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% T' a1 s C0 w" Z+ p
Back to school specials/back to school promotions: 开学特价、开学促销 # \" T) l+ F- Y% T" cI 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 ' z$ {, Z$ Z+ Z0 l" ]"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; i$ j4 Y. t2 x/ \9 |; I
I didn't have to wear uniform: 我不用穿校服2 o% c! l/ c8 U
Most public schools in America don't have school uniforms: 美国公立学校基本上没有校服 2 O) c7 W2 V- U$ E1 \! ^# G; c3 C, g9 G0 d! w" h
GPA的算法也不止是把学科总成绩除以学科数,而是有很多不同的考量因素。就是Spencer节目里说的"They factor different things in." 比如下图,大家就能看到参与各类活动activities对于GPA就很重要。*
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美国人不看重分数?
Are test scores important? 考试测验分数重要吗?
They'd give you a percentage score: 会有百分比的分数
In my elementary school, we also had a system like this:
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N (non-satisfactory): 直译就是不让人满意。N means you fail: N就是不及格 6 f4 ^$ B8 \8 Q. w) D" w9 @$ G3 y$ \8 f
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Test scores are not the only thing that matter in school: 分数不是唯一标准
Things like behaviour and activities are also very important: 其它的因素,比如行为举止、参与活动也很重要
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不论什么国家,每个班级,都有这么几种人↓↓
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Naughty kid/trouble maker: 皮大王、捣蛋鬼! l9 S+ N% t. J' c
Class clown: “班级小丑”,即特别爱搞怪、搞笑的学生: Z7 ?% X$ d0 k( e8 H7 m
Teacher's pet: “老师的宠物”,应该很容易理解意思吧;就是特别乖、表现好,受老师喜欢的学生5 [" H. J! @% U' ]8 Q1 r
Apple polisher: 和teacher's pet意思差不多, 马屁精% r* Q- H' E1 @% ?* [8 ]/ F% Z
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(Imagine a student who will polish the apple before giving it to the teacher: 想象一下,一个学生宋老师苹果吃,而且还擦干净再给老师)
Suck up: 马屁精 2 A4 p3 P) b1 D
Straight A student: 所有科目都拿A的优等生( S- y0 {, l4 [. s1 Y9 R7 w
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I don't want to stereotype, but most Asian girls are very obedient:我不想以偏概全,不过很多亚裔女生都很乖、很听老师话
I had a small crush on such a Chinese girl in school: 我以前就暗恋过这样一个华裔女生
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校园的社交压力
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Peer presssure: 同学、同伴间的压力
The pressure to fit in: 要融入大家的那种压力
Are you part of the in-circle?: 你在那个受欢迎的小团体里吗?
If you're already labelled an outsider or a nerd, they might not pressure you to be part of the in-circle: 如果你已经被看作是局外人、书呆子,那你有自己的圈子,他们不会来找你
Nerd/dork/: 书呆子
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英语怎么说“学霸”?
英语里的nerd, dork都是比较贬义的,“书呆子”的意思。
没有“学霸”这种让人羡慕、佩服的气息。
比较对应的就是前面说的:
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honor student (honor是荣誉的意思,honor student就是表现优异,一直拿奖的学生)9 o) r$ u, g5 n
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美国高中像青春片?
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大家看过“Glee”, “High School Musical”这些美剧吗?
戏里美国高中生的生活多彩多姿,和国内高中生压力山大的生活简直天上地下。现实情况也差不多。
在美国,除非是特别好的学校,一般高中生的学业压力不会太过分,好坏取决于学生自己。
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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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主播寄语
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。5 ]* Q0 Y9 P, f1 n
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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! % ]& N3 ~5 H- l$ e/ A, P* t5 V8 ]# S8 g' y1 k