英文原版对话1000个: 1231 Global Student

 　　Peter: So, Jana, you told me that you'd been a student in three different countries and now you're teaching¹ in Japan which is yet another different country. It sounds really interesting.

　　Jana: Yeah, that's right. Well, I did my undergraduate² degree in Prague, in the Czech Republic and as a part of that I did an exchange program in Madrid for one semester³ and after that I moved to Sydney in Australia and I did my master's there and now I teach in Japan. So, yeah, you're right.

　　Peter: Wow, that sounds really interesting. I'm curious about the student life in these different countries. Do you think there are big differences in these countries in terms of student life?

　　Jana: Well, I haven't been a student in Japan, but I can sort of compare from my experience. Yeah, I think it is quite different. In Prague, it was a very serious study environment sort of thing and a lot of my classmates were a bit older as well, so they were like really interested in the subject they were studying, and it's more like autonomous⁴ learning⁵. So everybody spends a lot of time in the library researching and reading and that sort of thing and the teachers were really good in their subjects, but they were great experts, but maybe they were not really good teachers.

　　Peter: Right.

　　Jana: So at that time I didn't really enjoy that environment. I felt it's too advanced for me. I would have preferred some, a bit more guidance⁶ maybe. But, yeah, Sydney was different too because there's so many international students, so it was a whole different experience, not just about study but meeting people from different countries. And I guess Japan and Spain might be a little bit similar in a way.

　　Peter: Really? How come?

　　Jana: I felt in Spain it was more teacher-fronted style of teaching so students taking notes and perhaps not participating so much and I guess it depends on the student, but maybe some of them were not that interested in the subject.

　　Peter: I see.

　　Jana: And it's a similar kind of feeling I get in Japan.

　　Peter: OK. How about studying in Sydney? Was that, in that way was it really different? Were people more active and participating students?

　　Jana: I guess it depends on the student. Some students were more active than others, but I suppose they were there by choice. You know, they wanted to experience studying in another country and expand their horizons⁷, so I think they were a bit more active.

　　Peter: You said about that people in Prague were really serious students. How about the students in Spain and in Sydney, Australia?

　　Jana: Right. Well in Spain I actually found it difficult to meet, to become friends with local students although you would think that, you might think that Spanish people are really friendly and open but actually it was quite difficult to get into the local life so I, most of my friends were other international students too to be honest. But I think they all had, you know, part-time jobs and their own activities outside of school that they were interested in.

1 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

2 undergraduate   

n.大学生，大学肆业生

参考例句：

• Mr. Stone spent his undergraduate days in Columbia University,majoring in economics.斯通先生在哥伦比亚大学度过了他四年的大学生活，主修经济学。
• During this time,they are called undergraduate students.在此期间，他们被称为大学本科生。

3 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。

4 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

6 guidance   

n.指导，领导

参考例句：

• Under his father's guidance,he learned how to swim.他在父亲的指导下学会了游泳。
• It is hoped you will give us guidance.请你多加指导。

7 horizons   

n.地平线( horizon的名词复数 )；范围；界限；眼界

参考例句：

• The course in philosophy opened up new horizons for the students. 哲学课使学生们打开了新的视野。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Her words widened his horizons. 她的一番话使他的心里开豁了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》