今天的这段对话，在讨论出国留学，
你是在申请出国留学还是工作？收到耶鲁大学的录取通知书后需要做什么
来听今天的讲解:
Beginner
A: excuse me, do you know where the visa office is?
对不起，你知道签证办公室在哪里吗？
B: yes, I do. I’ll walk you there.
是的，我愿意。我陪你去那里。
A: thanks!
谢谢！
B: are you applying to study or work abroad?
你是在申请出国留学还是工作？
A: I want to study abroad.
我想出国留学。
B: what do you want to study?
你想学什么？
A: I hope to study English literature.
我希望学习英国文学。
B: have you got your visa yet?
你拿到签证了吗？
A: not yet. I have an interview with the visa official today.
还没有。我今天要和签证官面谈。
B: I see. Is it your first interview?
我明白了。这是你第一次面试吗？
A: I was denied a visa?
我的签证被拒了？
B: why?
为什么？
A: like most students. I want to work in America after graduation.
和大多数学生一样，我想毕业后到美国工作。
B: I see. Well, good luck!
我明白了。祝你好运！
Intermediate
A: guess what came in the mail today?
你猜今天的邮件是什么？
B: what?
什么？
A: my acceptance letter to Yale!
我的耶鲁大学的录取通知书！
B: wow! Congratulation! When do classes start?
哇！祝贺！什么时候开始上课？
A: freshman orientation is the last week of august, but I want to go two weeks before that to get settled in.
新生迎新是八月的最后一周，但我想在那之前两周安顿下来。
B: you’re so lucky! Do you have to do many things before you leave?
你真幸运！你离开之前要做很多事情吗？
A: yes. I’ll be very busy! I have to get a visa, buy a plane ticket, and pack my things. But first, I want to register for class.
是的。我会很忙的！我必须办理签证，买机票，收拾行李。但首先，我想注册上课。
B: when can you do that?
你什么时候能做到？
A: well, they sent me their prospectus, so I can start looking now. do you want to help me decide which classed to take?
好吧，他们把招股说明书发给我了，所以我现在可以开始看了。你想帮我决定选哪一类吗？
B: sure. What can you choose from?
当然可以。你能选什么？
A: well, I have to take all the fundamental course, plus a few from my major.
嗯，我必须修完所有的基础课程，再加上我专业的一些课程。
B: what is your major?
你的专业是什么？
A: I hope to major in English literature, but the admissions counselor told me that many people change their major times in their first year, so we’ll see.
我希望主修英语文学，但招生顾问告诉我，很多人在第一年就换了专业，所以我们拭目以待。
B: what are the fundamental course?
基础课程是什么？
A: in order to graduate, every student must take a certain amount of classed in history, math, English, philosophy, science and art.
为了毕业，每个学生都必须参加一定数量的历史、数学、英语、哲学、科学和艺术课程。
B: interesting. That’s very different from the Chinese education system.
很有趣。这与中国的教育体系大不相同。
A: yes, it is . It’s also very different from the British education system.
是的。它也与英国的教育体系大不相同。
B: really?
真的？
A: oh, sure. In British, students don’t have to take the foundation course.
哦，当然。在英国，学生不必上基础课。
B: why not?
为什么不呢？
A: maybe because they think they know everything already ! ha ha.
也许是因为他们认为自己已经无所不知了！哈哈。
