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第11章 考试

经典表述

Can you give me some tips,please?

请你给我些指点好吗?

Exams are like a burden weighing heavily upon my mind.

考试是我心头的一个沉重的负担。

I can’t agree with you more.

我完全同意你。

情景对话

Dialogue One

A:How did you do in your mid-term exam?

你期中考试考得怎么样?

B:I’m so embarrassed that I failed.

我没有及格,真是太惭愧了。

A:I’m sorry to hear that.Don’t be discouraged.Work harder and you’ll pass the exam next time.

听说这个我很抱歉。别气馁。努力点,下次你就会通过考试了。

B:I wish I were ture.I always feel nervous before important exams.

但愿如此吧。我总是在重要的考试前觉得紧张。

A:Really?Taking tests needs some special techniques.

真的吗?考试需要一些特殊的技巧。

B:Can you give me some tips,please?

请你给我些指点好吗?

A:Sure.You should take a few brief notes on the most important information.And you should brush up on your work before the exam.

当然。你应当在最重要的信息方面做简要的记录。考前应该好好复习。

B:Thank you for your advice.

谢谢你的建议。

Dialogue Two

A:My goodness!We have finished all the exams,finally!I really can’t see their use.

上帝啊!总算考完了。真不知考试有什么用。

B:You are quite right.We have to spend so much time preparing for them.

就是,我们得花那么多时间准备考试。

A:Exams are like a burden weighing heavily upon my mind.I think it’s time for classes to be reformed.

考试是我心头的一个沉重的负担。我想考试应该要改革了。

B:At least this kind of exam should be done away with.

至少这种考试应当被废除。

A:I can’t agree with you more.

我完全同意你。

B:Students’wisdom and ability aren’t put into full play in this kind of exam.

这样的考试中学生的智慧和能力难以得到充分的发挥。

A:Anyway,we have to face such exams next time.

不管怎样,我们下次还得面对这种考试。

1.embarrassed尴尬的,局促不安的

2.burden担子,负担

3.reform改革,改善

4.be done away with取消,废除

5.wisdom智慧,学识