生活英语情景口语:我要上大学!

Brooklyn:did you go to university?
Justin: yes, I graguated with a BA in English from Qingdao Uinversity.
B: when did you graduate?
J: just a few years ago. What about you?
B: I just graduated from high school.
J: are you planning on going to university?
B: I'd like to get a BA, but I don't know where I should go.
J: have you applied¹ anywhere yet?
B: yes, I've applied to four universities and have been accepted into all of them.
J: congratulations! Which one is the cheapest?
B: the tuition² is the same for all of them.
J: which one has the most interesting course?
B: I think the course at Leeds University is interesting, but I think the one at Manchester University would be more practical.
J: where would you like to be located?
B: I'd really like to be in London, but it's the most expensive city in England to live in, so I don't know if I can afford to live there.
J: have you applied for grants⁴ or financial aid of some sort?
B: not yet.
J: I think you should do that soon. It will help you make a decision about the school you go to.
B: that's a good idea.
J: good luck!
你上过大学吗?
是的,我是青岛大学英语专业的学士.
你是什么时候毕业的呢?
毕业好几年了.你呢?
我刚刚才高中毕业.
你打算上大学吗?
我是想读个文学学士学位,不过我不知道应该上哪所学校.
你现在申请什么学校了吗?
申请了,我申请了四所学校,他们都给我发录取通知书了.
恭喜你啊!哪一所大学的学费最便宜呢?
学费都一样.
那么哪一所大学课程最有意思?
我觉得利兹大学的课程最有意思,但是曼彻斯特大学的可能会更实用些.
你觉得哪所学校的地理位置最好?
我真是很喜欢待在伦敦,可是这是英格兰生活开销最高的城市,我不知道自己是不是能住的起.
你有没有申请助学金或者经济补助之类的?
还没.
我觉得你应该马上去申请.这样有助于你决定究竟要去哪所学校.
这主意不错.
祝你好运!
Apply: to make a formal request, usually in writing, for sth such as a job, a place , at college, university, etc. (通常以书面形式)申请,请求 ~ (to sb/sth) (for sth)
to apply for a job/passport/grant³
申请工作／护照／拨款
to apply to a company/university
向公司／大学申请
You should apply in person/by letter.
你应该当面／写信申请.
He has applied to join the army.
他已报名参军

Tuition: the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college or university (尤指大专院校的)学费

Locate: to put or build sth in a particular place 把…安置在(或建造于)
They located their headquarters⁵ in Swindon.
他们把总部设在了斯温登.

Grant: a sum of money that is given by the government or by another organization to be used for a particular purpose (政府、机构的)拨款
student grants(= to pay for their education)
学生助学金
He has been awarded a research grant.
他得到一笔研究经费.
 

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 tuition   

n.（某一学科的）教学，讲授，指导，学费

参考例句：

• Students can apply for individual tuition.学生可以申请个别指导。
• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？

3 grant   

vt.同意给予，授予，承认；n.拨款；补助款

参考例句：

• If you grant my request, you will earn my thanks.如果你答应我的要求，就会得到我的感谢。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 grants   

n.（来自私人或公共授予机构的）基金( grant的名词复数 )；补助金；授给物（如财产、授地、专有权、补助、拨款等）v.（退一步）承认( grant的第三人称单数 )；（尤指正式地或法律上）同意；准许；让渡

参考例句：

• Higher education grants are a carrot with which to entice students. 高等教育的助学金是吸引学生的诱惑物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Grants for the arts are not too thick on the ground these years. 这几年提供给艺术的补助金并不很多。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 headquarters   

n.司令部，指挥部；总部，总店

参考例句：

• Several great guns from the headquarters are coming to see us today.总部的几个大人物今天要来看我们。
• The bank has its headquarters in Pairs.这家银行的总行在巴黎。