A:Are these your text books? Biochemistry, General Ecology, Botany, Cell Genetics, Molecular Genetics…這些是你的課本嗎?生物化學(xué)、生態(tài)學(xué)概論、植物學(xué)、細(xì)胞遺傳學(xué)、分子遺傳學(xué)……
B:Yes. I gotta review all of them for the final exam. It is just around the corner.是的,為了期末考試,我得把它們?nèi)繌?fù)習(xí)一遍。馬上就要期末考試了。
A:Oh, right! Do you have many exams at the end of each semester?哦,是啊!你們每個(gè)學(xué)期末都有這么多考試嗎?
B:That depends. Some semesters have many, some don't. And some courses don't have exams but only ask for papers. That's easy.看情況而定。有些學(xué)期有很多門考試,有些卻沒有。有些課程不要求考試,,只要求寫論文,那樣會(huì)容易些。
A:And when do you prepare for your final exam?那你們什么時(shí)候準(zhǔn)備期末考試?
B:Honestly speaking, most students prepare it one month before the exam.說實(shí)話,大部分學(xué)生在考試前一個(gè)月開始準(zhǔn)備。
A:Really? You only review your lessons in one month? Does it work?真的嗎?你們只用一個(gè)月的時(shí)間來復(fù)習(xí)?那有用嗎?
B:Of course, it's useful. And it's very crucial to have the copies of teacher's notes, because most questions in the exam are based on them.當(dāng)然有用。有老師講課筆記的復(fù)印件也很重要,因?yàn)榭荚囍械拇蠖鄶?shù)問題都以老師的筆記為準(zhǔn)。
A:Wow, and all the key points are included in them? You're so smart!哇,所有的重點(diǎn)都包括在內(nèi)?你真聰明!
B:But the exam is not as simple as you may imagine. We have to stay up late.但考試不像你想象的那么簡(jiǎn)單,我們必須熬夜。
A:Do you have the classrooms open for the whole night?你們有通宵自習(xí)室嗎?
B:Yes, some people even pack up his bed quilt and sleep there. That's a little bit crazy.有,一些人甚至帶著被子睡在那里。那還真有點(diǎn)瘋狂。