美語情景對話 第733期:Student Life 學生生活

Todd: Tini, you are a student, correct?

託德：蒂尼，你是學生，對吧？

Tini: Yeah, I am a student.

蒂尼：對，我是學生。

Todd: OK, do you like to study? Do you like the student life?

託德：你喜歡學習嗎？你喜歡學生生活嗎？

Tini: Of course, you know. Actually, I, myself, I like studying although I'm not that much of a bookworm, but, yes, I like studying. I like spending time with my friends, and I just like enjoying my student life.

蒂尼：當然喜歡。其實我很喜歡學習，我並不是書呆子，但我很喜歡學習。我喜歡和朋友們共度時光，我很享受學生生活。

Todd: Now, soon, you are going to graduate, correct?

託德：你馬上就要畢業了，對吧？

Tini: Yes, fortunately or unfortunately, yes.

蒂尼：對，不知道是幸運還是不幸，我馬上就畢業了。

Todd: Well, why would you say fortunately?

託德：你爲什麼認爲幸運呢？

Tini: Fortunately, in the sense that, you know, it's about time to get out to the real world and, you know, earn some money, and earn some experience but unfortunately in the sense that all of these precious memories, like you are putting them all behind.

蒂尼：幸運是因爲我能出去看看真實的世界，掙錢，獲得經驗，不幸是因爲要放下這些珍貴的記憶。

Todd: Yeah, soon they are going to be over.

託德：是啊，學生生活馬上就結束了。

Tini: Right, right, and then you have more responsibility as soon as you step into the real world, you know. No more spring vacation. No more summer vacation.

蒂尼：對，一旦進入現實生活，就要承擔更多的責任。就再也沒有春假和暑假了。

Todd: Actually, that's why I'm a teacher. People always ask me, why are you a teacher? And I say, because the time off. You get so much time off, and you don't have to work a 9-5 schedule.

託德：所以我才選擇當老師。經常有人問我爲什麼當老師？我的回答是，因爲有假期。老師有很多假期，不用過朝九晚五的生活。

Tini: Yes, that is a very smart choice, I think.

蒂尼：我認爲這是一個明智的選擇。

Todd: Yeah, but you make no money.

託德：但是掙不到什麼錢。

Tini: I don't think so.

蒂尼：我不這麼認爲。

Todd: You think teachers make good money?

託德：你認爲老師能掙很多錢？

Tini: Well, not actually, but you know you can be fresher and then forever young.

蒂尼：不是，不過當老師可以保持活力，保持年輕。

Todd: Well, I don't know about forever young but it does... you do feel invigorated when you're teacher. I do agree. Well, you know, if you don't want to give up the student life, you can just become a teacher. Would you like to become a teacher?

託德：我不知道是不是能保持年輕，不過當老師的確會感覺很有活力。這點我同意。如果你不想放棄學生生活，你可以當老師。你想做老師嗎？

Tini: Well, actually, I have given it a couple of thoughts but right now, I'm really into the banking industry.

蒂尼：我之前有想過，不過目前我想進銀行業工作。

Todd: Banking?

託德：銀行業？

Tini: Yeah, the financing industry, and then so probably I might like give it a go.

蒂尼：對，金融業，我想試試。

Todd: That's going to be very stressful.

託德：那一定壓力很大。

Tini: It is, but you know, I pretty much like the fast-paced lifestyle, and I'm interested in the content of the work.

蒂尼：的確是，我喜歡快節奏的生活方式，我對銀行業的工作內容很感興趣。

Todd: Well, good-luck with banking.

託德：好，祝你在銀行業一切順利。

Tini: Thank you. It's going to be really harsh, I know.

蒂尼：謝謝你。我知道一定會很難。

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重點講解：
1. as soon as 一…就…；
例句：He will be set freeas soon asthe fine is paid.
只要交了罰款，他就會被釋放。
2. give up 放棄；戒除；
例句：At no time should yougive upstudying.
在任何時候你都不應放棄讀書。
3. right now 現在；此時此刻；
例句：I am sorry—she has a visitorright now.
對不起，她現在有客人。
4. be into sth. 對…很感興趣；極喜歡；
例句：In common with many other boys, heis intocomputer games.
同很多其他男孩一樣,他迷戀電腦遊戲。
5. be interested in 感興趣的；有興趣的；關心的；
例句：It occurs to me that he mightbe interested inthe problem we had discussed.
我想起來了他也許對我們討論過的那個問題感興趣。