情景会话口袋书人际篇76:毕业(2)

 　　9. Look, the president of the college is going to make the opening speech now.

　　瞧，校长要致开幕词了。

　　还能这样说：

　　The president of the college is delivering the opening address at graduation exercises.

　　The president of the college is about to deliver the opening statement.

　　谚语：

　　It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.

　　创业容易守业难。

　　10. I feel an upsurge of emotion, all sorts of feelings welling up in my heart now.

　　此刻我感到心潮澎湃，百感交集。

　　还能这样说：

　　At present, I felt my heart is rising and falling and I have mixed feelings.

　　At the moment, it thrills me and fills my heart with myriads¹ of thoughts.

　　应用解析：

　　That's your sort! 那样做挺好；那就是你的想法！

　　11. I graduated from Cambridge University.

　　我毕业于剑桥大学。

　　还能这样说：

　　I finished school in Cambridge University.

　　I am the graduate of Cambridge University.

　　12. She graduated with honors³.

　　她以优异的成绩毕业。

　　还能这样说：

　　She finished school with excellent achievements.

　　She came down with great grades.

　　谚语：

　　Glory, honor², wealth, and rank, such things are nothing but shadows.

　　荣耀、荣誉、财富和地位这些东西如浮云。

　　13. When does she finish her college course?

　　她什么时候大学毕业？

　　还能这样说：

　　When will she graduate from university?

　　When will she come down from college?

　　应用解析：

　　by course of 按照……的常例；

　　a matter of course 理所当然的事，自然地；

　　in the course of 在……期间

　　14. Helen is fresh from Cambridge University.

　　海伦刚刚从剑桥大学毕业。

　　还能这样说：

　　Helen has just come down from Cambridge University.

　　Helen graduated from Cambridge University just now.

　　应用解析：

　　fresh as a daisy 生动活泼的，有吸引力的；

　　fresh out of 刚卖完……刚用完……

　　15. She will graduate next spring.

　　她明年春天毕业。

　　还能这样说：

　　She will finish school in the coming spring.

　　She will finish her college course in the spring of next year.

　　应用解析：

　　make a spring at sth. 向某物扑去；

　　a hot spring 温泉；

　　the springs of one's conduct行为的动机；

　　spring over 跳过

　　16. Congratulations on your being graduated from colleges.

　　恭喜你大学毕业。

　　还能这样说：

　　Congratulations on your getting the bachelor degree.

　　Sincere⁴ congratulations on our graduation.

　　17. He will engage in trade when he leaves school.

　　他毕业后将去经商。

　　还能这样说：

　　He plans to do business after graduation.

　　He will be in business as soon as he finishes school.

　　应用解析：

　　be engaged by 为……所吸引；

　　be engaged in 正做着，正忙着；

　　be engaged to 和……订婚

1 myriads   

n.无数，极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each galaxy contains myriads of stars. 每一星系都有无数的恒星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sky was set with myriads of stars. 无数星星点缀着夜空。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

3 honors   

n.礼仪；荣典；礼节； 大学荣誉学位；大学优等成绩；尊敬( honor的名词复数 )；敬意；荣誉；光荣

参考例句：

• He aims at honors. 他力求名誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We did the last honors to his remains. 我们向他的遗体告别。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 sincere   

adj.真诚的，诚挚的，诚恳的

参考例句：

• He is sincere and easy to get along with.他为人诚恳，很好相处。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。