迷你對話
A: Excuse me, where is the classroom?
打攪一下,請問教室在哪里?
B: Mmm... you can follow me. By the way, this is afree elective course.
恩......你可以跟著我走。順便說一下,這是一門選修課。
地道表達
a free elective course
1. 解詞釋義
Free elective course的表面意思是“自由選擇的課程”,必修課就是“required course”。還有哦一種課程叫做“option course”,這種課程相當(dāng)于課外活動,學(xué)到一門學(xué)問,舞蹈或音樂的課程。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. In college, English is a required course and psychology is an elective course.
在大學(xué)里,英語是必修課而心理學(xué)是選修課。
e.g. Most of the students of our class take Japanese as an elective course.
我們班大部分同學(xué)選修日語。
Ps:跟著某人走到某處,可以這樣說:“Follow me.”
Ps :by the way是“順便說一下”的意思。例如:
By the way, do you have any idea where the post office is? 順便問一下,你知道郵局在哪兒嗎?
By the way, what are you going to do on Christmas? 順便問一下,圣誕節(jié)你打算做什么?