標題：美語三級跳 Go English：005C

　　大學生活: 高級課程

　　聽力內容：

　　Eric和Patty是大學同學，倆人聊起了住宿情況。

　　Professor: Listen for the word "lousy," which means "bad."

　　Eric: So Patty, are you planning on living on campus this year, or are you going to go for an apartment?

　　Patty: Well, housing is included in my scholarship, so I have to live on campus. The food is lousy, but there are other things I like about it.

　　Eric: What are the good things about living in a college dorm?

　　Patty: There are lots of advantages to living in the dorms. For example, I like studying and hanging out with my floormates. We all go out to parties together.

　　Eric: Wow, it sounds like the people in your dorm are pretty close.

　　Patty: Yeah, we really are. I love the dorms because you make friends that last all through college.

　　看來，雖然食堂飯不好吃，但 Patty 還是挺喜歡住校的，跟宿舍樓里的人很合得來。對了，Professor Bowman, roommate是室友，那么Patty說的floormate是住在同一層的人么？

　　Professor: That's right, Winnie! A floormate is someone who lives on the same floor.

　　也就是“層友”！ 我們來聽聽Eric住在哪里吧。

　　Patty: How about you, Eric? Are you living on campus?

　　Eric: Right now I live in an apartment off campus. I didn't like living on campus because the people in my dorm always had their doors closed and were studying. It wasn't much fun.

　　Patty: That's too bad. It sounds like the people in your dorm weren't as close as the people in my dorm.

　　Eric: No, you're right. Living off campus is OK, but I feel like I miss out on all of the fun stuff that happens on campus.

　　Patty: Have you ever thought of joining a fraternity? I hear that all the brothers in the frat houses are really close.

　　Eric: Yeah, I've thought about joining a frat. But the frat houses are just so dirty! I'm not sure I could take it.

　　Professor Bowman, "fraternity"是兄弟會嗎？

　　Prof: Exactly. And the "frat house" is the house that the people in the fraternity live in. Sometimes fraternities are called the "Greek system." If you join a fraternity, you can say that you "go Greek."

　　加入兄弟會可以說“Go Greek"，真有意思！那我猜，既然有兄弟會，一定也有“姐妹會”吧？

　　Professor: Yes! In the next section, listen for the word "sorority," which is a fraternity for women.

　　Eric: What about you? Have you ever thought about joining a sorority?

　　Patty: No way. I've heard a lot of horror stories about Greek life. Plus, I'm not a big drinker and I decided it's better to keep a clear head and focus on my studies.

　　Eric: You're totally right. I like to go to parties, but I don't want to wake up in the morning surrounded by empty beer bottles!

　　Patty: Yeah, partying in the place you live is a bad idea. Plus, all the hazing seems really stupid.

　　Eric: Yeah, some of my friends joined fraternities and they said the hazing was really bad.

　　看來，Patty對姐妹會不感興趣。可她說的"hazing"是什么意思啊？

　　Professor: Sometimes when you want to join a club, the people in the club will make you do lots of crazy things to prove you really want to join. For example, a fraternity might haze one of the men trying to join it by making him wear a dress out in public.

　　啊？原來"hazing"就是整人啊！為了考驗想加入兄弟會的男生，可能會讓他穿著裙子到大馬路上走一圈兒! 難怪Eric和Patty都討厭這些hazing的把戲!

　　Eric: You know, my friend is having a party this Saturday night at his apartment. Do you want to come?

　　Patty: Sure! That sounds like lots of fun!

　　Eric: Great. Bring all of your girlfriends!

　　Patty: Wait a minute. Are you inviting me just so that I will bring lots of other girls to the party?

　　Eric: What? Of course not! I'm inviting you because I need a designated driver!

　　Eric請Patty去參加派對，但卻是為了讓Patty在派對結束后當他的專用司機 - "designated driver," 這是什么朋友啊！

　　Professor: Well, if Patty is a true friend she will want to make sure Eric gets home safely, right?

　　那倒也是。我看Patty也是個講義氣的朋友呢!

　　這次的美語三級跳就播送到這里。

　　標題：美語三級跳 Go English：005C

　　大學生活: 高級課程

　　聽力內容：

　　Eric和Patty是大學同學，倆人聊起了住宿情況。

　　Professor: Listen for the word "lousy," which means "bad."

　　Eric: So Patty, are you planning on living on campus this year, or are you going to go for an apartment?

　　Patty: Well, housing is included in my scholarship, so I have to live on campus. The food is lousy, but there are other things I like about it.

　　Eric: What are the good things about living in a college dorm?

　　Patty: There are lots of advantages to living in the dorms. For example, I like studying and hanging out with my floormates. We all go out to parties together.

　　Eric: Wow, it sounds like the people in your dorm are pretty close.

　　Patty: Yeah, we really are. I love the dorms because you make friends that last all through college.

　　看來，雖然食堂飯不好吃，但 Patty 還是挺喜歡住校的，跟宿舍樓里的人很合得來。對了，Professor Bowman, roommate是室友，那么Patty說的floormate是住在同一層的人么？

　　Professor: That's right, Winnie! A floormate is someone who lives on the same floor.

　　也就是“層友”！ 我們來聽聽Eric住在哪里吧。

　　Patty: How about you, Eric? Are you living on campus?

　　Eric: Right now I live in an apartment off campus. I didn't like living on campus because the people in my dorm always had their doors closed and were studying. It wasn't much fun.

　　Patty: That's too bad. It sounds like the people in your dorm weren't as close as the people in my dorm.

　　Eric: No, you're right. Living off campus is OK, but I feel like I miss out on all of the fun stuff that happens on campus.

　　Patty: Have you ever thought of joining a fraternity? I hear that all the brothers in the frat houses are really close.

　　Eric: Yeah, I've thought about joining a frat. But the frat houses are just so dirty! I'm not sure I could take it.

　　Professor Bowman, "fraternity"是兄弟會嗎？

　　Prof: Exactly. And the "frat house" is the house that the people in the fraternity live in. Sometimes fraternities are called the "Greek system." If you join a fraternity, you can say that you "go Greek."

　　加入兄弟會可以說“Go Greek"，真有意思！那我猜，既然有兄弟會，一定也有“姐妹會”吧？

　　Professor: Yes! In the next section, listen for the word "sorority," which is a fraternity for women.

　　Eric: What about you? Have you ever thought about joining a sorority?

　　Patty: No way. I've heard a lot of horror stories about Greek life. Plus, I'm not a big drinker and I decided it's better to keep a clear head and focus on my studies.

　　Eric: You're totally right. I like to go to parties, but I don't want to wake up in the morning surrounded by empty beer bottles!

　　Patty: Yeah, partying in the place you live is a bad idea. Plus, all the hazing seems really stupid.

　　Eric: Yeah, some of my friends joined fraternities and they said the hazing was really bad.

　　看來，Patty對姐妹會不感興趣。可她說的"hazing"是什么意思啊？

　　Professor: Sometimes when you want to join a club, the people in the club will make you do lots of crazy things to prove you really want to join. For example, a fraternity might haze one of the men trying to join it by making him wear a dress out in public.

　　啊？原來"hazing"就是整人啊！為了考驗想加入兄弟會的男生，可能會讓他穿著裙子到大馬路上走一圈兒! 難怪Eric和Patty都討厭這些hazing的把戲!

　　Eric: You know, my friend is having a party this Saturday night at his apartment. Do you want to come?

　　Patty: Sure! That sounds like lots of fun!

　　Eric: Great. Bring all of your girlfriends!

　　Patty: Wait a minute. Are you inviting me just so that I will bring lots of other girls to the party?

　　Eric: What? Of course not! I'm inviting you because I need a designated driver!

　　Eric請Patty去參加派對，但卻是為了讓Patty在派對結束后當他的專用司機 - "designated driver," 這是什么朋友啊！

　　Professor: Well, if Patty is a true friend she will want to make sure Eric gets home safely, right?

　　那倒也是。我看Patty也是個講義氣的朋友呢!

　　這次的美語三級跳就播送到這里。