听懂老外聊生活英语对话 留学 99：选课

　　Topic99 选课

　　情境导读

　　Jack和Sue聊起了选课，Sue向Jack介绍了选课的基本情况，并劝Jack打消偷懒的念头。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以S代表Sue，J代表Jack)

　　S: Hi, what's up?

　　J: I've been trying for days to figure out how to choose an optional course. Any advice for me?

　　S: Well, generally, an American student takes twelve credits for the first semester. First. try to make it quickly, as some courses are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis. How many courses do you want to take?

　　J: I'm planning to do three elective courses besides two required ones.

　　S: I suggest you take some easier courses first.

　　J: History, uh... literature....I heard that finance course taught by Mr. Blake is popular. Is it a tough course?

　　S: You might have heard that Profession Black takes everything very seriously. The course is notoriously tough, with high failure rate and an even higher dropout rate.

　　J: I'm willing to just get one credit by only showing up in class.

　　S: Bag that idea! Money doesn't grow on trees.

　　英语笔记

　　1.figure out 意为“想出，解决”。

　　2.此处为省略句，省略了主语和助动词，完整的句子为"Do you have any advice for me?"

　　3.此处为说话人在思考，在说话时加入一些含糊的词。

　　4.Bag that idea!意为“打消那个念头吧!”

　　英语语音语调

　　停顿的表示——我正在思考

　　对话中，当Jack在说到要选什么课时，说话中加入了一些含糊不清的词，这是表示他正在思考。这在即兴讲话中颇为常见，如果需要停顿未进行计划或思考，就要保证该暂停或沉默是简短的，如果希望拖延时间未进行思考，就可以使用一些填充词或停顿酌方法，如：

　　1.在意群内部使用填充词：

　　Can you give the... uh... paper?

　　你能把那张纸给我吗?

　　2.也可以在意群之间使用停顿：

　　His phone number is... I'm not sure.let me see... 68993722.

　　他的电话号码是……我不确定……让我看一下……689937220。