加路连英语口语第 54 课: I just love the East Coast! 我真喜欢东岸

Candy: Hey, remember me, Candy? I'm Sarah's cousin, the one who wants to study abroad. 嘿，记得我吗？凯蒂啊？我是莎拉的表妹，就是想出国留学的那个。

Ian: Oh yeah, the one who wanted to apply to an MBA program. Have you made any progress? 噢对，你就是那个想要申请企业管理硕士课程的人。有任何进展吗？

Candy: Yeah, tons! I've got catalogs from a whole bunch of great schools. Maybe you want to help me look at them? 有啊，很多！我拿到很多好学校的简介，也许你会想要帮我看看？

Ian: I might be able to squeeze you in this weekend. Which programs are you looking at? 我或许可以把你排进这个周末，你在看哪些课程呢？

Candy: I want to go to an Ivy League school! I just love the East Coast! But Berkeleywould be fine, too. 我想进常春藤联盟！我真喜欢东岸！但柏克莱也不错啦。

Ian: Hey, nice Jag! So you want to join the Ivy League, eh? What'd you get on your TOEFL again? 嘿，这辆积架不赖嘛！所以你想进常春藤盟校是吧？你之前说你的托福拿几分？

Candy: Umm...one hundred and seventy. You think I still have a shot? 嗯……一百七十分。你认为我还有机会吗？

Ian: Maybe you should lower your horizons a bit. 也许你应该稍微降低标准。

Candy: What do you mean? If an Ivy won't take me, at least Berkeley should. It's a public school, right? 什么意思啊？如果常春藤不收我，至少柏克莱也应该会啊。它是公立学校，对吧？

Ian: Candy, I think we should start thinking a little more strategically. Have you considered studying in a smaller, slightly less well-known program? 凯蒂，我认为我们应该开始做些比较策略性的思考。你有没有考虑过就读比较小、稍微不那么有名的学校课程呢？

Candy: What do you mean? You want me to go to a lower-tier school? 你的意思是什么？你要我去比较差的学校？

Ian: Well, California has plenty of other state schools. Their programs are easier to get into. 听着，加州有很多其它的州立学校。它们的课程比较容易申请上。

Candy: Wherever I go, as long as there's good coffee, I'll be happy. 不管去哪，只要有好咖啡，我就很高兴了。

Ian: Oh, you're a coffee drinker? I thought you were from Taiwan? What are you doing drinking coffee and not tea? 噢，你是个酗咖啡的人？我以为你是台湾人咧？怎么不喝茶而喝咖啡呢？

Candy: Only people my grandparents’ age drink tea. 只有我阿公阿嬷那年纪的人才喝茶。

Ian: You have the best tea in the world here, and you're squandering it? 这里有全世界最好的茶，你还不珍惜?