大学英语对话-Not Accepted to a University(3)

A: You received a letter in the mail.
B: Give it here.
A: Who’s the letter from?
B: I think it’s my acceptance¹ letter from NYU.
A: I want to know what it says.
B: They didn’t accept me.
A: Are you serious?
B: It’s the truth.
A: Are you okay?
B: I really wanted to get into NYU.
A: I am really sorry to hear that.
B: It’s okay. I’m still waiting to hear from UCLA anyway.

 

1 acceptance   

n.接受，接收，验收，接纳；承认，认可

参考例句：

• The new laws gained widespread acceptance.新法令受到广泛赞同。
• It took years for Einstein's theory to gain acceptance.爱因斯坦的理论经过多年才被人们接受。