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)