Part1.　上課前篇

校園情報:

美國上課是跑堂制的所以書都通通放在locker(置物櫃),每一次的下課時間都只有五分鐘(不像臺灣的十分鐘),中間的下課都不會有鈴聲,學生跟老師都是很有默契的準時下課,所以要趁這兩分鐘到自己的locker換書之後再跑到下一堂教室上課。

生活劇場:

對話1
A: Hey, Jack, I didn’t see you at the biology class. Where have you been?

B: Uh, I’ve overslept, as you know, again. Did Professor Lee say anything?

A: Yeah, I’m afraid that you have to go to his office this afternoon.

B: Oh, hell no. I really don’t know what to say.

A: I bet this time you do. About your qualification for the final exam.

B: Don’t you think he’s making a mountain out of a molehill?

A: Maybe he is, but you still have to go. Wait a minute, what’s in your hand? A notebook for advanced mathematics? Where’s your textbook?

B: The consequence of a rush morning. I forgot to bring it with me. And there’s only this notebook in my locker. Never mind. By the way, do you know where Professor Lee’s office is?

A: Nope. But I do know that you’re going the wrong way now. Follow me, your classroom is next to mine. One minute left and three floors to climb. Ready to run?

B: That’s exactly what I’m good at.

A: 嘿，傑克，你沒去上生物課，去哪了？

B: 嗯，正如你想的，我又睡過頭了。李教授有說什麼嗎？

A: 很遺憾，你今天下午得去他辦公室一趟了。

B: 不是吧，我都不知道該跟他說什麼。

A: 我確信這次你肯定有話說，李教授會跟你談談期末考試的資格問題。

B: 你不覺得他有點小題大作了嗎？

A: 也許吧，但是你還是要去。等等，你手上拿的什麼？就帶一本筆記本去上高數課？你的書呢？

B: 這個算是睡過頭的後果吧，早上實在太趕，我就忘了帶，而我的置物櫃中只有這本筆記本。現在重要的不是這個，你知道李教授的辦公室在哪嗎？

A: 不知道，但是我知道你現在走錯路了。跟上我，你的教室在我隔壁。我們還剩一分鐘來爬三層樓，準備好跑了嗎？

B: 這正是我所擅長的。

對話2
A: Morning, selina.

B: Morning, eh, sookie? Look at yourself, a new perm. I didn’t recognize you.

A: Yeah, I’m really tired of my old hair style.

B: Come on, I’ve always been envying you for your long straight hair, plus, Natural.

A: But long straight hair since primary school, believe me, you would be weary of it, too.

B: Then what’s the reason you changed your twenty-year-old hair style?

A: Eh, can we just skip this part? You know what, the new perm is really expensive. To live though this month, I have to do some part-time job to make ends meet.

B: But it’s worth the price. You look pretty with your new perm.

A: Thank you. It’s my classroom. Bye.

B: Bye.

A: 早，塞琳娜。

B: 早，嗯，蘇琪？讓我看看，你燙了新髮型啦，我都沒認出來。

A: 是啊，我厭倦就髮型了。

B: 得了吧，你知道我一直都羡慕你那一頭長直發，還是天生的。

A: 如果你從小學就一直是長直髮，相信我，你也會厭的。

B: 那到底是什麼原因促使你改變你保持了20年之久的髮型呢？

A: 嗯，我們可以不談這個嗎？你知道嘛，這個燙髮好貴，我得去做點兼職了，要不然下半月就活不下去了。

B: 但還是物有所值的，你的新髮型跟你很配。

A: 謝謝。我到教室了，拜拜。

B: 拜拜。

對話3
A: Hi, Lucy, where did you get your coffee?

B: My locker. Here you are. And hot water is over there.

A: Thank you. It’s a torture for me to get up early, especially when philosophy is the first class.

B: Obviously, you haven’t had your breakfast. And I have this.

A: Napoleon cake! My favorite!

B: Stop, stop, don’t look at me like that. It’s creepy. Just for the record, I have no interests in you.

A: Neither do I. By the way, why are you here? You don’t have any classes this morning, as I can recall.

B: To get to the library, it’s a shortcut to go through this building. And you’d better finish your breakfast before entering the classroom in case it’s Professor Cooper’s.

A: Thank you for your reminding. Meet me at the dining hall at 12 o’clock. I can buy you lunch.

B: Bye.

A: 嗨，露西，在哪買的咖啡？

B: 我的置物櫃。給你一包，熱水在那邊。

A: 謝謝。早起真是種折磨，而且第一節課還是哲學。

B: 很明顯，你還沒吃早飯。我還有這個。

A: 拿破崙蛋糕！我的最愛！

B: 停，停，不要那樣看著我，太肉麻了。事先聲明，我可對你沒興趣。

A: 我也是。說來，你怎麼在這？我記得，你今早沒有課吧。

B: 穿過這棟樓去圖書館是條近道。你最好吃完早餐再進教室，別忘了這可是庫伯教授的課。

A: 謝謝提醒，12點在食堂等我，我請你吃飯。

B: 拜拜。

對話4
A: Hey, Charlie, can you take a seat for me. I’ll make a detour to grab some breakfast.

B: No problem. Your books. And grab me a cup of coffee, please.

A: See you around.

B: See you.

C: Third time this week. Didn’t you get tired taking seat for him?

B: That’s no big deal. I can take a seat for you if you want.

C: The question is, you and I, we’re not in the same classroom the next class. And Robert, he is with me.

B: Oh, I’ve totally forgotten that. Guess what, now it’s your turn to take a seat for Charlie.

C: What else can I say. You are my friend, and Robert is your friend, and even I don’t like him, I have to take a seat for him.

B: Thank you. And by the way, you can have my coffee.

A: 嘿，查理，能幫我佔個座嗎？我要繞道去買早飯。

B: 沒問題，給我你的書。順便給我帶杯咖啡吧。

A: 回頭見。

B: 回見。

C: 這周已經第三次幫他佔座了，你怎麼不嫌煩？

B: 這沒什麼大不了的。如果你想，我也可以幫你佔座。

C: 問題是，下節課我跟你不是一個教室，而且羅伯特跟我一個教室。

B: 噢，我忘了這事。所以現在，你要去幫羅伯特佔座了。

C: 我還能說什麼呢，你是我朋友，羅伯特是你朋友。所以儘管我不喜歡他，我還是得幫他佔座。

B: 謝謝。還有，我的那杯咖啡歸你了。

對話5
A: Morning, Lily. Have you heard of the gossip?

B: What gossip?

A: Professor Green was badly injured in a car accident and still unconscious now.

B: Oh, god. That’s really a tragedy. I mean, She is so nice to everyone. Then who’s gonna give lessons to us?

C: The assisitant or tutor? Whatever, we’re gonna have a rough time from the next class.

B: I hope Professor Green could make it. Or I would probably fail in the final exam. Then I’ll be the tragedy.

A: Anyway, we’re gonna pay a visit to her this afternoon. Will you join us?

B: Yes, absolutely. When and where shall we meet?

C: I will text you two later. And now I’ll turn right, you two keep on going.

A,B: See you.

A: 早，莉莉。你聽說了那個傳聞沒？

B: 什麼傳聞？

A: 格林教授出了車禍，重傷，現在還沒清醒。

B: 噢，天吶。真是悲劇，她是多好的一個人啊。那現在誰幫她代課呢？

C: 助理還是助教的，不管怎樣，從下節課開始我們就有得受了。

B: 我希望格林教授能挺過來，不然我期末考試肯定考不好，到時候我就真的悲劇
了。

A: 總之，我們下午準備去看看她，你要一起嗎？

B: 當然。什麼時候，在哪見面？

C: 我會發短信告訴你們倆的。現在我要右轉了，你倆繼續直走。

A,B: 回頭見