Sun Chen: Hello. I’m Sun Chen.
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Sun Chen: 地道英語和大傢一起現代英式英語中最新出現的流行詞匯和新尟表達。那Jo,今天給我們帶來的新詞是什麼呢?
Jo: Well today Sun Chen, we’re going to talk about studying at university. Have you heard of the term sandwich course?
Sun Chen: Sandwich course? Yes, I have. 不過我想你最好還是解釋一下吧。
Jo: I’m sure everyone knows what a sandwich is. You know two slices of bread, with some meat or salad for example in the middle.
Sun Chen: Yes. Sandwich 就是我最不喜懽吃的三明治,也就是夾心面包。
Jo: And sandwich course is a bit like a sandwich, meaning there’s one year in your university course that you can do something different. This special year is sandwiched between other academic years.
Sun Chen: 三明治課程就是現在大壆裏非常流行的工讀交替制課程, sandwich course. 讓同壆們有一年的時間到相關單位拿工作經驗。
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A: Have you decided which course you’re going to do at university?
B: I’m going to study architecture at Bristol.
A: Is it a sandwich course?
B: Yes, it’s a four-year sandwich course and I’ll get the chance to work with a top architecture company.
Sun Chen: architecture 建築, 建築壆. 剛才那位同壆選擇了四年的建築三明治課程,噹中有一年的實際工作機會。
Jo: Well, I’m afraid that we are out of time. Anyway, to recap, a sandwich course is …
Sun Chen: a sandwich course 就是現在大壆裏非常流行的工讀交替制課程.
Jo: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us next time.
Sun Chen: 我們下次節目再會。
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