英文原版对话1000个:989 Grad Plans

George: Hey, hey, hey!

Crystal¹: Hey, hey, hey! How's it going?

George: Bad!

Crystal: Why? What's up?

George: I'm a little low on cash these days?

Crystal: Really? What about getting a new job?

George: Well, Where? What's open?

Crystal: Well, I don't know. You're graduating soon, right?

George: Well, there's still a good half-year before that?

Crystal: Yeah, well, yeah, those half-years, you should spend it wisely. This is the best chance to get a job.

George: What do you mean?

Crystal: Well, I don't know, like, I think this is your last chance to get a job before you graduate. Or what do you plan on after graduating? Just hanging around? Playing games?

George: I don't know. I have no idea what to do after graduation. Do you have any plans?

Crystal: Well, for me ... well, since the economy² is going bad, like there is no opening at the moment, but I was thinking if I could be able to like find an internship³ in a different country or maybe I could keep doing my part-time job at the moment just until things start getting better. Well, I guess you still have nine months left.

George: Yeah. It's a little depressing⁴ though thinking about graduation. Being thrown out into the real world.

Crystal: All my friends who graduated, they're already regretting. They want to go back to school.

George: Oh, boy!

Crystal: Speaking of which, how about we go to grad school?

George: No!

Crystal: Why not?

George: Grad School!

Crystal: Why not?

George: I don't know if I could deal with another four years of school.

Crystal: It's not four years. It's only two years, and plus, like, I mean, if you're gonna regret so much like getting a job, like, and plus the economy is really bad for a job right now, I think it's best to lay low and just, you know maybe study a little bit more till the economy gets better and then get a job then.

George: Well, if I could get some sort of full scholarship⁵, perhaps I would be more inclined⁶ to do it, but ...

Crystal: Yeah, yeah. It's not bad.

George: I don't think I could get a scholarship with my horrible⁷ G.P.A.?

Crystal: Same here!

George: Hmm! Grad school!
 

1 crystal   

n.水晶，水晶饰品，结晶体；最好的玻璃器皿

参考例句：

• It used to be a crystal stream.那曾是条清澈见底的小溪。
• Those fine wine glasses are made of crystal.那些漂亮的酒杯是用水晶做的。

2 economy   

n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体

参考例句：

• We must do our best to develop the national economy.我们必须努力发展国民经济。
• The country's economy is not very healthy.国家的经济不很景气。

3 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

4 depressing   

a.令人沮丧的；令人忧愁的

参考例句：

• Laundromat is really depressing. 自助洗衣店真闷。
• The retrospect was depressing. 回想起来令人沮丧。

5 scholarship   

n.学问，学术成就，奖学金

参考例句：

• The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding.得奖学金的女孩是相当杰出的。
• I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.我决定申请奖学金。

6 inclined   

a.有…倾向的

参考例句：

• She was inclined to trust him. 她愿意相信他。
• He inclined towards the speaker to hear more clearly. 他把身体倾向发言人，以便听得更清楚些。

7 horrible   

adj.可怕的，极可憎的，极可厌的

参考例句：

• This is a horrible monster.这是一个可怕的怪物。
• That is a horrible accident.那是一次可怕的事故。