PETS－2每日对话练习352

Candy drives over to Ian's apartment
　　Ian: Hey, nice Jag! So you want to join the Ivy League, eh? What'd you get on your TOEFL again?
　　Candy: Umm...one hundred and seventy. You think I still have a shot?
　　Ian: Maybe you should lower your horizons a bit.
　　Candy: What do you mean? If an Ivy won't take me, at least Berkeley should. It's a public school, right?
　　Ian: Candy, I think we should start thinking a little more strategically. Have you considered studying in a smaller, slightly less well-known program?
　　(续上期，下期续) 　　凯蒂开车到伊恩的公寓
　　伊恩：嘿，这辆积架不赖嘛！所以你想进常春藤盟校是吧？你之前说你的托福拿几分？
　　凯蒂：嗯……一百七十分。你认为我还有机会吗？
　　伊恩：也许你应该稍微降低标准。
　　凯蒂：什么意思啊？如果常春藤不收我，至少柏克莱也应该会啊。它是公立学校，对吧？
　　伊恩：凯蒂，我认为我们应该开始做些比较策略性的思考。你有没有考虑过就读比较小、稍微不那么有名的学校课程呢？
　　重点解说： 　　★ Jag (n.) 欧洲车Jaguar 的昵称，中译为‘积架’
　　★ shot (n.) 尝试。have a shot指‘有机会’
　　★ horizons (n.) （知识，经验等的）视野、眼界，做此解释时，固定加s
　　★ consider (v.) 考虑，细想(