【转学】去新学校的第一天-First Day At a New School

A: Are you new here?

B: Yes, I am.

A: Is this your first year in college¹?

B: I actually² transferred³ here from another school.

A: Which school?

B: I transferred from PCC.

A: How do you like it here compared⁴ to PCC?

B: I love it here.

A: Do you like it better here or at PCC?

B: Don't get me wrong. I like it here, but PCC is better.

A: So, why did⁵ you leave PCC?

B: Because I got⁶ my AA, and I'm now working towards⁷ my Bachelor's Degree⁸.

1 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

2 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

3 transferred   

转移，迁移( transfer的过去式和过去分词 )； 转让； 转移（感情）； 改变

参考例句：

• The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. 其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了。
• The farm has been transferred from father to son for generations. 这农场由父亲传给儿子，已传了好几代。

4 compared   

adj.比较的，对照的

参考例句：

• Life was now drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas. 比起海外那种更富有刺激的生活方式来，现在的生活显得了无生气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Overall industrial production was up compared with last year. 与去年相比，整个工业产值上升了很多。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

7 towards   

prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近

参考例句：

• The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
• He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。

8 degree   

n.学位，等级，程度，度数

参考例句：

• I got my degree last year.我去年获得学位了。
• Do you know the degree of the round angle?你知道周角的度数吗？