S = Secretary M = Mary
S: Here's the course description guide.
秘書:這里這份是課程說明。
M: What do I do with it?
瑪麗:它對我有什么作用?
S: Do you want me to help you?
秘書:需要我?guī)湍忝?
M: Please.
瑪麗:麻煩你了。
S: Look. Here are the core classes. Everyone has to take them.
秘書:看這兒。這些是必修課程。每個人都得上這些課。
M: So I don't have to worry about them.
瑪麗:那么,我就不用擔(dān)心它們了。
S: You're catching on! However, there are elective courses like wood shop, metal shop, home economics...
秘書:你真是一點就通!但是選修課程,譬如工藝、金屬焊接、家政……
M: I'll take home economics.
瑪麗:我要選修家政。
S: Good. Now you can pick classes by yourself.
秘書:不錯。那現(xiàn)在你可以自己來選課了。
注釋:
description :n. 描述,描寫;類型;
例句:The paper provides a detailed description of how to create human embryos by cloning.
這篇論文對如何通過克隆制造人類胚胎提供詳細(xì)的描述。
home economics:家政學(xué)
例句:These are the basics they teach in Home Economics.
這些都是家政學(xué)的基本內(nèi)容。
do with:利用,處理;
例句:Now what do I do with that?
現(xiàn)在我要用它來做什么呢?
catching on:理解,明白;
例句:Being a foreigner, he did not catch on the joke.
他是個外國人, 未能理解這個笑話的含意.