PETS－2每日对话练习274

Candy: Wherever I go, I want to live off-campus. Dormitories are so scary.
　　Ian: They're much nicer in the States. [reads materials] You have a choice between an international students’ dormitory or an on-campus apartment.
　　Candy: But is it mandatory to live on campus? I don't want roommates.
　　Ian: It's not mandatory, no. But you can probably get a single since you're a grad student.
　　Candy: I could also go stay in a hotel first and then find a place, right?
　　(续上期，下期续)
　　凯蒂：无论我去哪，我都要住在校外。宿舍很可怕耶。
　　伊恩：在美国的学生宿舍好多了。（读数据）你可以二选一，国际学生宿舍或是校内公寓。
　　凯蒂：但是住在校园里是强制的吗？我不要有室友。
　　伊恩：这没有一定的，没有。但既然你是研究所学生，你也许可以有单人房。
　　凯蒂：我也可以先在旅馆待一阵子再找地方，对吧？
　　重点解说：
　　★ off-campus (adv.) 校外的 on-campus是‘校内的’
　　★ dormitory (n.) 学生宿舍
　　★ mandatory (a.) 强制的
　　★ single (n.) 单人房
　　★ grad student (n.) 研究生，为graduate student的简称