Part1. 上課前篇
校園情報:
美國上課是跑堂制的所以書都通通放在locker(置物櫃),每一次的下課時間都只有五分鐘(不像臺灣的十分鐘),中間的下課都不會有鈴聲,學生跟老師都是很有默契的準時下課,所以要趁這兩分鐘到自己的locker換書之後再跑到下一堂教室上課。
生活劇場:
對話1
A: Hey, Jack, I didn’t see you at the biology class. Where have you been?
B: Uh, I’ve overslept, as you know, again. Did Professor Lee say anything?
A: Yeah, I’m afraid that you have to go to his office this afternoon.
B: Oh, hell no. I really don’t know what to say.
A: I bet this time you do. About your qualification for the final exam.
B: Don’t you think he’s making a mountain out of a molehill?
A: Maybe he is, but you still have to go. Wait a minute, what’s in your hand? A notebook for advanced mathematics? Where’s your textbook?
B: The consequence of a rush morning. I forgot to bring it with me. And there’s only this notebook in my locker. Never mind. By the way, do you know where Professor Lee’s office is?
A: Nope. But I do know that you’re going the wrong way now. Follow me, your classroom is next to mine. One minute left and three floors to climb. Ready to run?
B: That’s exactly what I’m good at.
A: 嘿，傑克，你沒去上生物課，去哪了？
B: 嗯，正如你想的，我又睡過頭了。李教授有說什麼嗎？
A: 很遺憾，你今天下午得去他辦公室一趟了。
B: 不是吧，我都不知道該跟他說什麼。
A: 我確信這次你肯定有話說，李教授會跟你談談期末考試的資格問題。
B: 你不覺得他有點小題大作了嗎？
A: 也許吧，但是你還是要去。等等，你手上拿的什麼？就帶一本筆記本去上高數課？你的書呢？
B: 這個算是睡過頭的後果吧，早上實在太趕，我就忘了帶，而我的置物櫃中只有這本筆記本。現在重要的不是這個，你知道李教授的辦公室在哪嗎？
A: 不知道，但是我知道你現在走錯路了。跟上我，你的教室在我隔壁。我們還剩一分鐘來爬三層樓，準備好跑了嗎？
B: 這正是我所擅長的。
對話2
A: Morning, selina.
B: Morning, eh, sookie? Look at yourself, a new perm. I didn’t recognize you.
A: Yeah, I’m really tired of my old hair style.
B: Come on, I’ve always been envying you for your long straight hair, plus, Natural.
A: But long straight hair since primary school, believe me, you would be weary of it, too.
B: Then what’s the reason you changed your twenty-year-old hair style?
A: Eh, can we just skip this part? You know what, the new perm is really expensive. To live though this month, I have to do some part-time job to make ends meet.
B: But it’s worth the price. You look pretty with your new perm.
A: Thank you. It’s my classroom. Bye.
B: Bye.
A: 早，塞琳娜。
B: 早，嗯，蘇琪？讓我看看，你燙了新髮型啦，我都沒認出來。
A: 是啊，我厭倦就髮型了。
B: 得了吧，你知道我一直都羡慕你那一頭長直發，還是天生的。
A: 如果你從小學就一直是長直髮，相信我，你也會厭的。
B: 那到底是什麼原因促使你改變你保持了20年之久的髮型呢？
A: 嗯，我們可以不談這個嗎？你知道嘛，這個燙髮好貴，我得去做點兼職了，要不然下半月就活不下去了。
B: 但還是物有所值的，你的新髮型跟你很配。
A: 謝謝。我到教室了，拜拜。
B: 拜拜。
對話3
A: Hi, Lucy, where did you get your coffee?
B: My locker. Here you are. And hot water is over there.
A: Thank you. It’s a torture for me to get up early, especially when philosophy is the first class.
B: Obviously, you haven’t had your breakfast. And I have this.
A: Napoleon cake! My favorite!
B: Stop, stop, don’t look at me like that. It’s creepy. Just for the record, I have no interests in you.
A: Neither do I. By the way, why are you here? You don’t have any classes this morning, as I can recall.
B: To get to the library, it’s a shortcut to go through this building. And you’d better finish your breakfast before entering the classroom in case it’s Professor Cooper’s.
A: Thank you for your reminding. Meet me at the dining hall at 12 o’clock. I can buy you lunch.
B: Bye.
A: 嗨，露西，在哪買的咖啡？
B: 我的置物櫃。給你一包，熱水在那邊。
A: 謝謝。早起真是種折磨，而且第一節課還是哲學。
B: 很明顯，你還沒吃早飯。我還有這個。
A: 拿破崙蛋糕！我的最愛！
B: 停，停，不要那樣看著我，太肉麻了。事先聲明，我可對你沒興趣。
A: 我也是。說來，你怎麼在這？我記得，你今早沒有課吧。
B: 穿過這棟樓去圖書館是條近道。你最好吃完早餐再進教室，別忘了這可是庫伯教授的課。
A: 謝謝提醒，12點在食堂等我，我請你吃飯。
B: 拜拜。
對話4
A: Hey, Charlie, can you take a seat for me. I’ll make a detour to grab some breakfast.
B: No problem. Your books. And grab me a cup of coffee, please.
A: See you around.
B: See you.
C: Third time this week. Didn’t you get tired taking seat for him?
B: That’s no big deal. I can take a seat for you if you want.
C: The question is, you and I, we’re not in the same classroom the next class. And Robert, he is with me.
B: Oh, I’ve totally forgotten that. Guess what, now it’s your turn to take a seat for Charlie.
C: What else can I say. You are my friend, and Robert is your friend, and even I don’t like him, I have to take a seat for him.
B: Thank you. And by the way, you can have my coffee.
A: 嘿，查理，能幫我佔個座嗎？我要繞道去買早飯。
B: 沒問題，給我你的書。順便給我帶杯咖啡吧。
A: 回頭見。
B: 回見。
C: 這周已經第三次幫他佔座了，你怎麼不嫌煩？
B: 這沒什麼大不了的。如果你想，我也可以幫你佔座。
C: 問題是，下節課我跟你不是一個教室，而且羅伯特跟我一個教室。
B: 噢，我忘了這事。所以現在，你要去幫羅伯特佔座了。
C: 我還能說什麼呢，你是我朋友，羅伯特是你朋友。所以儘管我不喜歡他，我還是得幫他佔座。
B: 謝謝。還有，我的那杯咖啡歸你了。
對話5
A: Morning, Lily. Have you heard of the gossip?
B: What gossip?
A: Professor Green was badly injured in a car accident and still unconscious now.
B: Oh, god. That’s really a tragedy. I mean, She is so nice to everyone. Then who’s gonna give lessons to us?
C: The assisitant or tutor? Whatever, we’re gonna have a rough time from the next class.
B: I hope Professor Green could make it. Or I would probably fail in the final exam. Then I’ll be the tragedy.
A: Anyway, we’re gonna pay a visit to her this afternoon. Will you join us?
B: Yes, absolutely. When and where shall we meet?
C: I will text you two later. And now I’ll turn right, you two keep on going.
A,B: See you.
A: 早，莉莉。你聽說了那個傳聞沒？
B: 什麼傳聞？
A: 格林教授出了車禍，重傷，現在還沒清醒。
B: 噢，天吶。真是悲劇，她是多好的一個人啊。那現在誰幫她代課呢？
C: 助理還是助教的，不管怎樣，從下節課開始我們就有得受了。
B: 我希望格林教授能挺過來，不然我期末考試肯定考不好，到時候我就真的悲劇了。
A: 總之，我們下午準備去看看她，你要一起嗎？
B: 當然。什麼時候，在哪見面？
C: 我會發短信告訴你們倆的。現在我要右轉了，你倆繼續直走。
A,B: 回頭見
俚語:
1. make a mountain out of a molehill 小題大做
英文中常見的用法，用來形容某人把問題放大。molehill是鼴鼠洞的意思,和山比起來，顯然相距甚遠。同義詞組有magnify the problem。
2. make ends meet 勉強糊口，收支相抵
關於這個俚語的出處，有個有趣的說法。17、18世紀時，裁縫為了節省成本，減少浪費，裁布時總會儘量裁剛好的布量，正好可以完成一件衣服。當時也說make both ends meet。
重要單字或片語:
1. biology [baɪˋɑlədʒɪ] n. 生物學，生態學
2. philosophy [fəˋlɑsəfɪ] n. 哲學，哲理，（學科等的）基本原理
3. advanced mathematics 高等數學
4. elective course 選修課
5. compulsory course 必修課
6. final examination 期末考試
7. midterm examination 期中考試
8. professor [prəˋfɛsɚ] n. （大學）教授，專家
9. assistant [əˋsɪstənt] n. 助手，助理，助教；a. 助理的，輔助的
10. tutor [ˋtjutɚ] n. 家庭教師，（大學中的）助教；v. 教導，指導
11. counselor [ˋkaʊns!ɚ] n. 顧問，（學生）輔導員
12. perm [pɝm] n. 燙髮
13. torture [ˋtɔrtʃɚ] v.&n. 拷打，折磨，使為難
14. creepy [ˋkripɪ] a. 令人毛骨悚然的，爬行蠕動的，緩慢前行的
15. gossip [ˋgɑsəp] n. 流言蜚語，小道消息
16. grab [græb] v. 抓住，抓取；n. 巧取豪奪，抓取之物
17. unconscious [ʌnˋkɑnʃəs] a. 不省人事的，失去知覺的，無意識的
相關例句:
1. qualification [͵kwɑləfəˋkeʃən] n. 資格，資格證明，限定條件
She has the medical qualification to open up a clinic.
她有行醫證明，可以開診所。
2. rush [rʌʃ] v. 衝，奔；n. 匆忙急迫；a. 緊急的，繁忙的
There will be more vehicles during the rush hour.
高峰時段會有更多車。
3. punctual [ˋpʌŋktʃʊəl] a. 即時的，迅速的，準時的，恰到好處的
We should always be punctual for appointments.
我們應準時赴約。
4. consequence [ˋkɑnsə͵kwɛns] n. 結果，推論，因果關係
You should think carefully about the consequence when you make the decision.
做決定時應考慮後果。
5. oversleep [ˋovɚˋslip] v. 睡過頭，睡過（某時刻）
Shannon overslept and missed an important audition.
莎倫睡過頭，錯失了一次重要的面試。
6. locker [ˋlɑkɚ] n. （體育館等公共場所供個人使用的）鎖櫃，置物櫃，冷藏格，上鎖的人
I’ve lost the key to my locker.
我丟了置物櫃的鑰匙。
7. never mind 沒關係，不要緊，別管
Never mind. It’s not your fault.
沒關係，這不是你的錯。
8. by the way 順便問一下，順帶地
By the way, have you finished that book?
順便問下，你看完那本書了嗎？
9. dining hall 食堂，餐廳
See the red building over there. That’s our dining hall.
看見那邊那個紅色的建築了嗎？那就是我們的食堂。
10. make a detour 繞道，兜圈子
We had to make a detour since the road was blocked.
路堵了，我們只好繞道。
重要文法:
1. be afraid that+子句
這種用法一般在對話中，較口語。多用於提出異議、說令人不快的事、拒絕對方請求等場合，以緩和語言，使語氣婉轉，表示遺憾的，抱歉的，恐怕的。
I’m afraid that I can’t go to the theater with you.
很抱歉，我不能和你去劇院了。
I’m afraid it is going to rain.
我擔心要下雨了。
2. I bet+子句
相當於I’m certain+子句，肯定的語氣比較強烈，表示我肯定，我確信
I bet he can’t win the game.
我肯定他贏不了。
I bet you know the truth.
我確定你知道真相。
3. be weary of+(doing) 某事.
相當於be tired of (doing) 某事.，厭倦（做）某事
Kate is weary of doing housework every day.
凱特厭倦了每天做家務。
I’m really weary of your lies.
我真的厭倦了你的謊言。
4. fail in+(doing) 某事.
在…失敗，變弱，在…方面不足。其實fail the exam和fail in the exam兩種說法都有，前者指考試掛科，後者指考試失利。
He failed in the midterm exam.
他期中考試失利。
That he failed in the contest disappointed all of us.
他在比賽中失利，讓我們很失望。
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