
靠咖啡續命!
Two college sophomores, Ethan and Chloe, bump into each other at a busy campus coffee shop during final exams week. They grab a table and grab some coffee and chat about their classes, majors, and how different life is compared to freshman year.
兩位大二學生——伊森和克洛伊,在期末考週的校園熱鬧咖啡廳裡巧遇。他們找了個位子坐下來喝杯咖啡,順便聊聊彼此的課業、主修,以及現在的大學生活和以前大一的時候有多麼不同。
sophomore(n.)大二學生bump into偶然遇到=run intomajor(n.)主修/minor(n.)輔修compare A to B把A比作Bbe compared with…被拿來與~做比較(差異性)
Ethan: Yo, Chloe! Over here! Man, you look so wiped out. You good?
伊森:欸,克洛伊!這啦!天啊,你看起來也太精疲力竭了吧?還好嗎?
wiped out筋疲力盡的、累壞了
Chloe: Hey Ethan! (Sighs) I’m okay, just totally exhausted. I pulled an all-nighter last night to finish my final history project.
克洛伊:嗨伊森!(嘆氣)還行啦,就真的快累癱。我昨天為了趕歷史的期末專題直接熬夜一整晚。
pull an all-nighter熬夜、通宵不睡
Ethan: Oh right! You’re a History major, right? How was your semester?
伊森:喔對耶!你是主修歷史的對吧?這學期過得怎樣?
semester(n.)學期
Chloe: It was a lot of work, but honestly pretty cool. This term, we learned about ancient cultures. We read a ton of old stories and wrote three huge papers.
克洛伊:雖然作業超多,但老實說蠻酷的啦。我們這學期在學古代文化,讀了一堆古老的故事,還寫了三篇超大份的報告。
ancient(adj.)古代的a ton of=a lot of /lots of很多papers(n.)文件、資料、報告、論文
Ethan: Wow, that’s so much reading. Did you get a good grade?
伊森:哇,那真的要讀超多東西。那你成績還好嗎?
grade(n.)成績、年級
Chloe: Yeah! I got an A on my presentation about the Egyptian pyramids. I worked really hard on it and even made a 3D model. What about you? You’re in Business, right? How was your sophomore year?
克洛伊:有喔!我那篇關於埃及金字塔的簡報拿了A!我那時候超拼,甚至還做了一個3D模型。那你呢?你讀商科的吧?大二這年過得怎樣?
presentation(n.)簡報give/do a presentation做簡報presentation on+主題
Ethan: Business is awesome. My favorite class was Marketing. We didn’t read many books, but we made a real plan to sell a new sports drink on campus.
伊森:商科超讚的。我最喜歡的一門課是行銷學。我們不用讀什麼書,但我們做了一個企劃,是真的要在校園裡賣一款新的運動飲料。
campus(n.)校園on campus在校園內off campus在校園外
Chloe: That sounds so fun! Did it actually go well?
克洛伊:聽起來超好玩!那最後成果好嗎?
Ethan: Oh, it was great! Our team won the “Best Campus Project” award. We got a free box of drinks and a cool certificate from the Dean. I was so happy!
伊森:喔,超讚的啊!我們這組拿了「最佳校園專題獎」。得到一整箱免費的飲料,還有院長頒的超酷證書。我那時候超嗨!
certificate(n.)證照、證書graduation certificate畢業證書diploma(n.)文憑
Chloe: That is amazing! Congrats! So, do you miss our freshman year?
克洛伊:太強了吧!恭喜耶!話說,你會想念我們大一的時候嗎?
Ethan: Sometimes. Freshman year was way easier. We just took general education classes and had more free time to play basketball and hang out. Now, we have to study 24/7.
伊森:有時候會啦。大一真的輕鬆多了,只要修一些通識課,有超多空檔可以打籃球和跟朋友瞎混。現在根本是24小時都在讀書。
in general一般來說、整體來說general knowledge常識
Chloe: True, but we learned a lot this year. Look at us — we are real college students now!
克洛伊:也是啦,但我們這年也學到超多東西。你看我們——現在是貨真價實的大學生了!
Ethan: Haha, college students who need caffeine. Come on. The next coffee is on me to celebrate our grades!
伊森:哈哈,需要靠咖啡因續命的大學生。走啦,這杯我請,慶祝我們拿好成績!
is on sb.某人請客、某人負責
Chloe: Awesome, let’s go!
克洛伊:太棒了,走吧!