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(5)
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學生:
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史教授嗎？對不起打擾您，但我有點擔心。我一點也聽不懂今天上課的內容！
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教授:
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你整個內容都不懂嗎？一點也不懂？那怕是一個字？
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Student:
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Professor Smith? Excuse me, but I’m
quite worried. I couldn’t understand today’s lecture at all.
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Prof.
Smith:
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You didn’t understand the whole
lecture? Not even a bit? Not even a single word?
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學生:
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肢離破碎的話，可以。但整個內容，不懂。感覺上我似乎無法抓到整個重點。
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教授:
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那真是糟糕！但我懷疑美國學生是否也能聽懂！
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學生:
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那我該怎麼辦？我是說，我該如何做來提昇自己呢？
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Student:
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Bits and pieces, yes; but as a whole,
no. It seems that I just can’t get the whole picture!
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Prof.
Smith:
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That’s too bad! But, I doubt if the
American students understand it either!
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Student:
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What should I do? I mean, how can I
improve it?
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(6)
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教授:
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一開始你可以先做好下次上課時將涵蓋的內容的預習工作。
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學生:
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但指定閱讀的份量大到我無法應付。
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Prof.
Smith:
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Well, you can start by doing a good job
in previewing the materials that are going to be covered for the coming
session.
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Student:
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But the amount of the reading
assignment is more than I can handle.
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教授:
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你不需要在課前把所有的細節都弄懂。你只要知到內容是什麼，還有，在略讀課文後，你有什麼問題。
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學生:
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下一步呢？
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Prof.
Smith:
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You really don’t need to get into all the
details before class; all you need to know is what the content is and if
you have problems after skimming the text.
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Student:
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What’s next?
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(7)
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教授:
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在課堂上專心聽教授的講課。還有，儘可能多問問題來澄清自己的疑惑。
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學生:
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但我很難同時做到又專心聽講又記筆記。
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Prof.
Smith:
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Pay close attention to what the
professors have to say and ask as many questions you have to to clarify
your puzzles.
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Student:
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But, it would be hard for me to pay
attention to what the professors say and take notes at the same time.
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教授:
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那麼你需要學會筆記中該記些什麼而又有那些可以省略。我是說，你要學會如何區分重要和不重要之間的分別。
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學生:
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我還以為筆記記的越多越好。
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Prof.
Smith:
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Then, you need to learn what to put
down on your notebook and what can be skipped. I mean, you’ll have to
distinguish between what’s important and what’s not.
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Student:
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I thought usually the more you put down
the better.
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(8)
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室友:
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你的考試進行的如何？
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學生:
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比我想像來的好。我剛知道我在英語教學概論這科拿到九十分。
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Jack:
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How’s your exam going?
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Student:
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Better than I thought. I just learned
that I got an A on Intro. To TESL!
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室友:
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那句俗話是怎麼說的？種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆！
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學生:
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我對我自己還相當滿意，特別是這是我到美國後的第一次考試。
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Jack:
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What’s the old saying? “As a man sows,
so shall he reap!”
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Student:
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I’m quite satisfied with myself,
especially this is my first exam here in the States.
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室友:
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那可得好好慶祝一番。
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學生:
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棒極了！
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Jack:
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And that calls for a celebration!
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Student:
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Right on!
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(9)
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室友:
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我們可以到學生活動中心。今晚有免費的電影。要不，我們可以去打撞球。
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學生:
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到校外喝兩杯如何？我請客！
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Jack:
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We can go to the Student
Center. There is a free movie
there. Or, we can go to shoot some pool.
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Student:
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How about going outside for a few
drinks? My treats!
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室友:
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甚得我心！
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學生:
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別開玩笑了。我欠你太多！如果沒有你，我很可能無法撐過來。
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Jack:
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You are talking my kind of language!
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Student:
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Now, be serious for a minute. I owed
you a lot. If not for you, I might not be able to make it through.
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室友:
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少來！我很高興能對你有所幫助。
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學生:
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那麼，五分鐘後樓下見？
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Jack:
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Stop that! I am glad to be of any help
to you.
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Student:
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So, see you down stairs in 5 minutes?
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