I dreaded going back to school as a kid: 我小时候,最惧怕开学
Inspirational quotes to motivate you: 激励人的金句,给学生听众们新学期打气
We'll also be talking about what it's like to go to school in America: 也聊聊在美国上学是什么样的
"Back to school" is a big commercial opportunity: 开学季也是个大商机+ w7 z0 j/ V6 _' B `: q
Back to school specials/back to school promotions: 开学特价、开学促销 H! h/ |1 T) r( ?& Z' I
I always tried to get my grandma to buy me new clothes: 我小时候都会缠着外婆买新衣服% |' b p. I! b ?5 V- I
"Come on grandma, I can't go back to school wearing the same old clothes. Other kids will laught at me": “外婆,我开学不能穿旧衣服,同学会笑我的5 G$ P7 k+ E0 B# m0 c
I didn't have to wear uniform: 我不用穿校服 6 Y. R9 ?5 |) n0 u/ X2 mMost public schools in America don't have school uniforms: 美国公立学校基本上没有校服 0 l- e/ ~- D/ I% D, e5 k : ]% N& D; ~$ \5 Z: G$ p8 Y/ m2 h# k, _9 J 开学、新学期有两个主要的说法: $ S$ I; V+ R' H7 Z
New school year: 新学年
New semester: 新学期
School term: "term"的意思也是学期。但是有些学校一个学年有3个term, 有些有2个(即semester)( i1 @! G6 \3 B8 b
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美国除了公立学校、私立学校
还有特许学校、和家庭学校
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Charter school: 特学学校 _( _/ f8 d$ z( |2 k
*Home school*: 在家上学,这是美国教育比较特殊的地方。如果父母因为各种因素不希望送孩子去学校,可以自己在家教。社会也有比较丰富的资源帮助家长' y Y4 i1 Z) Y2 u# w
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Charter schools are a special type of school that receive public funding but operate independently: 特许学校是比较特别的一类学校,他们拿政府补贴,但是独立运作
Grades and academic performance are almost the only thing that kids are judged on in China: 成绩、学业表现几乎是中国孩子被检验的唯一标准
There's so much emphasis on the academics: 我们对学业的重视度特别高
Not so much in the States: 美国不是这样的
They want to see extra curriculum activities when you apply to college: 申请大学时,课外活动就特别重要
Grades don't guarantee you entrance to a great university: 成绩好不是进好大学的保障
You can still have a great school life even if you don't have good grades: 即使你成绩不好,也可以有一个快乐的校园生活
My high school was pretty much like what you see on shows like Glee: 我的高中就和美剧Glee里的很像
We had every type of students and everyone had their own thing and we all had fun: 有各种不同的学生,大家有不一样的爱好, 都很开心
Athletes: 运动员、体育很好的人
Jocks: 体育很好的学生, 这是一个俚语表达
In general, if you're good at sports or if you're in a band, you're gonna have a great life inschool: 总的来说,如果你体育好、或者你组了乐队,那你就是学校的风云人物
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节目最后,Spencer,Jenny各自挑了一句喜欢的话送给要开学的朋友们:
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"Sometimes you have to do what you don't love, so that you can do what you love." 有时候,你必须做自己也许不那么喜欢的事,以后才能做更多自己喜欢的事。 9 F8 @( l+ i( q4 O0 B# f6 Q8 ?$ h2 n9 y0 q0 W% f
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"You're off to great places, today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!": 你将去各种精彩的地方,今天是属于你的日子;高山等着你攀越,快上路吧!* g- M; _3 f/ s8 R7 |% R