M = Mary T = Tom
T: Mary, set your alarm clock for seven tomorrow morning.
汤姆:玛丽,把你的闹钟设定在明天早上七点。
M: Why?
玛丽:为什么?
T: I'm going to take you to your school to register for classes.
汤姆:我要送你到学校去注册选课。
M: That's right. I haven't done that yet.
玛丽:对喔。我还没办理注册。
T: You can choose classes that you like at the school office.
汤姆:你可以在学校行政室选择你喜欢的课程。
M: Really?
玛丽:真的吗?
T: Well, there are core courses and electives.
汤姆:嗯,有必修课和选修课。
M: What do they mean?
玛丽:它们是什么意思呢?
T: Core courses are ones that you must take. Elective courses are ones that you get to choose for yourself.
汤姆:必修课是你必须上的课程。选修课则是你替你自己所选的课程。
注释:
electives:n. 选修课,选修课程
例句:Since 2005, LBS has offered students the chance to front-load their study, complete fewer electives and finish the course in 15 months.
自2005年开始,伦敦商学院为学生提供了提前学习、完成较少的选修课、在15个月内结束课程的机会。
register for :注册;选课
例句:Any participant can register for any number of the coordination protocols and should send and receive appropriate messages defined by the protocol.
任何参与者可以注册任意数目的协调协议,应该发送和接收 由协议定义的恰当的消息。
Core courses:必修科目
例句:Core courses are the ones that you must take.
必修课是你必须上的课程。