Molly: What's up?
Gordon: Same old, same old. How about you?
Molly: I'm A-Ok. I heard that you are applying to college. Is that right?
Gordon: That's right, but I still haven't got any admissions letters.
Molly: Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get in somewhere.
Gordon: I'm not worried about getting in, I'm worried about being able to pay.
Molly: That's right. College is very expensive in the U.S. Maybe, you should get a loan.
Gordon: I reckon that is a good idea. I will have to get a loan and pay it back after I graduate from college.
Molly: Wow, college is different in the U.S. Please tell me more about it.
莫莉：你还好吗？
戈登：老样子，老样子。你呢？
莫莉：我还好。我听说你正申请去读大学，是真的吗？
戈登：对，但是我还没有收到任何录取通知书。
莫莉：别担心，我肯定你总会收到某个学校的录取通知书的。
戈登：我倒不是担心录取的问题，我发愁如何支付学费。
莫莉：是啊，在美国上大学是很昂贵的。也许，你应该申请学生贷款。
戈登：那是一个好主意。我得去申请学生贷款，毕业后再还。
莫莉：哇，在美国上大学真的很不一样。请多告诉我有关这方面的知识。
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New Words（生词）
1) Admission Letter （录取通知书）: a letter that tells you that you are admitted to a college
I waited and waited, but the admission letter never came.
我等啊等，可是录取通知书总也不来。
2) Entrance Exam （升学考试）: a test that determines if you will/will not be excepted into a program
I studied several months for the college entrance exam.
我花了几个月的时间来准备大学升学考试。
3) Pressure （压力）: important reasons to do something
I was under a lot of pressure.
我压力很大。
4) No big deal （小事一桩，没问题）: not a problem
It's no big deal, even if you did do bad on that test.
这是小事一桩，即使你真的没考好。
5) Student loans （学生贷款）: a loan for students to help pay for college.
My college tuition is too expensive. I have to take out a student loan.
我的大学学费太贵了，我得申请学生贷款了。
6) Tuition （学费）: school fees
College tuition is very expensive in America.
美国的大学学费非常昂贵。
Lessons（课文）
1) Paying for college is very difficult for many Americans because the tuition is very expensive. Since these schools are so expensive, students often take out student loans. These are special loans that are given to students to help them pay for college. These do not need to be paid back until after the student graduates from college.
2) Applying to school is also different in America. First, students must take an entrance exam. After that they must fill out an application for every school they want to go to. You can apply to as many schools as you want. After you do this, you must wait for the school to send you an acceptance or a rejection letter. In the end, you pick your favorite school from the one's that accepted you. Now it's time to get ready to go to school.
1）对许多美国人来说，支付大学是非常困难的，这是因为大学学费很昂贵。由于上大学的学费如此高，所以学生经常申请学生贷款来完成学业。有些贷款是专门面对学生，帮助他们支付上大学的费用。学生贷款可以在学生毕业后再还。
2）在美国申请大学也是不同的。首先，学生必须参加入学考试，之后须填写你想去的学校的申请表。你可以尽可能多地申请学校。做完这一切后，你所能做的就是等待学校的录取通知书或者拒绝通知书。最后你可以从录取你的学校中选择一个你最想去的学校。现在就开始打点行装准备入学了。
Dialogue（对话）Going to College
Molly : Hey, how is it going?
Gordon: Not bad.
Molly : I heard that you got into college. You must be very excited.
Gordon: It's no big deal. I am an American student going to college. It is much easier to go to college in the U.S. than in China.
Molly : You mean it's not the same as China?
Gordon: That's right. The pressure on American high school kids is less than the pressure on Chinese high school kids.
Molly : Do you still have to take a test?
Gordon: Yes, we must take an entrance exam, but it is much easier than the Chinese one. We usually only need to study for a few weeks.
Molly : Wow, that's completely different from China!
Gordon: Yep, getting into college is a breeze. The real problem is getting into a good college.
莫莉：嘿，你好吗？
戈登：还不赖。
莫莉：我听说你要去上大学了。你肯定很兴奋吧。
戈登：小事一桩。我是准备去上大学的美国学生。在美国上大学比中国容易多了。
莫莉：你是说情况跟中国不一样，是吗？
戈登：对，在美国高中生的压力比中国要轻得多。
莫莉：你们上大学要参加高考吗？
戈登：是的，我们要参加升学考试，但比中国的高考容易多了。一般来说，我们只需要复习几个星期就可以了。
莫莉：哇，跟中国比起来简直是天壤之别！
戈登：是啊，在美国上大学只需吹灰之力。但要想上好大学可就难了。 |
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