英语口语每天说088

 

　　88.School

　　1.What are you going to study?

　　2.What courses are you planning to take?

　　3.What did you specialize¹ in?

　　4.What field did you major in?

　　5.What subjects are you going to take at the university?

　　6.How do you spell the word?

　　7.Where's the stress in this word?

　　8.How did you do on your mid-term?

　　Dialogue One

　　A:At what age do children start school in your country?

　　B:At five.

　　A:Do boys and girls go to school together?

　　B:Yes,they do.

　　A:Do you think this is a good idea?

　　B:Yes,I do.

　　A:Do some children go on to university?

　　B:Yes,they do.

　　A:What examinations² do they take first?

　　B:"O" levels and "A" levels.

　　A:How long do you usually stay at university?

　　B:Three or four years.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:Excuse me.Where do I register³?

　　B:Oh,over there in Pacific Pavilion.

　　A:Is that the large,white building?

　　B:Yeah,that's it .

　　A:Thanks.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:Hi,Lisa!

　　B:Hi,Kate!

　　A:I'm looking for the registration⁴ .Do you know where the registration is?

　　B:Yes,it's right over there in Room 133 on the right.(Lisa enters Room 133)

　　A:Excuse me,is this registration?

　　C:Yes,I need some information for your registration card.

　　A:OK.

　　C:What's your full name?

　　A:Lisa Smith.

　　C:What's your school address?

　　A:820 University,Box 4348,Chicago,Illinois.

　　C:Your telephone number?

　　A:[phone].

　　C:Thank you.

　　我的学校

　　My school is not very big,but it is lovely and well-decorated.In summer, you can enjoy a lot of colorful flowers and different types of plants.It offers you a good environment to study.If you want to play,you can go to the sports fields to play basketball,football or badminton.The teaching⁵ building is in the east and we have classes there every day.The dining hall is in the west.At weekends,we can have some parties at the dining hall.The library is behind the teaching building.Everyday we go there to read materials or study.I love my school for the attractive scenes and the academic atmosphere.

　　School

　　1.I expect to take the linguistics⁶ course.

　　2.I have a course in literature this year.

　　3.I major in science.

　　4.I'm in economics⁷ major.

　　5.I'm going to attend the lectures given by Prof.Johnson.

　　6.I'm going to Harvant University to do post-graduate work in medicine.

　　7.I think it's time for exams to be reformed.

　　8.Exams used to be like a burden weighing heavily upon our mind.

　　Dialogue One

　　A:You're just left school,haven't you,Emily?

　　B:Yes,I finished last Friday.

　　A:You sound relieved⁸.

　　B:Well,yes.I don't mind admitting that I am.I enjoyed school,but I did object to having to go in every day once we've done all our exams.

　　A:Well,what are you going to do now?Have you made any plans?

　　B:Yes,I intend to go to university.That'll be in September.But it all depends on my A level results.

　　A:You mean getting into university actually depends on your passing your A level subjects?

　　B:Oh,yes.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:In my country,we go to school from 8 o'clock in the morning until five in the afternoon.

　　B:Five days a week ,too?

　　A:Actually,five and a half.On Saturday,we have classes only in the morning.

　　B:Gosh!

　　A:That's too much for us really.

　　B:Where are you going now?

　　A:I'm going to try to find out where the school is located.

　　B:When do you start school?

　　A:I'm going to register right now.

　　B:That's good.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:Ms.Green,are the schools more or less similar everywhere throughout the United States,or do they differ in various sections?

　　B:The system of public schools is fairly uniform everywhere throughout the United States.

　　A:Do most students in the United States attend private schools or public schools?

　　B:Most public schools in the United States are very good,and the majority of students attend the public schools.

　　A:Which students go to private schools,then?

　　B:Children needing special instruction;children whose parents can offord to send them to private schools;and children whose parents want them to receive a religious education.

　　A:But are the public schools good everywhere?

　　B:No,public schools can be very different.Even in the same city.

　　A:Dose it cost anything to attend the public schools?Are there any restrictions⁹ as to who may and may not attend?

　　B:The public schools in the United States are free to everyone and there is no cost to the student.In most states,even the textbooks are free.There are no restrictions as to color,race,or religion.Any student wishing to attend the public schools may do so.

　　股份制学校

　　Many people think of schools as buildings,teachers and students.Proprietary¹⁰ schools,however,think first of the students.They are interested most in satisfying their customers,the students.Proprietary schools are privately¹¹ owned vocational¹² schools.To remain in business they must give students what they want to learn at a fair price.The students themselves normally¹³ pay for the cost of the training.Thus,the school must offer the traning that is practical and that will help students get a paying job.Generally the training lasts from 6 months to one year.In the US proprietary schools number about 10,000 and that number is growing to meet increasing needs.

1 specialize   

v.专化，特化 ；(in)专攻；专门研究

参考例句：

• What did you specialize in?你的主修科目是什么？
• After his first degree he wishes to specialize.获得学士学位之后，他希望专攻某科。

2 examinations   

n.检查( examination的名词复数 )；考试；考查；试题

参考例句：

• He had been forced to incriminate himself in cross-examinations. 他在盘问中被迫受到牵连。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Examinations are hanging over her head—that's why she can't sleep at nights. 她大脑里想的都是考试，所以晚上无法入睡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 register   

n.登记簿，花名册，注册员；v.登记，注册

参考例句：

• Please list your name in the attendance register.请在点名册上登记你的名字。
• He was looking over a hotel register.他正在仔细检查旅馆住宿登记表。

4 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

5 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。

6 linguistics   

n.语言学

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。
• Linguistics is a scientific study of the property of language.语言学是指对语言的性质所作的系统研究。

7 economics   

n.经济学，经济情况

参考例句：

• He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学，该学科是很重要的。
• One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。

8 relieved   

a.如释重负的

参考例句：

• You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了，可以放心了。
• Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter. 你来了，省去我写长信的麻烦了。

9 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

10 proprietary   

n.所有权，所有的；独占的；业主

参考例句：

• We had to take action to protect the proprietary technology.我们必须采取措施保护专利技术。
• Proprietary right is the foundation of jus rerem.所有权是物权法之根基。

11 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

12 vocational   

adj.职业的，业务的

参考例句：

• They have set a regular time for vocational study.他们把业务学习时间固定下来。
• She was given some quick training at the vocational school.她在职业学校受过速成训练。

13 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。