英文原文:
Kathy: Good Morning, Mrs. Schmidt! I see you're standing on your head again.
Kim: Hi, Kathy! I'm just doing my morning yoga! You're up awfully early today.
Kathy: I have to finish preparing a paper for my Western Civilization class.
Kim: How has school been going? You come home so late every night! You're really a hard worker...
Kathy: Actually, I study a lot less here than I did in Taiwan! My classes are great, though. Sociology is the perfect major for me.
参考译文:
凯晰:早安,史太太!瞧你又在倒立了。
阿金:嗨,凯晰!我只是在做晨间瑜珈!你今儿个起得还真早。
凯晰:我得把西方文明史的报告准备完。
阿金:学校还好吗?你每天都很晚才回家!你真是个用功的学生……
凯晰:其实我在这里比在台湾混多了!不过我的课都很棒。主修社会学对我来说真完美。
重点词汇:
stand on one's head
用头站立,即「倒立」
yoga (n.)
瑜珈
awfully (adv.)
非常,了不得
paper (n.)
报告,论文
civilization (n.)
文明
major (v.,n.)
主修,「副修」是minor
A: What was your major in college? 你在大学的主修是什么?
B: I majored in English language and literature. 我主修英国语文。