801 熟悉校园和同学

 

Getting Familiar 熟悉校园和同学

1. Hey, what's your name? 嗨,你叫什么名字?

认识新同学:
I didn't catch your name。我没有听清你的名字。
I'm sorry. What was your name? 不好意思,你叫什么名字?

礼貌一点的说法:
How do I address you? 我怎么称呼你?
May I have your harme? 我能知道你的名字吗?

直接回答:
Cindy. 幸迪。

自我介绍:
Oh, I'm sorry. It's Jessica. 噢,抱歉。我叫杰西卡。

♦ address vt. 称呼

2. Hi there! I'm Kevin. 嗨,你好啊。我叫凯文。

主动介绍:
Nice to meet you. I'm Kevin 很高兴认识你,我叫凯文。
Good to meet you. My name is Kevin. 很高兴认识你,我叫凯文。

客套的回答:
Nice to meet you, Kevin! 很高兴认识你,凯文。

3. Could you tell me where the science building is? 你能告诉我科教楼在哪儿吗?

问校园里的其他地方:
I'm looking for the math building. Do you know where it is? 我在找数学教学楼,你知道在哪里吗?
Do you know how to get to the writing center? 你知道怎么去写作中心吗?
Where is the campus cafeteria? 校园的食堂在哪里?

指路:
Yeah, it's just down this walkway and to the left. 是的,就沿着这条路走,然后向左拐。

我也是新来的:
No. I'm sorry. I'm new here too,不好必思,我不知道。我也是新来的。

♦ campus n. 校园,校区
♦ cafeteria n. 自助餐馆,自助食堂
♦ walkway n. 人行通道,走道

4. So where is there to eat on campus? 学校哪里可以吃饭啊?

同样的问法还有:
What are the places to eat on campus? 学校哪些地方可以吃饭啊?
Where Can I go to get some food on campus? 在学校哪里可以买点吃的呢?

如果你正好知道:
Well, there's a dining hall, and some coffee shops around. 噢,那边有一个食堂,周围还有一些咖啡店。

♦ dining hall 餐厅,食堂

5. Have you ever had Professor Smith? Is he good? 你和史密斯教授打过交道吗?他怎么样?

还可以这样打听:
Do you know anything about this professor? Is he any good? 你了解这个教授吗?他怎么样?
根据具体情况回答:
We never had him. 我不认识他。
I hear he's pretty laid back! 我听说他很随和。

♦ laid back 随和的,不轻易发脾气的

6. What year are you? 你是几年级的?

根据年级不同来回答:
I'm a junior. 我是大三的。
This is my first year, actually. 事实上,我上大一。
I'm a freshman. 我是大一的学生。
I'm a sophomore. 我是大二的学生。
I'm a senior. 我是大四的学生。

♦ junior n. (四年制大学或中学中)三年级学生
♦ sophomore n. 大学二年级学生
♦ Senior sina n. 大学四年级学生

7. Do you know how to check what your advisor is? 你知道怎么查看你的导师吗?

不同的表达:
How can I check who my advisor is? 我怎么查看我的导师是谁呢?
Do you know how to check who your advisor is? 你知道怎么查看你的导师吗?

上网查啊:
Yeah. Just check the information on the university web page. 知道。查一下学校网页上的信息就可以了。

我不知道,你可以问问其他人:
I'm sorry. I don't know. 不好意思,我不知道。

♦ advisor n. (学生的)指导老师

8. How to log in to a computer at School?我怎么登录学校的计算机系统?

不同的询问方式:
Do you know how to log in al School? 你知道怎么进入学校的计算机系统吗?
I need to log in to a computer, how do I do that? 我需要登录计算机,应该怎么做?

操作很简单的:
You just put in your username and password. 你只需要输入用户名和密码。

♦ log in 登录,注册,进入(计算机系统)
♦ password n. 口令,通行秘密

Getting Familiar Conversation 对话

Kevin: It's weird being back in school.
凯文:回到学校感觉怪怪的。

Debra: What do you mean? 
黛布拉:你什么意思?

Kevin: Like, getting used to everything again.
凯文:比如,什么都要重新适应。

Debrar: I don't follow.
黛布拉:我没明白。

Kevin: It's rough to get used to studying, meeting new people, and taking notes. All of that stuff.
凯文:要习惯学习,又要认识新面孔、记笔记,所有这些事情都让人讨厌。

Debra: Well, I guess I see your point, but isn't it better than working?
黛布拉:噢,我想我明白你什么意思了,但是这样难道不比工作好一点?

Kevin: Yeah, guess so; it is a lot better than having to work.
凯文:是,我也这么认为。这比被逼着工作好多了。

Debra: So, just think about that when you're doing all of that work.
黛布拉:所以,当你做那些事情的时候就这么想想吧。

Kevin: This a good way of looking at it.
凯文:这倒是看待这种事情的一个好方法。

Debra: I told you. Either way I'm are you'll get back into the swing of things soon.
黛布拉:我跟你说过。不论是哪一种方式,我肯定你很快就会悉这些事情的。
Kevin: You're right
凯文:你说的对。

♦ take notes 记笔记
♦ see one's point 明白某人的意思
get back into the swing of sth. 熟悉某种情况,融入某种环境(非正式用法)

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