听懂老外聊生活英语对话 留学 98：注册报到

　　Topic98 注册报到

　　情境导读

　　Tom在去注册报到的路上遇到了Mike，Mike向他讲解了注册的注意事项。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以M代表Mike，T代表Tom)

　　M: Hi, pal. Where are you going?

　　T: This is the registration day for the new arrivals. I'm going for registration. Do you think I need to call the school and ask them about the registration process?

　　M: No, I can tell you some tips since I experienced it last year.

　　T: Thanks. I think there is nothing in the hall but wall-to-wall people.

　　M: Don't worry. The Bursar's people will work in the conference hall on the third floor of the international students center building. It's big enough. Cut it short. You'll have to pay tuition, housing and insurance. You're not considered officially enrolled in the university until you have paid all these fees.

　　T: Got it. What should I take for registration?

　　M: You should take your passport the letter of admission to the institution, the financial support certificate, your ID card that has been signed at the U.S. customs, and your academic transcript of GRE.

　　T: I see. Thanks a lot.

　　英语笔记

　　1.pal 为熟人之间的打招呼用语。

　　2.where are you 中where 与are 连读，中间加辅助音/r/，读作/weə rɑ: jʊ/。

　　3.experienced 中的/t/与it 中的/ɪ/连读，读作/ɪkˈspɪərɪənst tɪt/。

　　4.GRE为缩略词，三个字母都要重读。

　　英语语音语调

　　缩略词的读法(二)

　　GRE为研究生资格考试(Graduate Record Examination)的缩写，因为该缩写中的重读音节为三个，所以说话时的语速要有所放慢。这就涉及到英语中缩略词的读法，应遵循以下几个规则：

　　1.当使用缩略词来代替单词组成部分和复合名词时，所有的字母都要完全重读。音高在最后的字母上有所降低，如：

　　CD→↘(compact disc)

　　激光唱片

　　MA→↘(master of arts)

　　文学硕士

　　ET→↘(extraterrestrial)

　　外星人

　　2.如果说话人连续读出三个或三个以上的重读音节，说话的速度就要明显放慢。如：

　　TEM→→↘(Test for English Major)

　　英语专业水平考试

　　CPPCC→→→→↘Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

　　中国人民政治协商会议