12.Have You Got a Scholarship
你有獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金嗎
A: Do you mind if I ask you a question?If it’s too personal you can forget it.
我想問個(gè)問題你介意嗎?如果涉及到隱私那就不用回答。
B: I don’t mind at all. You can ask me anything. We’re friends.
一點(diǎn)也不介意。你可以問任何問題。我們是朋友嘛。
A: Have you got a scholarship, or are you on your own?
你有獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金還是自費(fèi)?
B: I have a scholarship from my government for four years. How about you?
我們政府給我四年獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金,你呢?
A: I have a tuition scholarship from the university. Otherwise I’m on my own.
學(xué)校只讓我免繳學(xué)費(fèi),其余還是自掏腰包。
B: Do you mean that you’re self-supporting? I didn’t even know you had a job!
這么說你是自己維持了?我都不知道你還有份工作!
A: Oh no. My family supports me. And believe me, changing foreign money into dollars is heart breaking. You seem to get so little in return.
喔,不是。我靠我家里。說真的,用外幣換美元真是件傷感情的事,一換就沒多少錢了。
B: Yeah, I really know the feeling. I can’t wait to graduate so I can get a good job and earn my own money.
是呀,這種感覺我太清楚了。我恨不得馬上畢業(yè)找個(gè)好工作,那我就可以花自己的錢了。
額外成就感
on one’s own 靠自己,獨(dú)自
* He got the job on his own.
他靠自己的力量得到了那份工作。
* She would always sit in a corner on her own.
她總是獨(dú)自一人坐在一個(gè)角落里。
in return 作為回報(bào)
* He didn’t expect anything in return for his help.
他幫助人并不期待任何回報(bào)。
* If you give me your photo, I’ll give you mine in return.
你若送我一張照片,我便回贈(zèng)一張給你。