1、标题:美语三级跳 Go English:005A 大学生活: 初级课程听力内容:Eric和Patty是好朋友,也是大学同学。他们中午一起吃饭,聊起了校园生活。Professor: In this first part, we will learn how to ask what classes someone is taking.Patty: Hi Eric! Are you having fun at college?Eric: Yes, its great. How many classes are you taking?Patty: Im taking four classes. Are
2、 you taking a lot of classes?Eric: Im taking three classes.Professor Bowman, Eric怎么只选三门课?美国大学生的日子也太轻松了吧!Professor: Well Winnie, maybe they are taking hard classes and have to study a lot.这么说也有道理。可能正是因为课程难度大,所以他们才只选几门课。Professor: Lets listen and find out what their classes are.Patty: What classes are
3、 you taking?Eric: Well, Im taking English classes.Patty: I see. Well Im taking a lot of science classes, like chemistry.Eric: Chemistry? Wow, that sounds hard. You must have a lot of work.Patty选修化学课,这门课可不好学。可是Professor Bowman, Eric为什么要选英文课呢?英语不是他的母语么?这算不算投机取巧?Professor: Well Winnie, some English cla
4、sses are hard, even for Americans. Students have to read very hard books.原来如此。那么,在美国大学里,学生们是不是每天都要上课呢?Professor: Well, lets listen to Eric and Patty talking about when they have classes.Patty: Whats your schedule like?Eric: Its great! I only have classes from Monday to Thursday!Patty: You dont have
5、any classes on Friday?Eric: No, so I can have fun with my friends on Thursday night.Eric不光选修英文课,而且一个礼拜只上四天课,这怎么可能?Professor: Yes, some students have easy schedules. Now lets listen to them talking about their professors.Eric: Who is your chemistry professor?Patty: I got Professor Franklin for chemis
6、try. Hes really great!Eric: Who did you get for math?Patty: I got Professor Martinez for math. Hes good, but the TA is so boring. TA? TA是什么?Professor: A TA is a teaching assistant. They are older students who help professors teach the younger students.哦,TA就是Teaching Assistant的缩写,也就是助教的意思。Patty说她很喜欢自
7、己的数学教授,不过教授的那位助教却非常沉闷无聊。Professor: Right. You know, if my students dont study hard enough, sometimes Ill get a mean TA to help me teach.我们不认真,你就要找个厉害的TA,那我们如果特别认真,你就会找个特别帅的TA喽?Professor: No. If I get a cute TA, everyone will have a crush on him and study less. Now Eric and Patty are going to talk ab
8、out what clubs they are in.Eric: What do you do outside of class?Patty: Im in some fun clubs.Eric: What kind of clubs are you in?Patty: I do all kinds of things. I do some academic clubs, but other clubs are just for fun.哇, Patty 可真行,加入了这么多课外社团。Professor, 美国大学中都有那些社团呢?Professor: Some clubs are acade
9、mic. Students study together for tests or discuss current events. Some clubs are just for fun. They do things like yoga and hip hop dancing.瑜珈社和街舞社,听起来真不错!不知道Eric加入了什么社团没有!Eric: Im only in a hip hop dancing club. Its really fun.Patty: A dancing club? I love hip hop music, and I love dancing.Eric: Yo
10、u should join. Its not full, and there are plenty of spaces left.Patty: I think I will. It would be fun to do a club together.Eric只参加了街舞社?他这个人,课只选了三门,每周只上四天课,连跟学习有关的课外社团也不参加。唉,他过得也太轻松了吧!Professor: Well, Eric may be busy for other reasons. Tune in next time and well learn more about student life.这次的美语三级跳就播送到这里。