Part 1 Pronunciation
- What's your major?
你是什么专业的?
- At first Political Science but I switched to English Lit. You?
刚开始是政治学，不过我转到了英语文学。你呢?
- I major in Sociology.
我学的是社会学。
Why did you decide to attend this school?
你为什么决定来这儿_上学啊?
- Well.. It was either here or the school by my house and I simply wanted to get
away from home. What about you?
那个...我要不来这边，要不就得去我家旁边的学校，我就只是想离家远点。那你呢?
- I did some research, and found this school could meet my needs.
我做了点研究，发现这个学校能满足我的需求。
Part 2 Comprehension
1. What's your major?你是什么专业的?
major (n.) (大学的) 专业，主修课程
What's your major?你是什么专业的?
My major is... 我的专业是... /我是...专业的。
My major is English.我是英语专业的。
2. At first Political Science but I switched to English Lit. You?
刚开始是政治学，不过我转到了英语文学。你呢?
At frst...but sb switched to...
某人刚开始是...专业，不过后来转到了...专业。
switch (v.)突然改变，彻底改变,转换
switch to... 转换到...
She started studying English, but switched to L .aw in her second year.
她刚上大学时学的是英语，但大二的时候改学法律了。
sb started study in..., but switched to....某人刚开始学...专业，不过后来转到了..专业。
political (adj.)政治的
science (n.)人文、社会的学科Political Science政治学
lit- literature (n.)文学English Lit / Literature英语文学
I'd like to know whether (or not) I'm qualified for this major.
我想知道我是否有资格申请这个专业。
whether 是否
whether (or not)是否
I wonder whether I'm qualified for this major.
我想知道我是否有资格申请这个专业。
wonder (v.)疑惑，想知道
≈would like to know
I'd like to know / I wonder whether (or not) +句子.
我想知道是否...
qualified (adj.)有资格的，合格的，胜任的
sb be qualified for sth.某人在某事上有资格。
I'm qualified for this major. 我在这个专业上有资格。/我有资格申请这个专业。
What qualifications should I have to apply for this major?
我要申请这个专业，需要具备哪些条件?
qualification (n.)资历，资格，条件
(What about) you?你呢?
3.I major in Sociology.我学的是社会学。
major (v.)主修
major in sth主修...
major in sth主修..
sb major(s)/ majored in...某人是...专业。
sb major(s) / majored in.. .at...某人是...学校...专业的。
She majored in History at Stanford.她曾在斯坦福主修历史。
Stanford / (n.)斯坦福大学
4. I mean, he's a Sociology major.他的专业是社会学。
Sociology (n.)社会学
sb be a/ an...major.
某人是什么专业的学生。/某人的专业是什么。
5. Excuse me, I have a master's degree in Engineering from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
劳驾，我有麻省理工大学的工程硕士学位证书。
sb have / has a sth's degree in sth from sth.
某人有某大学的某专业的某学位证书。
sth's degree什么学位
master (n.)硕士
degree (n.)学位
master's degree硕士学位
bachelor's degree学士学位
bachelor (n.)学士
bachelor's degree学士学位
doctor's degree博士学位
doctor (n.)医生/博士
doctorate (n.)博士学位a master's degree in sth .. .硕士学位
Engineering (n.)工程学
a master's degree in Engineering工程学 硕士学位
a master's degree in Engineering from sth ..的工程学硕士学位
Massachusetts Institute of Technology -MIT麻省理工学院
sb have I has a sth's degree in sth from sth.
某人有某大学的某专业的某学位证书。
She has a bachelor's degree in History from Peking University.
她有北大历史学士学位证书。
6. I, I study Journalism. I have a minor in Criminology.
我，我的专业是新闻学。我辅修了犯罪学。
study (v.)攻读，研读
sb study / studies / studied sth.某人攻读的是什么专业。
Journalism (n.)新闻学minor / (n.)辅修科目，辅修专业
sb have I has / had a minor in sth.某人辅修什么专业。
Criminology (n.) 犯罪学
7. Why did you decide to attend this school?
你为什么决定来这儿_上学啊?
decide to do sth决定做某事
Why did sb decide to do sth?某人为什么决定做某事?
attend (v.)经常去，定期去(某处)
attend this school来这所学校上学
We attended the same school.我们_上的同一所学校。
8. Well... It was either here or the school by my house and I simply wanted to get
away from home. What about you?
那个...我要不来这边，要不就得去我家旁边的学校，我就只是想离家远点。那你呢?
It is/ was either A or B.
要么是某地，要么是另一个地方。
simply (adv.)仅仅，只不过
sb simply want(s) / wanted to do sth.某人只不过想做某事。
get away from sb / someplace离开，脱逃某人1某地
It be either A or B and I simply want/ wanted to do sth.
要么是A地，要么是B地，而我只不过想做某事。
9. I did some research, and found this school could meet my needs.
我做了点研究，发现这个学校能满足我的需求。
meet (v.)满足，达到
meet one's needs满足/符合某人的需求
I haven't yet been able to find an apartment that meets my needs.
我还没有找到能满足我需求的公寓。
Part 3 Liberal Arts(文科恋曲)
1. - So what was your major?
- I was English with a minor in History,just to
make sure I was fully unemployable.
-你学的什么专业?
-主修英语，辅修历史，都是找不到工作的专业。
sb be+专业with a minor in+专业.某人主修什么，辅修什么。
unemployable (adj.) (由于缺乏必要技能或素质而)不能被雇佣的
fully (adv.)完全地
be fully unemployable完全不能被雇佣，完全找不到工作
2. Drama. I mean, not officially yet,'cause my dad's not totally thrilled with the idea, so maybe also Art History?
戏剧。不是正式地学，因为我爸爸不同意，所以还应该算是艺术史专业吧?
Drama (n.)戏剧
officially (adv.)正式地，官方地thrilled (adj.)激动的，兴奋的，高兴的
be thrilled with sth对某事很激动，很兴奋
Art History艺术史专业
3. We're just making this up as we go.一切都是自编自演。
make sth up as sb go(es) (along)在没有计划，没有规则的情况下随口说，随意做
None of us really knew how to play the game, So we just made it up as we went.
我们没人真的知道这个游戏怎么玩，我们就只是乱玩了一通。