美語情景對話 第325期:High School 高中
Todd: OK. Cat, we're going to talk about high school.
託德：好。凱特，我們要談談高中的事情。Cat: OK.
凱特：好的。Todd: Ah, tell me about high school. Did you like high school?
託德：跟我說說高中的事情吧。你喜歡高中生活嗎？
Cat: I did after I was about 14 or 15 years old, when we could chose our subjects.
凱特：在我14、5歲以後我很喜歡高中生活，那時我們可以選擇所學的課程。Todd: Uh-huh.
託德：嗯。Cat: I started to enjoy it more then.
凱特：那以後我開始更加喜歡高中生活了。Todd: OK. What subjects did you chose?
託德：好。你選擇了什麼課程？Cat: When I did A-levels, which is the exam from 16 to 18, I studied psychology, English literature, and business studies.
凱特：我參加了高級水平考試，這是16歲至18歲的學生參加的考試，當時我學了心理學、英國文學和企業管理研究。Todd: Wow. Of those subjects, what was your favorite?
託德：哇。在這些課程中，你喜歡哪門課程？Cat: Probably psychology.
凱特：可能是心理學。Todd: Psychology.
託德：心理學。Cat: Mm!
凱特：嗯！Todd: OK. Do you still study psychology?
託德：好的。你還在學習心理學嗎？Cat: No, I did at university, but since I left university I haven't really studied anything.
凱特：沒有，我在大學時學過，不過自從大學畢業後我就沒再學了。Todd: OK. What was your best memory about high school?
託德：好。你對高中的最好記憶是什麼？Cat: My best memory! Leaving.
凱特：最好的記憶！假期。Todd: Yeah. OK. Ah, what was your worst memory?
託德：嗯，好。那你最糟糕的記憶是什麼？Cat: The exams. At my A-levels I took about 24 hours of exams.
凱特：考試。在高級水平考試中考試時間大約有24個小時。Todd: Wow!
託德：哇！Cat: In a space of a couple of weeks. It was a nightmare.
凱特：大約用了幾周的時間。那真是噩夢。Todd: Yeah. That sounds like it. Wow, that's terrible. OK. Thanks.
託德：是啊。聽起來的確是。哇，那太糟糕了。好，謝謝你。Cat: No problem.
凱特：不客氣。
重點講解：
1. a space of
一段（時間）；期間；
eg. They've come a long way in a short space of time.
他們在很短的時間之內就大老遠地趕了過來。
eg. A space of a minute or two has elapsed before he comes up with her.
一兩分鐘以後，他才趕上她。
2. a couple of
兩個；幾個；
eg. He patched up a couple of old tires.
他補了幾條舊車胎。
eg. She brought along a couple of sulky looking kids.
她帶來幾個臉色慍怒的孩子。
3. no problem
沒關係；不客氣；
eg. Thanks for helping me move into my new apartment. No problem. Call on me anytime.
謝謝你幫我搬家到新的公寓。不用客氣，你隨時都可以找我。
eg. No problem . My pleasure. A nice day and enjoy you stay here!
不客氣，樂意效勞。祝您今天愉快，在這兒過得開心！
