英语口语大赢家Topic253:高考 College Entrance Exam

阿美接到了北京大学的录取通知书，但是古奇却没有任何消息。虽然考试没有考好，但古奇却十分高兴，这到底是为什么呢？

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May: I have received the admission letter from Peking University!

Gucci: Congratulations!

May: How about you? Have you got any news from any university?

Gucci: No. I have been waiting for three months, there is just no letter coming.

May: The season of university enrollment¹ hasn't ended. Maybe you will receive their admission letter soon.

Gucci: I must have done terribly in my College Entrance Exams in English and math. I think they have rejected my application.

May: Come on, don't loose heart. Ask for the telephone number of the school and give them a call.

Gucci: I have called them. But they said they didn't have my information about their computer.

May: What does that mean?

Gucci: It means my score is under their requirement and my application was automatically eliminated from the system.

May: I am so sorry, Gucci.

Gucci: Don't worry about me, May. I am just so proud of you. You've got admitted by Peking University!

May: What are you going to do next?

Gucci: I am going to apply for some vocational schools. I like fashion design and I want to study it.

May: Don't be sad, Gucci, you still the chance to go to a university in the future.

Gucci: Thank you, May, but I am not sad. On the contrary, I am quite happy. Finally, I can study something I really like!

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阿美: 我已经收到北大的录取通知书了。

古奇: 恭喜呀！

阿美: 你怎么样？有大学来通知吗？

古奇: 没有，我已经等了有三个月了，没有一封信来。

阿美: 大学录取的时间还没有结束呢。也许很快你就能收到通知。

古奇: 高考时，我的数学和英语没有考好。我想他们已经拒绝我的申请了。

阿美: 别灰心呀。问问学校的电话号码，给他们打个电话。

古奇: 我给他们打过电话，但是他们说电脑里没有我的信息。

阿美: 那是什么意思？

古奇: 那就是说我的分数没有达到他们的要求，我的志愿表被系统自动删除了。

阿美: 我真为你感到难过，古奇。

古奇: 别为我担心，阿美。我为你自豪。你被北京大学录取了。

阿美: 那你接下来怎么办？

古奇: 我想申请一些职业学校。我喜欢服装设计，我想学这个。

阿美: 别伤心，古奇。你将来还是有机会上大学的。

古奇: 谢谢你，阿美。但是我不伤心，相反，我很高兴。我终于可以学自己喜欢的东西了。

经典背诵 Recitation
May：Today I'm very happy, because I received an admission letter from Peking University! That's the thing I've dreamed of for a long time. However, Gucci failed her exams, because she received no letter from the university. To everyone's surprise, she isn't sad at all. She is going to a vocational school that she likes.

生词小结
enrollment n. 招生

reject vt. 拒绝

eliminate vt. 消除

on the contrary 相反

词汇扩展 Vocabulary Builder
关于课程名词的词汇

基础词汇

biology 生物

chemistry 化学

foreign language 外语

history 历史

mathematics 数学

music 音乐

physics 物理

politics 政治

提高词汇

algebra² 代数

calculus³ 微积分

French 法语

geography 地理

geometry 几何

German 德语

physical education 体育

psychology⁴ 心理学

家庭总动员 Do it together
两人一组，一方随机大声读出上面词汇的英文和中文，另一方用该词汇填入下面的句子，大声朗读出来：

I must have done terribly in my college entrance exam in ( ).

[例] 家长读 mathematics 数学

孩子读 I must have done terribly in my college entrance exam in mathematics.

高考时，我的数学没有考好。

1 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

2 algebra   

n.代数学

参考例句：

• He was not good at algebra in middle school.他中学时不擅长代数。
• The boy can't figure out the algebra problems.这个男孩做不出这道代数题。

3 calculus   

n.微积分；结石

参考例句：

• This is a problem where calculus won't help at all.对于这一题，微积分一点也用不上。
• After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.学了微积分之后，你们就能够解这些数学题了。

4 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。