Jo: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning
English. I’m Jo.
Sun Chen: Hello. I’m Sun Chen.
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases
that you might not find in your dictionary.
Sun Chen:
地道英語和大家一起學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)代英式英語中最新出現(xiàn)的流行詞匯和新鮮表達。那Jo,今天給我們帶來的新詞是什么呢？
Jo: Well today Sun Chen, we’re going to talk about
studying at university. Have you heard of the term sandwich course?
Sun Chen: Sandwich course? Yes, I have.
不過我想你最好還是解釋一下吧。
Jo: I’m sure everyone knows what a sandwich is. You
know two slices of bread, with some meat or salad for example in the middle.
Sun Chen: Yes. Sandwich 就是我最不喜歡吃的三明治，也就是夾心面包。
Jo: And sandwich course is a bit like a sandwich,
meaning there’s one year in your university course that you can do something
different. This special year is sandwiched between other academic years.
Sun Chen: 三明治課程就是現(xiàn)在大學(xué)里非常流行的工讀交替制課程， sandwich course.
讓同學(xué)們有一年的時間到相關(guān)單位拿工作經(jīng)驗。
Insert
A: Have you decided which course you’re going to do at
university?
B: I’m going to study architecture at Bristol.
A: Is it a sandwich course?
B: Yes, it’s a four-year sandwich course and I’ll get the
chance to work with a top architecture company.
Sun Chen: architecture 建筑, 建筑學(xué).
剛才那位同學(xué)選擇了四年的建筑三明治課程，當(dāng)中有一年的實際工作機會。
Jo: Well, I’m afraid that we are out of time. Anyway,
to recap, a sandwich course is …
Sun Chen: a sandwich course 就是現(xiàn)在大學(xué)里非常流行的工讀交替制課程.
Jo: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC
Learning English. Join us next time.
Sun Chen: 我們下次節(jié)目再會。
