留学生在中国 第37期:是要辛苦些,还是不要那么辛苦?

Chapter 40 To Suffer More, or Not?

第40章 是要辛苦些，还是不要那么辛苦？

David: What's your major?

你学的什么专业？

You: English.

英语。

David: What year are you in?

几年级了？

You: I am in Grade Four this year.

今年四年级。

David: In the United States, each university year has a different name: freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior.

在美国，每个年级都有不同的名称: freshman、sophomore、junior和senior。

You: I don't like to suffer more than I need to. Many students suffer from the heavy workload.

我不喜欢上二年级。学生在那一年里特别辛苦。

David: Suffer? I mean sophomore, not suffer more. I am saying the second year: sophomore. Oh, maybe you suffer every year?

辛苦？我是说sophomore（二年级学生），不是suffer more（更辛苦）。二年级学生称为“sophomore”。你是不是每年都很辛苦呢？

You: That is what I mean. But I like this year better than others. We don't have any schoolwork, and we can study on our own.

是的，不过今年好多了。最后一年没什么学习任务。我们可以做我们想做的事情。

David: I think many students , English majors in particular, look for language exchange partners. How about you?

我觉得似乎很多学生（尤其是英语专业的学生）会找外国留学生相互学习。你呢？

You: I am not interested in that.

我不大喜欢。

David: Oh.

哦。