听对话练听力 24

 

GOING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL

laurance--How's school going?

soony--Just fine.I finally got the grant to go to

graduate school.

laurance--Great!Are you starting your doctorate¹?

soony--That's right.I'm going to do it in biochemistry.

laurance--Sounds like an interesting field.

soony--It is to me.

laurance--You've got a degree in nuclear physics,haven't

you!

soony--Just a Master's degree.Actually,biochemistry is

a lot of better field for me.I've always

preferred chemistry to physics.

laurance--What do you plan to do after you finish?

soony--I haven't decided² yet,but probably medical

research.

laurance--Well,you've got some years of hard study

ahead of you.

soony--I know it.

1 doctorate   

n.(大学授予的)博士学位

参考例句：

• He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.他的学分不够取得博士学位。
• Where did she do her doctorate?她在哪里攻读博士？

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。