地道英语在线听-sandwich course 工读交替制课程

Jo: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I’m Jo.

Sun Chen: Hello. I’m Sun Chen.

Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Sun Chen: 地道英语和大家一起学习现代英式英语中最新出现的流行词汇和新鲜表达。那Jo,今天给我们带来的新词是什么呢？

Jo: Well today Sun Chen, we’re going to talk about studying at university. Have you heard of the term sandwich course?

Sun Chen: Sandwich course? Yes, I have. 不过我想你最好还是解释一下吧。

Jo: I’m sure everyone knows what a sandwich is. You know two slices of bread, with some meat or salad for example in the middle.

Sun Chen: Yes. Sandwich 就是我最不喜欢吃的三明治，也就是夹心面包。

Jo: And sandwich course is a bit like a sandwich, meaning there’s one year in your university course that you can do something different. This special year is sandwiched between other academic years.

Sun Chen: 三明治课程就是现在大学里非常流行的工读交替制课程， sandwich course. 让同学们有一年的时间到相关单位拿工作经验。

Insert

A: Have you decided² which course you’re going to do at university?

B: I’m going to study architecture at Bristol.

A: Is it a sandwich course?

B: Yes, it’s a four-year sandwich course and I’ll get the chance to work with a top architecture company.

Sun Chen: architecture 建筑, 建筑学. 刚才那位同学选择了四年的建筑三明治课程，当中有一年的实际工作机会。

Jo: Well, I’m afraid that we are out of time. Anyway, to recap, a sandwich course is …

Sun Chen: a sandwich course 就是现在大学里非常流行的工读交替制课程.

Jo: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us next time.

Sun Chen: 我们下次节目再会。

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。