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第9章 听讲座

经典表述

Take notes as fully as you can.

尽可能多记些笔记。

The lecture on literature was off the point.

那个文学讲座跑题了。

We can have a discussion together for further understanding the topic.

我们可以一起讨论以便对本主题有更深刻的理解。

情景对话

Dialogue One

A:Do you know that there’s going to be a lecture in the big class-room tomorow?

你知道明天大教室有个讲座吗?

B:Yes.I heard there was a good professor.It’s on the history Asian literature.

是的。我听说那个教授很棒。是关于亚洲文学历史的。

A:I’m very interested in literature.But I have never heard a good lecture on this topic.

我对文学很感兴趣。但是我从未听过关于这个问题的好的讲座。

B:Me too.Last week’s lecture on literature was totally off the point.

我也是。上周的文学讲座完全走题了。

A:You mean the lecture given by that professor from Japan?I was bored with his long lecture.

你是说那个日本教授讲的吗?我对他的长篇演说感到厌烦。

B:But I saw you sit near the front of the classroom.

可是我看你坐在教室的最前面哪。

A:I sat near the front of the class because I was trying to take notes.

我坐得那么靠前是因为我准备做笔记。

B:I see.It’s really important to take notes as fully as you can.

我明白了。听讲座时笔记做得越多越好。

Dialogue Two

A:Did you attend the lecture on history given by Professor Li yesterday?

你听了昨天李教授关于历史的讲座了吗?

B:Yes,I did.

对,听了。

A:The lecture is so attractive that we have not heard the bell ring.What do you think of it?

讲座太吸引人了,我们连铃响都没听见。你认为呢?

thought为think的过去式和过去分词,但也是一个名词,意为思考,想法,思想,关心,挂念等。Thought+宾语从句比较常用。例:I thought that he would come.这句话既可以表示“我当时就认为他会来”,也可以表示“我以为他会来”。

B:I thought it was great.But I can’t agree with the lecturer on some points.

我认为很好。但是在某些问题上我不能同意演讲者的意见。

A:Oh,actually I don’t quite understand some difficult points in lecture.

哦,事实上讲座中的有些难点我也不太明白。

B:Maybe we can have a discussion about the lecture in class for further understanding of it.

也许我们可以在班上展开一次关于这个讲座的讨论,以便更深入地理解它。

A:That’s a good idea.

好主意。

Dialogue Three

A:Ah!I’m late on the first day.Did the professor take attendance yet?

我第一天就迟到了。老师点名了吗?

B:I’m afraid so.

已经点过了。

A:Don’t tell me he’s already been lecturing!It’s only the first day!

别告诉我他已经开始演讲了。今天才第一天啊。

B:Hi,would you be quiet?I’m trying to take notes.

嘿,安静点儿好吗?我正在做笔记呢。

A:God,I only missed five minutes and I’m already out of it.Can I see your notes?

天哪,我才错过了5分钟就完全听不懂了。能看看你的笔记吗?

B:Of course.Here you are.

当然。给你。

A:What’s this?

这是什么?

B:What’s wrong?Can’t you read shorthand?

怎么了?你看不懂速记吗?

A:Oh,god.This class is going to be a bear for me.

我的天。这门课将成为我的大负担。

1.lecture演讲,授课

2.further更远的,更多的,深一层的

3.take attendance点名,查到

4.shorthand速记

5.bear负担