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Shirley: You are late again, Maria. The teacher is about to come.
Maria: I know. I have to prepare the supper for the whole family before I leave.
Shirley: Oh, Ben has been cooking for us since I started attending this evening class. The good thing is, he has made great progress in cooking.
Maria: The housework is really a big problem for me. My husband is on a business trip to the U.S. now and I have to take care of everything myself.
Shirley: How about your one-year-old baby?
Maria: I’ve asked my parents to live with us for a while, so they can look after her for me while I am at work or in the class.
Shirley: How sweet of them! I have to work in the day time, study at night, and do housework during my spare time. I really hope I have eight arms and legs, like an octopus.
Maria: Me too. Sometimes I do want to give it up. I can’t deal with so many things at a time.
Shirley: When is your Adult College Entrance Exam?
Maria: It’s close coming up at the end of this month. That will be no more than 15 days from now on.
Shirley: Oh, my Adult College Entrance Exam is also around then. I don’t know if I can pass it.
Maria: Why don’t you take the CPA exam? You are already a good accountant, having so many years of experience.
Shirley: I just want to study in a college, majoring in economics. I’ve had this dream for a long time.
Maria: I understand.
Shirley: Oh, this class ends very late. Do you have anyone to pick you up?
Maria: Don’t worry, I can drive home and there won’t be any problem.
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雪莉：你又遲到了，瑪麗亞。老師就快要來了。
瑪麗亞: 我知道，但是我在走之前必須要做好全家的晚飯。
雪莉: 哦，自從我報名參加了夜校，本杰明就一直在為我們做飯。好在他現在廚藝大有長進。
瑪麗亞：家務活對我來說確實是個問題。我丈夫現在在美國出差，我必須自己照料一切事情。
雪莉：你一歲的孩子怎么辦?
瑪麗亞：我讓我的父母跟我一起住一段時間，這樣，我工作或上課的時候他們就可以照顧她了。
雪莉：他們可真好!我白天工作，晚上學習，還要在空閑時間做家務。我真希望自己有八只胳膊和腿，像章魚一樣。
瑪麗亞：我也是。有時候我真想放棄，我不能同時處理好所有的事情。
雪莉：你的成人高考是什么時候?
瑪麗亞：就在這個月底，離現在只有不到15天了。
雪莉：哦，我的成人高考也快了。我不知道自己能不能通過呢。
瑪麗亞：你為什么不考注冊會計師呀?你已經是個好會計了，有多年的經驗。
雪莉：我只想在大學里學經濟，那是我長久以來的夢想。
瑪麗亞：我知道。
雪莉：噢，這里很晚才放學，會有人來接你嗎?
瑪麗亞：別擔心，我能開車回家，沒有什么問題的。
經典背誦 Recitation
Maria: Recently I’ve had really busy days. Work, study and housework really drive me crazy. My husband is on a business trip. The good thing is, my parents help me take care of my daughter. My Adult College Entrance Exam is coming up shortly and I must study hard to prepare for it.
生詞小結
business trip 出差
octopus n. 章魚
accountant n. 會計
postgraduate n. 研究生
recruitment n. 招聘
詞匯擴展 Vocabulary Builder
關于大學專業的詞匯
基礎詞匯
economics 經濟學
education 教育學
environmental science 環境科學
finance 金融
philosophy 哲學
psychology 心理學
sociology 社會學
提高詞匯
anthropology 人類學
ecology 生態學
information technology 信息技術
linguistics 語言學
mass communications 大眾傳媒
statistics 統計學
家庭總動員 Do it together
兩人一組，一方隨機大聲讀出上面詞匯的英文和中文，另一方用該詞匯填入下面的句子，大聲朗讀出來并將句子翻譯成中文。
I just want to study in a college, majoring in( ).
[例] 家長讀education 教育學
孩子讀 I just want to study in a college, majoring in education.
我只想在大學里學教育學。
