048　Education

Words

Nursery school kindergarten elementary school primary school middle school junior high school

Senior high school college/university public private tuition semester trimester quarter class lesson

Subject term graduate graduation diploma degree classroom extracurricular lecture grant

Further education professor bachelor’s master’s doctorate

Phrases

Take an exam

Pass/fail an exam

Pursue further education

Beginner

A: Could you tell me your education background?

B: Sure. Where shall I begin?

A: Where did you go to university?

B: I went to the university of Ohio, in America.

A: What degree did you get?

B: I got a bachelor’s degree.

A: What was your major?

B: I majored in English and minored in Chinese.

A: What was you G.P.A?

B: I graduated with honors; I had a 3.9.

A: Do you plan to pursue further education?

B: Yes. I’d like to obtain a master’s degree in international relations.

A: When do you think you will do that?

B: After I have 3-4 years of work experience.

A: I see.

A: 能否介绍一下您的教育背景？

B: 可以。从那里开始呢？

A: 你在那里上的大学？

B: 我在美国俄亥俄州上的大学。

A: 你获得什么学位吗？

B: 我得到学士学位。

A: 你的主课是什么？

B: 我主修英语，其次是汉语。

A: 你的J.P.A.怎么样？

B: 我以优异的成绩毕业。我得了3.9分。

A: 你打算继续深造吗?

B: 是的。我希望获得国际关系专业的硕士学位。

A: 你认为你何时能达到这一步。

B: 我有了3—5年的工作经历之后。

A: 我明白了。

Intermediate

A: Hi, Melissa! How are you doing?

B: I’m so stressed! I don’t know where to go to school and what to major in!

A: Don’t worry. You have plenty of time to decide.

B: Actually, I don’t. if I want to get grants and scholarships to help me pay for tuition, then I need to apply by Monday.

A: Oh, I see. Well, let me see if I can help you. What’s your favorite subject?

B: I like English, math, art, and music.

A: OK. Which one do you like the most?

B; I guess I’d have to say English . I usually do pretty well in English classed, too.

A: Which subject do you get your highest grades in?

B: Actually, that would have to be math.

A: OK. Well, What kind of job do you want to get when you graduate?

B; I don’t know. All I know is that I want to make lots of money!

A: Alright. So, is it more important to you to make money or to enjoy your work?

B: In a perfect world, I would enjoy my work, not have to do much, and make lots of money!

A: OK. Stop dreaming. Since you sound a bit unsure, I’d suggest taking bout math and English classes your first semester to see which you enjoy more. You can always change your mind.

B: That’s a good idea. But what about deciding on where to go to college?

A: Why don’t we go take a tour of some of the universities around here this weekend?

B: That sounds like a great idea, but to be honest, I’ve already decided that I don’t want to go to school near home.

A: Oh? Why not?

B: I need to broaden my horizons. That’s what you always say, right?

A: Yes, maybe one time too many.

A: 嗨，麦丽萨。你好！

B: 我很烦恼。我不知道去那里上学，学什么专业。

A: 别担心。你有大量的时间做决定。

B: 其实我没有。如果我想获得助学金和奖学金，以帮助我支付学费，我必需在周一前提出申请。

A: 啊，我明白了。让我看看能否帮帮你。你最喜欢的课程是什么？

B: 我喜欢英语、数学、艺术和音乐。

A: 是吗，那一门你最喜欢？

B: 我想我要说是英语了。我通常在英语课堂上表现得相当不错。

A: 你在那一门课取得最高分？

B: 其实是数学。

A: 好的。那么，你毕业后想得到什么工作？

B: 我不知道。我所有的心事就是我要多赚钱。

A: 是吗。那么，赚钱或享受工作乐趣，那个对你更重要？

B: 在一个完美的世界，我将享受我的工作。不用做得很多，不必赚很多钱。

A: 好。别梦想了。既然你听起来有点不确定，我建议你第一学期数学和英语两门课都上，看看哪个你更喜欢。你可以随时改变你的想法。

B: 好主意。对于该去哪里上大学，又如何决定？

A: 本周末我们为什么不到周围几所大学参观一下？

B: 听起来不错。不过老实说，我已经决定，我不想去上我家附近的学校。

A: 哦，为什么？

B: 我需要开阔视野。那不是你一直说的吗？

A: 是的，也许一次太多。