和老外聊天的地道口语第66期:我和图书馆有个约会
Kate: I can't believe finals will be here in just two weeks. Once again, I'm not even close to being ready! You'd think that by now I'd learn how tp budget my time better.
Mary: welcome to the club! I was doing fine until after midterms. Then I took it easy. Now I'm paying for it. I have three research papers to finish in three weeks. Help!
Jason: you're not alone! I don't have any papers, but I have final exams and several books to finish before then. That's not counting all the review reading I'll have to do either.
K: all my friends are in the same boat. I'm going to have to pull quite a few all-nighters during the next couple of week.
M: me, too. In fact, (checking his watch), I really have to get going, you guys. I've got a hot date…
K: how can you have time for a date when you've got all that work to do?
M:…with the library.
J: oh, I see. Well, catch you later, Mary.
K: yeah, Mary. Call me on the weekend.
M: right. Anyway, see you guys later.
真不敢相信还有两个星期就要期末考试了!我这次还是一样,离”准备好”还差得远呢!你们一定以为我现在应该学会更好地分配时间了.
欢迎加入我们!我期中考试还表现不错,后来就松懈下来,现在我可得付出代价了:我得在三周内写出三篇论文,救救我吧!
不是只有你才这样!我虽然不用写研究报告,可是我期末要考好几门功课,考前还得读完好几本书,另外复习要看的书还不算在内.
我所有的朋友处境都一样.后面2个星期,我得常常通宵看书了.
我也是.其实,(他看看表),我真的得走了,各位.我还有个重要约会呢…
你有这么多书要看,怎么还有时间约会呢?
…与图书馆的约会.
哦,我懂了.玛丽,待会儿见.
对啊,玛丽,周末给我电话.
好,回头见.
Final: an exam taken by school, university or college students at the end of a semester or quarter, usually in a topic that they will not study again 期终结业考试;期终考试
Budget: to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose 谨慎花钱；把…编入预算 ~ (sth) (for sth) ~ sth (at sth)
If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip.
我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。 V
I've budgeted for two new members of staff.
我已经把两名新职员名额编入预算。
Ten million francs has been budgeted for the project.
为该工程已编制了一千万法郎的预算。 VN
The project has been budgeted at ten million francs.
该工程已制定一千万法郎的预算。
All-nighter: a time when you stay awake all night studying 通宵学习;开通宵夜车
Take it easy:放松
Pay for sth:为…付出代价
In the same boat:处境相同
