耶鲁大学校园英语情景对话29：申请耶鲁的准备工作（mp3+中英）

C: Hi, John! Long time no see. I heard you are studying at Yale, how is everything there?

C:约翰，你好！好久不见了啊！我听说你现在正在耶鲁读书，感觉怎么样啊？

J： Hello, Catherine. Everything is fine. Thank you. By the way, I met Tom yesterday and he said you are planning to apply to Yale. Anything I can help?

J：你好，凯瑟琳。我_切都挺好的，多谢挂念。我昨天碰到汤姆了，他说你正想申 请来耶鲁读大学，有什么我能帮忙的吗？

C: Yeah, I’m interested in economics and would like to further my study at Yale. You know I’m really fascinated by its education system: for one tning is the emphasis on undergraduate teaching, with so many distinguished knowledgeable professors giving lectures to undergraduate students; then is the vitality of student life. Both academic and extracurricular and the research opportunities are available at Yale University. However, I am a bit confused by the complicated application procedures.

C:是啊，我正打算申请去耶鲁留学呢！我对经济学很感兴趣，也非常想去耶鲁上学。 你知道的，我对耶鲁早就有所耳闻。我很欣赏耶鲁的教育体系:首先，她非常强 调本科教学，有那么多学识渊博的知名叙授为本科生授课；其次，那儿的学习以 及课外生活相当丰富多彩，她还为学生提供许多的科研机会。但是我有点搞不清 那复杂的申请程序。

J: You really shock me. You have already known so much about Yale. It doesn’t matter that you do not know the detailed application procedures. I will explain to you one by one. To be accepted to study at Yale, first of all, interested applicants must apply directly to the school, college, or program where the degree will be awarded.

J：我真被你吓到了，你竟然已经了解了这么多有关耶鲁的消息。如果你不清楚具体 的申请程序，不要紧啊，我可以一点一点地解释给你听。要想来耶鲁读书，首先， 对耶鲁感兴趣的申请者必须直接向学位授予单位——研究生学院、本科生学院或 是项目作出申请。

C: OK. I see. Then what should I prepare for the application?

C:好的，我知道了。那我该准备些什么材料呢？

J: The following material is needed for your application. First of all，you should have a secondary school report which consists of a transcript and school counselor recommendation. The transcript is a record of grades achieved over the past three years of schooling. Predicted grades (if applicable) should be included. If you do not have a counselor, the form and recommendation can be filled in by a tutor/house master/ principal/academic advisor or another comparable school official.

J:你需要准备好下面这些材料。首先，要准备_份所毕业高中开具的公证，里面要 包含_份成绩报告单以及一份辅导员介绍信。成绩报告单上应该包含你高中三年 的各科成绩，如果可能的话，还应该包含你的预测成绩。要是没有辅导员，介绍 信也可以由你的家庭教师、舍监、校长、学术顾问或是其他与此相当的学校领导 中的一位来代写。

C: OK. I'm very lucky that my high school performance was good. My GPA was about 95 and I ranked the second among about 2300 students. So I think I’m the right candidate.

C:好的。我觉得自己非常幸运，高中时的总体表现还不错。我的学科平均成绩在95分左右，在2300多名学生中排名第二。我觉得自己会是合适的人选的。

J: You are really good enough on this respect. Next come the teacher recommendations. Two teacher recommendations are required. Both should be written by recent teachers in academic subjects. You must provide the school with an official English translation of any letters or transcripts not written in English, in addition to the original 6 documents.

J:我觉得你已经相当合格了。申请所需的第二项材料是教师推荐信。一共需要两位 老师的推荐信,而且他们必须是最近给你带过课的老师。此外,除了递交原件以外， 所有的申请材料都要求提供一份正式的英文翻译件。

C: No problem. I will ask my headteacher who knows me quite well and my math teacher to write the recommendations. Is this OK?

C:没问题。我会请非常了解我的班主任老师和数学老师为我写推荐信，这样可以吗？

J: Yes. And the last requirement for Chinese students is your grades for SAT Reasoning Test (SAT I) and any combination of two Subject Tests plus tests of your English ability: TOEFL⑦ or IELTS grades. You needn’t worry about the SAT; it is a piece of cake for us Chinese applicants. However, you should pay more attention to the test of the English language. We students at Yale must be able to understand rapid, idiomatic English and to express ourselves easily in both spoken and written English. As part of the assessment of a candidate’s competence in English, Yale strongly recommends TOEFL for any applicant whose first language is not English and who has not received at least two years of his or her secondary education in an English-medium curriculum. For TOEFL, a minimum score of 100 is required on the Web-based TOEFL. For IELTS a minimum score of 7 is required.

J：可以。我们中国学生申请耶鲁的最后一项要求是SAT I、其他两门自选科目的成 绩以及有关英语语言水平测试的成绩托福或稚思都可以。身为一名中国学生，你 不必担心SAT成绩，它对我们来说是小菜_碟。但是你_定要在语言考试上多花 点心思，因为耶鲁学生必须具备理解快速的、地道的英语的能力，并且不管是在 □语还是书面语中都要能够流利地表达自己的思想。作为衡量申请者英语能力的 手段，耶鲁强烈推荐那些母语不是英语的以及中学阶段学习英语不到两年的申请 者参加托福考试。耶鲁对托福成绩的要求是机考最低100分，对雅思成绩的最低 要求是7分。

C: English is my all-time favorite. I’m now busy preparing for TOEFL and there is only two weeks left for the test. I hope I would have a good result and realize my dream at Yale. Thank you very much for you time and patience.

C:英语一直是我的最爱。我现在正忙着准备托福呢，因为还有不到两周就要考试了。 我希望能取得个好成绩来圆我的耶鲁梦。最后非常感谢你抽出宝贵时间来耐心为 我讲解。

J: My pleasure. Hope we will meet at Yale. Good Luck!

J：不客气。希望能在耶鲁与你相会。祝你好运！

C: Thank you. See you at Yale. Bye.

C:谢谢。那就耶鲁见！再见。

J： Bye-bye!

J：再见。