大學生活過得怎麼樣？

Well, it's all so new right now, there's so much to take in.

現在一切都太新奇了，有太多東西需要了解。

Haha, I remember my first semester.

哈哈，我還記得我的第一個學期。

I felt the same.

我也有同樣的感覺。

How about your classes?

你的課程怎麼樣？

Well, as you can imagine, there's a lot of work already.

正如你所想象的，已經有很多工作要做了。

I bet.

我敢打賭。

So what do you study?

那你學什麼？

My major is English, but I also study American History.

我的專業是英語，但也學習美國曆史。

That's great!

好極了

Are you enjoying the classes?

您喜歡這些課程嗎？

Yes, I enjoy most of them.

是的，我喜歡其中的大部分。

Have you had time to make many friends yet?

你有時間結交很多朋友嗎？

Yes, a lot actually.

是的，其實很多。

That's the best thing.

這才是最棒的。

There are so many clubs you can join to meet people.

您可以參加許多俱樂部來結識朋友。

So far, I joined the women's soccer team, the debate team, and the theater club.

到目前為止，我加入了女子足球隊、辯論隊和戲劇社。

Wow, that's a lot!

哇，真多！

Don't get exhausted!

不要筋疲力盡！

I won't.

我不會的

Don't worry about me.

別擔心我

Where do you live now that you're in college?

你現在住在哪裡？

I live in the dormitory.

我住在宿舍裡。

It's quite close to the campus.

這裡離校園很近。

It's about a five-minute walk, so it's very convenient.

步行大約五分鐘，非常方便。

Do you like living there?

你喜歡住在那裡嗎？

Not really, because there are so many of us packed into such a small space that you do not get a sense of privacy at all.

其實不然，因為我們這麼多人擠在這麼小的空間裡，根本沒有隱私感。

I share a room with three other girls, and there is always someone near you.

我和其他三個女孩同住一個房間，總有人在你附近。

You are never alone.

你永遠不會孤單。

If you grow up with your own room, it's very difficult to move into the dorms and to have to share a small room.

如果你從小就有自己的房間，那麼搬進宿舍後就很難再和別人共用一個小房間了。

It's hard not to have your personal private space anymore.

很難再擁有自己的私人空間了。

Yeah, I can imagine.

是的，我能想象。

Can you ever study?

你能學習嗎？

Yes, I actually go to the library study room to read and do my assignments.

是的，我真的去圖書館自習室看書和做作業。

Do you study a lot?

你經常學習嗎？

I do, especially before tests.

我是這樣做的，尤其是在考試之前。

How many hours?

多少小時？

It depends on the class.

這取決於班級。

If it's difficult, I study about six hours a day.

如果有困難，我每天學習大約六個小時。

What about food?

食物呢？

What do you eat for food?

你吃什麼食物？

Do you have a kitchen?

你有廚房嗎？

Do you cook?

你會做飯嗎？

Are you kidding?

你在開玩笑嗎？

No, we have a cafeteria.

不，我們有自助餐廳。

The food is pretty good and cheap.

食物相當不錯，而且便宜。

How about your laundry?

你的洗衣房怎麼樣？

How do you wash your clothes?

您是如何洗衣服的？

We have laundry machines every other floor in the dorm building.

我們宿舍樓每隔一層都有洗衣機。

And what do you do for fun?

你有什麼娛樂活動？

Sometimes we'll literally relax in someone's room and just talk.

有時，我們會在別人的房間裡放鬆一下，聊聊天。

Other times we take the subway downtown and visit museums or go to restaurants when we have money.

其他時候，只要有錢，我們就會坐地鐵去市中心參觀博物館或去餐館吃飯。

Or we go to the movie theater or to the park.

或者我們去電影院或公園。

Do you party a lot?

你經常參加派對嗎？

No, I'm not a huge fan of parties.

不，我不太喜歡派對。

I rarely go to parties.

我很少參加聚會。

For the simple fact that most of the parties I attended,

因為一個簡單的事實是，我參加的大多數聚會

I realized it was better off not going.

我意識到還是不去的好。

Hello?

喂？

Hi, Grace. This is Nora.

嗨 格蕾絲這是諾拉

Have you completed the class project?

您完成課堂項目了嗎？

Yeah, I finished it yesterday.

是的，我昨天看完了。

How about you?

你呢？

No, not yet.

不，還沒有。

I'm having a hard time with the conclusion of my report.

我對報告的結論感到很為難。

Do you need any help?

需要幫助嗎？

Maybe just a little.

也許只是一點點。

Do you have time tonight?

今晚有時間嗎？

No, I'm sorry.

不，對不起。

Tonight we are having guests over for dinner, so it's not possible.

今晚我們有客人來吃飯，所以不可能。

Okay, no problem.

好的，沒問題。

How about tomorrow night? Is that okay?

明晚怎麼樣？可以嗎？

Yes, sure. It's perfect.

是的，當然。太完美了

Can you come to my place?

你能來我家嗎？

Or would you rather have me come over to your house?

還是讓我去你家？

I prefer to come to your house.

我更喜歡去你家。

My brother is expecting company tomorrow, and they'll surely be noisy.

我哥哥明天會有客人來，他們肯定會很吵。

Hooray!

萬歲

Oh, man!

天啊

Okay, then let's meet at my house.

好吧，那就在我家見吧

Sounds good.

聽起來不錯。

What time should I come over?

我應該什麼時候過來？

How about 5 p.m.?

下午 5 點怎麼樣？

I can make some delicious pancakes.

我可以做一些美味的煎餅。

Sounds great.

聽起來不錯。

I love pancakes.

我愛煎餅。

I will be there tomorrow at 5 p.m.

我明天下午 5 點到。

Wonderful.

太棒了

See you tomorrow night.

明晚見

Hey, Kathy.

嘿，凱西

Why do you look so down?

你為什麼這麼沮喪？

Oh, hi, Laura.

哦，嗨，勞拉。

I just got my report card.

我剛拿到成績單。

Is it that bad?

有那麼糟糕嗎？

I was hoping to get a good grade in math class, but I didn't.

我本想在數學課上取得好成績，但我沒有。

That's a hard class.

這門課很難。

I know.

我知道

I did well in all of my other classes, but that one...

我的其他課程都很好，但這門課...

You should think about the good grades you received.

你應該想想你獲得的好成績。

Don't worry about one class.

不要擔心一個班。

I know, but I worked very hard, so I had been hoping to get a good grade.

我知道，但我非常努力，所以我一直希望能得到一個好成績。

This is discouraging to me.

這讓我感到沮喪。

I always struggle with math despite putting in tons of effort to understand the concepts and time to practice.

儘管我花了很多精力去理解概念，也花了很多時間去練習，但我在數學上總是很吃力。

You can't excel in all classes.

你不可能在所有課程中都出類拔萃。

You're extremely talented in something else, like English, biology, drama.

你在其他方面極有天賦，比如英語、生物、戲劇。

Yeah, you make a point.

是啊，你說得有道理。

Thanks for your encouragement.

感謝您的鼓勵。

Maybe I'll hire a private math tutor to increase my math grades.

也許我會請一個私人數學家教來提高我的數學成績。

How did you do?

你做得怎麼樣？

I did well.

我做得很好。

I was most worried about science.

我最擔心的是科學。

How did you do in your science class?

你在科學課上表現如何？

Better than I expected, but not a perfect grade.

比我預期的要好，但不是滿分。

How about math?

數學怎麼樣？

I did okay.

我做得還不錯。

What does okay mean?

沒問題是什麼意思？

I got a B+.

我得了 B+。

I'm happy for you, but I'm sad for myself again.

我為你感到高興，但我又為自己感到難過。

Your essay's good, but I think it would be better if you cut out this paragraph here.

你的文章寫得很好，但我覺得你最好刪掉這一段。

Also, it'd be a good idea to add a paragraph summing up your main point at the end.

另外，最好在結尾處加上一段話，總結你的主要觀點。

This paragraph here is a bit strong.

這段話有點強詞奪理。

Why not tone it down a bit?

為什麼不放輕鬆一點呢？

And your point about pollution appears in several places.

你關於汙染的觀點在很多地方都出現過。

Why not deal with it in just one paragraph?

為什麼不只用一個段落來闡述呢？

And you only touch on the issue of climate change.

你只提到了氣候變化問題。

Surely that deserves a bit more space.

當然，這需要更多的篇幅。

In fact, I really think you should try to set the whole thing out better.

事實上，我真的覺得你應該試著把整件事安排得更好。

Why don't you just write it then, Dad?

那你為什麼不寫呢，爸爸？

Hey, Danielle.

嘿 丹妮爾

How did your American Literature test go yesterday?

昨天的美國文學考試怎麼樣？

It was awful.

太可怕了

I totally flunked it.

我完全不及格。

The questions about Betty Smith were very difficult.

關於貝蒂-史密斯的問題非常棘手。

Really? I loved all her books.

真的嗎？我喜歡她所有的書。

Did you study for the test?

你複習考試了嗎？

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to study for it.

遺憾的是，我沒有時間學習。

Did you take notes during class?

你在課堂上做筆記了嗎？

No, I didn't take any notes because the professor talked too fast.

不，我沒有做筆記，因為教授講得太快了。

I couldn't keep up with him.

我跟不上他。

And you missed a lot of classes, right?

你錯過了很多課，對嗎？

That's because the class started too early in the morning and I just couldn't make it.

那是因為上課時間太早，我趕不上。

Did you read the books and did you do the assignments?

你讀過書嗎？你完成作業了嗎？

No.

不

No wonder you flunked the test.

難怪你考試不及格。

Oh, stop putting me on the spot.

哦，別讓我為難了。

What about you? How did you do on the test?

你呢？考試成績如何？

I did pretty well because I studied hard for the test.

我考得不錯，因為我認真複習了。

I went to every class, took notes, did the assignments, and read the books.

我每節課都去聽，做筆記，做作業，看書。

Well, good for you.

嗯，對你有好處。

You better hit the books if you want to pass this course.

如果你想通過這門課程，最好多看書。

I can help you if you want to.

如果你願意，我可以幫你。

Really? That's very nice of you.

真的嗎？你真好

Have you seen the new student?

你看到新來的學生了嗎？

Yes, he's in my science class.

是的，他在我的科學課上。

He's really good looking.

他真的很帥

Oh, then you must be happy to study with him.

哦，那你一定很樂意和他一起學習。

I envy you.

我真羨慕你

Frankly, I don't want to be his partner for any of the experiments.

坦率地說，我不想成為他任何實驗的搭檔。

I didn't know you were so shy.

我不知道你這麼害羞。

It's not that.

不是這樣的。

People who are good looking usually aren't very smart.

長得好看的人通常都不太聰明。

And I'm sure that applies to him too.

我相信這也適用於他。

But he has no interest in schoolwork.

但他對學業毫無興趣。

He seems to be the kind of guy who is obsessed with his looks and takes a lot of selfies.

他似乎是那種對自己的外貌很著迷的人，經常自拍。

That's ridiculous.

這太荒謬了。

How come you can tell about a person just by appearance?

為什麼僅憑外表就能判斷一個人的好壞？

Don't you know you should never judge a book by its cover?

難道你不知道不能以貌取人嗎？

From my experience, it's mostly true.

根據我的經驗，大部分情況下都是如此。

Well, I heard he was a class president at his last school.

我聽說他在上一所學校當過班長

What?

什麼？

Hey, Larry.

嘿，拉里

Did you hear what happened in my science class today?

你聽說今天我的科學課上發生了什麼嗎？

No. What happened, Mike?

不，怎麼了，邁克？

Someone got caught cheating on the test.

有人考試作弊被抓了

Let me guess.

讓我猜猜

It was David again?

又是戴維？

Exactly.

沒錯。

He really has the guts.

他真的很有膽量。

That was already the third time he did it.

這已經是他第三次這樣做了。

He really can't learn his lesson, can he?

他真的不能吸取教訓，不是嗎？

That's right. He is totally irresponsible.

沒錯。他完全不負責任。

How did he cheat this time?

他這次是怎麼作弊的？

He wrote some things on his hand and Mrs. Miller saw it.

他在手上寫了一些東西，米勒太太看到了。

What did she do when she saw him?

她看到他後做了什麼？

She sent him to the principal's office.

她把他送到了校長辦公室。

David's parents were called to school immediately.

David 的父母立即被叫到學校。

They were really angry with him.

他們真的很生他的氣。

I wouldn't want to be in David's school.

我可不想去大衛的學校。

I wouldn't want to be in David's shoes right now.

我現在可不想站在戴維的立場上。

He had it coming.

這是他自找的。

Do you think they're going to suspend him from school?

你認為他們會讓他停學嗎？

They might, since this is the third time he did it.

也許吧，因為這已經是他第三次這麼做了。

I feel bad for his parents.

我為他的父母感到難過。

How nice of you to grace us with your presence.

您能賞光光臨，我們真是太高興了。

Sorry, Professor. Traffic was bad.

對不起，教授。路上堵車

Then I suggest you consider leaving home a little earlier in future.

那我建議你考慮以後早一點出門。

My class starts at 10.30.

我的課 10:30 開始。

I expect that yours should, too.

我希望你也能這樣做。

Sorry. It won't happen again.

對不起不會再發生了。

I should hope not.

我希望不會。

As I was saying, class, I have graded last week's assignments.

正如我所說的，同學們，我已經批改了上週的作業。

Before I hand them out, let me say that some of you have done remarkably well, while others have performed almost unacceptably poorly.

在頒獎之前，我想說，你們中有些人的表現非常出色，而有些人的表現則差得幾乎令人無法接受。

I'd like to remind you that these assignments count towards your final grade for the semester.

我想提醒你們，這些作業將計入你們本學期的期末成績。

You will do well to keep this in mind before next week's assignment.

下週作業前，你們最好牢記這一點。

Here is your assignment, Anthony.

這是你的任務，安東尼

Please see me once the class is dismissed.

下課後請找我。

Have a seat.

請坐

Is everything all right?

一切都還好嗎？

Yes. Why?

是的，為什麼？為什麼？

You were among the top five students in my class.

你是我班上前五名的學生。

Since then, your grades have been dropping steadily and you regularly miss my classes.

從那以後，你的成績不斷下降，還經常曠我的課。

Forgive my intrusion, but I always take a personal interest in very good students that show great promise.

請原諒我的冒昧，但我總是對那些表現出巨大潛力的優秀學生抱有濃厚的個人興趣。

What caused this sudden change in performance?

是什麼導致了性能的突然變化？

Are you going through anything at home, perhaps, that you'd like to speak about?

你家裡有什麼事想說嗎？

Everything's fine at home, Professor.

家裡一切都好 教授

Are there any reasons at all contributing to the sharp downturn in your grades?

是否有任何原因導致你們的成績急劇下降？

Traveling isn't easy.

旅行並不容易。

I have to take two buses a day to get to campus and back.

我每天要坐兩趟公車往返校園。

It's very tiring.

這很累人。

I sympathize with you. I really do.

我很同情你。我真的很同情你。

Still, there are other students who come from longer distances and attend all my classes.

不過，還有一些學生從更遠的地方趕來，聽我的所有課程。

If they can make this effort,

如果他們能做出這種努力、

I'm sure you can too.

我相信你也能做到。

I promise to study harder from now on and attend all your classes.

我保證以後會更加努力學習，上好您的每一堂課。

I see a lot of potential in you.

我在你身上看到了巨大的潛力。

I still consider you to be one of my best students.

我仍然認為你是我最好的學生之一。

Don't make me regret my opinion.

別讓我為自己的觀點後悔。

Thank you.

謝謝。