随心所欲说英语 学校生活28-4（mp3）

unit 112

dialogue 
英语情景对话

Boy:How many credits are you taking this semester?
你这学期要修几个学分？

Girl:I have to have at least eighteen to keep my scholarships and grant. But so far, I only have fifteen.
我至少要修18个学分才能有资格拿奖学金。不过现在，我只有15个学分。

Boy:What's the matter, are the classes you want full?
怎么回事，你想修的课都满了吗？

Girl:Yes. And now I'm down to either taking a class I'm not going to need or considering a double major.
是的，现在我只好委屈修没用的课，或者考虑双主修。

Boy:If you were to take on a double major, what would be your first choice?
如果你打算修双主修，你最想修什么？

Girl:I think with International Business a language would be appropriate.
我想以国际贸易来说，学一门语言应该很适合。

Boy:Have you even thought that far ahead? I mean what country would you like to do business with?
你已经想到那么远了？我是指你打算和哪个国家做生意？

Girl:As a matter of fact, I would like to work in South America. So some Latin language like Spanish or Portuguese would work.
事实上，我想在南美工作，因此像是西班牙语或葡萄牙语这些拉丁语应该会有帮助。

credit n. 学分
full adj. 额满的
scholarship n. 奖学金
a double major 双主修
grant v. 允许
take on 承担（工作）
so far 到目前为止
appropriate adj. 适合的
what's the matter 怎么回事
ahead adv. 在前面