社交英语对话-Greeting an Old Friend(3)

A: It has certainly been a long time since I saw you last.
B: It has been a long time since I last saw you.
A: Can you remember when we last saw each other?
B: It was about two years ago that we saw each other.
A: What have you been up to for the past two years?
B: I am finishing up my doctorate¹ at USC.
A: What subject did you decide to study?
B: International communications² is my field.
A: That sounds like a very marketable degree.
B: I am expecting to get my degree and find an interesting position.

1 doctorate   

n.(大学授予的)博士学位

参考例句：

• He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.他的学分不够取得博士学位。
• Where did she do her doctorate?她在哪里攻读博士？

2 communications   

n.通迅手段

参考例句：

• The telephone communications were knocked out by the storm. 风暴使电话通讯中断了。
• Discussions between a lawyer and client are privileged communications. 律师与当事人之间的谈话属于保密信息。