純正地道美語第283期(外教講解):挑選大學

Picking A University 挑選大學

A: I've never heard of AmLion College. Could you...
我還從未聽說過Amlion學院，你能不能……

B: Of course sir, let me give you a brief overview. AmLion College is located in the center of New York City. The school covers a wide range of academic subjects; and eighty percent of the courses are transferable to other state universities. And, last year AmLion College was ranked number one in terms of graduate employment.
沒問題，先生。我簡單給您介紹一下吧。Amlion學院位於紐約市中心。學院的課程涵蓋專業廣泛，並且百分之八十的課程都是可以轉到其他州立大學的。另外，AmLion學院的就業率排名第一。

A: Interesting, and what about the tuition fees, then?
很好，那麼學費呢？

B: You'll be looking at somewhere around fifteen thousand US dollars per semester.
每學期大概15000美元。

A: Okay, well.
好吧。

B: And, did I mention our on-campus housing? Students can stay in our newly renovated dorms for as little as three thousand dollars per month!
還有我們的校舍。住在我們新翻修的宿舍裏每名學生一個月只需3000美元。

A: Sounds good. Well. I'll just grab one of your flyers.
真不錯。那個，我先拿張傳單吧。

B: Sir, you got the wrong flyer. Sir, sir!
先生！您傳單拿錯了！

詞彙註釋

overview n. 概觀，概要，綜述

range n. (變化等的) 幅度， (知識等的) 範圍，區域
The houses are sold out within this price range.
在這個價位範圍之內的房子已售完。

transferable adj. 可轉移的，可轉讓的

rank vi. 列爲，排列
They ranked high in their class.
他們是班上的優等生。

tuition n. 學費
His yearly tuition is ＄15,000.
他每年的學費是一萬五千美元。

semester n. 半學年，一學期

renovate vt. 更新，翻新，整修

flyer n. (廣告)傳單