大学英语对话-Not Accepted to a University(1)

A: You got¹ a letter in the mail².
B: Give it to me.
A: What is it?
B: It’s from NYU.
A: What does it say?
B: I didn’t get accepted³.
A: You can’t be serious⁴!
B: I’m serious.
A: Are you all right?
B: NYU was⁵ my first choice⁶.
A: I’m sorry that you didn’t get in.
B: I’ll just have to wait for UCLA.
 

1 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。

2 mail   

n.邮件；v.邮寄

参考例句：

• He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.他每天有大量的信件要回复。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

3 accepted   

adj.公认的；可以接受的v.接受(accept的过去式及过去分词)

参考例句：

• He asked me to marry him and I accepted. 他向我求婚，我答应了。
• They accepted the offer with alacrity. 他们欣然接受了建议。

4 serious   

adj.认真的，严肃的，重大的，严重的

参考例句：

• You know I am serious.你知道我是认真的。
• He is a serious boy.他是个严肃的孩子。

5 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。

6 choice   

n.选择，抉择；精选品

参考例句：

• There are many books you can make a choice.有许多书你可以任意选择。
• He went abroad at his own choice.他出国是自愿选择的。