TERRY: Have you decided what you are going to take next semester?
LISA: Well, I'm an English major, you know.So I came here to make sure I'm taking the right things.
TERRY: Good. I think it's a good idea. Our department should require meetings like this.
LISA: I want to finish my degree in four years.So I don't want to forget to take classes I need.I have a friend who has to stay in college another year. She didn't know until recently.There were some classes she needed to take to graduate.She didn't know about them.
TERRY: Yes, that happens.
LISA: I brought my transcript from my first year.Here. And here is the list of courses I plan to take in the fall.
TERRY: Alright. Good.I see you've already taken six credits of your breadth requirements.You have one botany class and one chemistry class. And political science.So that's nine credits. Did you take English Composition 201?
LISA: No, I don't need to. I took Advanced Placement English in high school.So I'm not required to take composition.
TERRY: Excellent. I see you have the 18th century poetry class for next semester.And the modern novel class. You haven't taken a Shakespeare class yet.
LISA: No, I thought I would take it later.
TERRY: Actually, I recommend you take Shakespeare sooner rather than later.
LISA: Well, I suppose I could cross out the 18th century poetry class.I have to see when the Shakespeare class meets.
TERRY: Let me look at the timetable.
Shakespeare meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11:00 AM.
LISA: I can take it then. I have that time slot free.
TERRY: Good. I recommend it. Shakespeare is of course enormously important.We want our students to take the class as soon as they can.And Professor Friedman is an excellent teacher.
LISA: I'll take it then.
TERRY: Tell me, Lisa, what made you decide to be an English major?
LISA: I want to be an English professor in the future.I love studying literature, and I want to teach it.
TERRY: Really? That's great to know.
LISA: That's the reason I want to finish my B.A. in four years.Because I know I will be in school a long time.I want to start the M.A. and Ph.D. program as soon as possible.
泰瑞:你決定下一個(gè)學(xué)期要修什么了嗎?
麗莎:嗯,我的主修是英文。所以我要確定我修的課是正確的。
泰瑞:很好。我認(rèn)為這是很好的想法。我們系上應(yīng)該也要有這樣的會(huì)談。
麗莎:我想在四年內(nèi)完成我的學(xué)業(yè)。所以我不希望自己忘了需要修的課程。我有個(gè)朋友需要再念一年。她一直到現(xiàn)在才知道。有一些課她必需要修才能畢業(yè)。
她以前并不知道。
泰瑞:對(duì)的,那是會(huì)發(fā)生的。
麗莎:我?guī)Я宋业谝荒甑某煽?jī)單。這里,這個(gè)清單列的是我這個(gè)秋季想要修的一些課。
泰瑞:好。可以。我看到你已經(jīng)修了必修學(xué)分中的的六個(gè)學(xué)分。你有一門植物學(xué)、一門化學(xué)和政治學(xué)。那是九個(gè)學(xué)分。你有拿英文作文201嗎?
麗莎:沒(méi)有,我不需要。我在高中的時(shí)候有修過(guò)進(jìn)階英文, 所以我不需要修作文課。
泰瑞:很好。我看你下學(xué)期有一門十八世紀(jì)詩(shī)詞要修,還有當(dāng)代文學(xué)這門課。你還沒(méi)有修過(guò)莎士比亞那門課。
麗莎:沒(méi)有,我想晚一點(diǎn)再修。
泰瑞:實(shí)際上,我建議你早些修讀莎士比亞那門課比較好。
麗莎:嗯,我想我就把十八世紀(jì)詩(shī)詞劃掉。我需要看一下莎士比亞那門課什么時(shí)候上。
泰瑞:讓我看一下時(shí)間表。莎士比亞課程在星期一,星期三及星期五早上十一點(diǎn)上課。
麗莎:我可以修了。我那段時(shí)間有空。很好。我也贊成這樣做。莎士比亞這門課當(dāng)然是非常的重要。我們希望我們自己的學(xué)生盡早地修這門課,而且菲德曼教授是一個(gè)很好的老師。
麗莎:我就修這門課了。
泰瑞:告訴我,麗莎,是什么讓你決定要成為一個(gè)英文專業(yè)的學(xué)生。
麗莎:我希望在未來(lái)成為一名英文教授。我很喜愛學(xué)習(xí)文學(xué),也想教文學(xué)。
泰瑞:真的嗎?很榮幸知道。
麗莎:那就是為什么我要在四年內(nèi)修到大學(xué)本科的學(xué)歷。因?yàn)槲抑牢視?huì)在學(xué)校待上很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間。我要盡快開始碩士研究生和博士的課程。