人物：同学男、同学女

场景：两同学在学校咖啡厅里谈起各自喜欢上的课，女同学说她的课无聊到死，老师只上课不能激发学生的兴趣，但没办法，要求必须上口语课英语，男同学说他的历史课非常有趣……

同学女：Mmm, this coffee is really strong.

嗯……这咖啡真的好浓。

同学男：I like it that way.

我喜欢那种。

同学女：So do I，all during my last class I was thinking about coming here and could almost taste the coffee.

我也是，上节课的时候我一直在想着来这里，急得几乎都快感觉到咖啡的味道了。

同学男：sounds like it wasn't too exciting.

听起来感觉课对对这个课没有太大的兴趣哦。

同学女：I was bored to death, I'm in that class only because it's a requirement so I have to stick it out, the problem is, the professor doesn't know how to spark our interest, she just walks in and lectures, there's no discussion.

我无聊死了，我上那堂课只是因为要求要上，所以我必须坚持下去口语课英语，问题是口语课英语：两个同学在咖啡厅谈论自己喜欢的课程——最流行、地道的美语口语，教授不知道如何激发我们的兴趣，她只是进来讲课，没有讨论。

Be boring to death: 英文解释：be extremely boring 中文意思是无聊到死

Stick it out: 英文解释：continue something to the end, even if there are problem.中文意思是坚持到底

Spark someone’s interest(in): 英文解释：create an unusual amount of interest (in something)

中文意思是激发某人的兴趣。

同学男：What a drag, don't people ask questions?

真没劲，人们不提问吗？

What a drag！真无聊，真没劲

同学女：Oh yeah，once in a blue moon but I always see an awful lot of people doodling and I can tell their minds are wandering. Do you have any classes like that？

哦，难得一见，我总是看到很多人在那里涂鸦，我能看出他们完全心不在焉。你有这样的课吗？

Once in a blue moon: 英文解释：very rarely; not often 中文意思：千载难逢; 百年不遇

同学男：I have only one big lecture class-world history, and the professor's the best. It's so

interesting I'm always on the edge of my seat, and when we have discussions the room is filled with electricity.

我只有一讲世界历史的大课，那个教授是最好的口语课英语，太有趣了，我一直都全神贯注，当我们讨论时，房间里充满了激情。

Be on the edge of one’s seat: 英文解释：be extremely interest in listening or watching something

中文意思是：全神贯注的；十分兴奋的，兴奋得坐不住的

同学女：I'm jealous, too bad I already took world history.

好羡慕呀，可惜我已经上过世界历史了。

同学男：You know one day it dawned on me that I was lucky to be in her class because I

found myself thinking a lot about what she said. Did you ever have a teacher like that?

你知道吗，有一天我突然意识到，我很幸运能上她的课，因为我发现她所讲的让我自已思考很多很多。你有过这样的老师吗？

It dawned on someone: someone suddenly thought of something.某人突然明白……

同学女：I'd have to think about it, I don't know.

我得好好想想，我不知道呢。

同学男：You should come with me to class sometime just to see what I mean.

你应该找个时间和我一起去上课，看看我所讲的。

同学女：Sounds like you're in love with her, Steve.

听起来你爱上她了，Steve。

同学男：Very funny, she could be my grandmother, anyway I guess what it really comes down to is her enthusiasm for the subject. she just loves history. I remember at the beginning of the semester, I was fooling around a lot and not taking anything in school very seriously. I bombed the first history test, but then I buckled down because I started really enjoying school, especially her class.

好搞笑哦，她都可以做我的祖母了，不管怎样，我想归根结底是她对这门学科的热情。她就是喜欢历史。我记得在学期开始的时候，我经常在学校里胡闹，什么都不认真对待。第一次历史考试我考砸了，但后来我全力以赴认真学了，因为我开始很喜欢上学，尤其是她的课。

What it comes down to is… 英文解释：the main point/ the bottom line is… 中文意思：归根结底是……

Fool around(with/in) 英文解释：do nothing constructive or nothing in particular中文意思：吊儿郎当；瞎胡混；乱搞

Bomb (a test): 英文解释：fail (a test) 考试考砸了

Buckle down: 英文解解释：start to work seriously 中文意思是：全力以赴，拼尽全力

同学女：You've got me really curious about this teacher. I think I'll take you up on your idea to visit your class, when does it meet?

你让我对这位老师很好奇。我想我会采纳你的想法去参观你的班级，什么时候可以见？

Take someone up on something: 英文解释：accept an invitation or an offer 中文意思是接受某人的提议

Get (make) someone curious about: 使某人对……好奇。

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