生活英語情景口語:我通過考試啦!

D: you look better today. How did your test go?
B: much better than it did yesterday.
D: did you pass?
B: I not only passed my test, but I aced it! I'm so happy!
D: you should be. You worked really hard last night preparing for it.
B: thanks for helping me with it. If you hadn't encouraged me to do my best, I wouldn't have ever been able to pass.
D: you don't have to thank me. It's just a part of my job as your counsellor.
B: did you always do well at school?
D: no, in fact, I was terrible at taking exams.
B: really?
D: sure, but my teachers always encouraged me to do the best that I could and that helped me a lot. When are your final exams?
B: I'll get my finals in two months.
D: when do you plan on studying for those exams?
B: most students just cram the night beforehead.
D: do you think that's a good idea?
B: no, I think I should study a little bit at a time, starting a few weeks before the exam.
D: that sounds like a good idea. What are you going to do if you have any questions while you're studying?
B: I'll go and talk to my professor or a learning support assistant.
D: it sounds like you've learned something useful this year!


你今天看起來好多了.你的測驗怎麼樣?
比昨天好多了!
及格了嗎?
不僅及格了,而且成績還特別高!我真高興!
應該的.你昨晚複習的特別認真.
謝謝你幫我複習.如果不是你鼓勵我要全力以赴,我肯定及格不了.
你不用感謝我,作爲你的輔導員,這是我工作分內的事.
你上學的時候是不是總是學得很好?
不是,實際上我曾經很害怕考試.
真的嗎?
沒錯,不過我的老是總是鼓勵我讓我盡力而爲,這幫了我不少忙.你們的期末考試是什麼時候?
兩個月以後.
你打算什麼時候開始準備這些考試?
大多數學生都打算在考前突擊.
你覺得這是個好辦法嗎?
不是, 我想我應該平時每次學一點,考試前早提早幾周複習.
這樣聽起來不錯.如果學習的時候遇到困難,你會怎麼辦?
我會去找我的教授或者助教諮詢.
聽起來你這一年學了不少有用的東西嘛.


Counsellor: a person who has been trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems(尤指針對私人問題的)顧問;輔導顧問
a marriage guidance counsellor
婚姻指導顧問

Cram: to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam (爲應考)臨時死記硬背
He's been cramming for his exams all week.
他整個星期都一直在拼命準備應考.

Beforehand: earlier; before sth else happens or is done 預先;事先
two weeks/three days/a few hours beforehand
提前兩星期╱三天╱幾小時
I wish we'd known about it beforehand.
要是我們預先知道這事就好了.