大學入學放榜
Lisa and Mark are sitting in a cafe after school, talking about university admission results. They both want to study dentistry.
麗莎和馬克放學後坐在咖啡廳，一邊聊大學分發入學的結果。他們都想讀牙醫系。
result(n.)結果as a result因此
Lisa: Hi Mark! Did you check the admission scores for dental school?
麗莎：嗨，馬克！你有看牙醫系的錄取分數嗎？
Mark: Yes! I can’t believe it. Yang Ming Chiao Tung University’s dental program scored higher than Cheng Kung University’s medical program!
馬克：有啊！我不敢相信。陽明交通大學牙醫系的分數比成功大學醫學系還高！
program(n.)課程、學系score(v.)得分
Lisa: Wow! I always thought medicine was the top choice.
麗莎：哇！我一直以為醫學系是最熱門的選擇。
medical school醫學院
Mark: Usually it is. But more students this year want to be dentists. Some even took extra courses and practiced a lot for the exams.
馬克：通常是的。但是今年更多學生想當牙醫。有些人還去補習、花很多時間準備考試。
extra(adj.)額外的take a course修一門課／take courses修多門課
Lisa: That’s really hard work. I’ve been studying extra math and science for months.
麗莎：真的好辛苦。我已經補習數理好幾個月了。
hard work努力付出hard-working(adj.)努力向上的have been V-ing現在完成進行式
Mark: Me too. But I think it’s worth it. Dentistry can be interesting, and the work-life balance is better than medicine.
馬克：我也是。不過我覺得很值得。牙醫工作很有趣，而且生活和工作的平衡也比醫學好。
worth it值得的worth(adj.)值得的、有～的價值worth V-ing值得做～work-life balance工作與生活的平衡
Lisa: True. I hope our scores are high enough to get into a top dental program.
麗莎：沒錯。我希望我們的分數夠高，可以進入頂尖牙醫系。
enough(det.)足夠地
Mark: Let’s keep studying hard. If we plan carefully and focus on our goals, we can succeed.
馬克：我們要繼續努力讀書。如果有計畫地準備，專注目標，我們一定可以成功。
keep V-ing持續做～focus on專注於、集中於set／achieve a goal設定／達成目標succeed(v.)成功succeed in V-ing在～方面成功
Lisa: You’re right, Mark. It feels good to have a clear goal. Let’s support each other and do our best!
麗莎：你說得對，馬克。有明確目標真的很棒。我們一起互相加油，努力做到最好！
support(v.)支持stand by sb.支持某人=back sb. up
Mark: Yes! Next year, we’ll see if all our hard work pays off. I’m excited!
馬克：沒錯！明年我們就能看到努力的成果了。我好期待！
pay off成功、有回報、取得好結果