PETS－2每日对话练习344

　　Candy: What are you saying? The professor shouldn't write nice things about me?
　　Ian: Look, even if that letter was accurate, an American admissions committee would just laugh at it.
　　Candy: Well, I don't think it's funny.
　　Ian: Your professor should praise you, but in a more balanced way. The letter can even have some criticism like “My only concern about Candy is her devotion to achieving perfection in her studies. I hope she can learn to balance leisure time with work.”
　　(续上期，下期续) 　　凯蒂：你说什么？教授不该写一些我的好话吗？
　　伊恩：听好，就算那封信是说真的，美国入学许可委员会看了也会笑出来。
　　凯蒂：我可不觉得好笑。
　　伊恩：你的教授是应该赞美你，但要用比较持平的方式。这封信甚至可以有一些批评，像是 ‘我担心凯蒂的是她致力于达到研究的完美。我希望她可以学习在休闲与工作间取得平衡。’
　　重点解说： 　　★ accurate (a.) 精确的
　　★ praise (v.) 称赞，赞扬
　　★ balanced (a.) 平衡的。balance A with B 指‘使A与B相平衡’
　　★ criticism (n.) 批评，评论
　　★ concern (n.) 关心的事，挂念
　　★ devotion (n.) 献身，热爱
　　★ achieve (v.) 完成，达到 　　★ perfection (n.) 完美，尽善尽美
　　★ leisure (a.) 空闲的