英语访谈对话 354 High School

 　　Todd: OK. Cat, we're going¹ to talk about high school.

　　Cat: OK.

　　Todd: Ah², tell me about high school. Did³ you like high school?

　　Cat: I did after I was⁴ about 14 or 15 years old, when we could⁵ chose our subjects.

　　Todd: Uh-huh.

　　Cat: I started to enjoy it more then.

　　Todd: OK. What subjects did you chose?

　　Cat: When I did A-levels, which is the exam⁶ from 16 to 18, I studied psychology⁷, English literature⁸, and business⁹ studies.

　　Todd: Wow. Of those subjects, what was your favorite¹⁰?

　　Cat: Probably¹¹ psychology.

　　Todd: Psychology.

　　Cat: Mm!

　　Todd: OK. Do you still study psychology?

　　Cat: No, I did at university¹², but since¹³ I left university I haven't really studied anything.

　　Todd: OK. What was your best memory¹⁴ about high school?

　　Cat: My best memory! Leaving.

　　Todd: Yeah. OK. Ah, what was your worst¹⁵ memory?

　　Cat: The exams¹⁶. At my A-levels I took¹⁷ about 24 hours of exams.

　　Todd: Wow!

　　Cat: In a space of a couple¹⁸ of weeks. It was a nightmare¹⁹.

　　Todd: Yeah. That sounds like it. Wow, that's terrible²⁰. OK. Thanks.

　　Cat: No problem²¹.

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

3 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？

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

6 exam   

n.(=examination)检查；考试

参考例句：

• I hope to pass this exam.我希望通过这次考试。
• His exam results were good.他的测验成绩不错。

7 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

8 literature   

n.文学，文学作品；文献，图书资料

参考例句：

• He gave up medicine and took to literature.他放弃医学,开始从事文学。
• That was the high summer of English literature.那是英国文学的黄金时代。

9 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

10 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

11 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

12 university   

n.大学

参考例句：

• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。
• I'm going to enter a university.我要上大学。

13 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

14 memory   

n.记忆，记忆力，回忆，纪念

参考例句：

• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老， 然而记忆力还好。
• I have a good memory so I learn more quickly than others.我记忆力很好，因此学起来比别人快一些。

15 worst   

adj.（bad的最高级）最坏的，最恶劣的，最不利的；n.最坏，最坏的时候；adv.最坏，最糟

参考例句：

• She is the worst singer I know.她是我所知道的最糟糕的歌手。
• The storm is at its worst.正是暴风雨最猛烈的时候。

16 exams   

abbr.examinations 考试n.考试( exam的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I made a real balls-up of my exams. 我考试考得一塌糊涂。
• Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate. 杰克已通过考试，我们要外出庆祝一下。

17 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

18 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

19 nightmare   

n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧

参考例句：

• I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
• I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。

20 terrible   

adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的

参考例句：

• I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
• This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。

21 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。