Episode 9 It's Up to You ACT III选校风云 第三幕

I figure that with my grades and with my personality, I'll have no problem.

I figure that ^{我琢磨着 / 我想（非正式判断）}

• I figure that it'll take about an hour to get there. ^{我估摸着到那儿得花一个小时。}
• I figure that if we leave now, we'll beat the traffic. ^{我想咱们要是现在走，就能避开早高峰。}
• I figure that she's just a bit tired after the trip. ^{我琢磨着她可能就是旅途之后有点累了。}

This is an important decision we have to make.

make a decision ^做决定

• It’s hard to make a decision when you have so many choices. ^{当你有这么多选择时，很难做决定。}
• I need more time before I make a final decision. ^{在做最终决定前，我还需要点时间。}
• Have you made a decision about which car to buy? ^{关于买哪辆车你定下来了吗？}

My father would like me to go there.^{我父亲倒是希望我也去那儿读书。}

would like someone to do ^{想要某人做某事（礼貌/愿望）}

• I'd like you to meet my sister. ^{我想让你见见我姐姐。}
• Would you like me to call a taxi for you? ^{需要我帮你叫辆出租车吗？}
• My parents would like me to become a doctor. ^{我父母希望我能当个医生。}

You can follow in your father's footsteps.^{你可以继承你父亲的衣钵。}

follow in someone's footsteps ^{效仿某人 / 继承某人的事业}

• He followed in his father's footsteps and joined the army. ^{他继承父志，参军入伍了。}
• She decided not to follow in her mother's footsteps. ^{她决定不走她母亲的老路。}
• Many children follow in their parents' footsteps in the medical profession. ^{很多孩子在医学事业上子承父业。}

I think I want to study journalism to be a reporter.^{我想我要去学新闻专业，当个记者。}

study journalism ^学新闻学

• If you want to be a writer, you should study journalism. ^{如果你想当作家，你应该去学新闻。}
• She's studying journalism at Columbia University. ^{她正在哥伦比亚大学攻读新闻专业。}
• Why did you choose to study journalism? ^{你为什么选择学新闻？}

You do a pretty good job on the Riverdale High School paper.^{你在河谷镇高中的校报工作干得相当漂亮。}

do a good job on ^{在……方面做得出色}

• You did a great job on the presentation yesterday. ^{你昨天的演讲做得太棒了。}
• He's doing a good job on the new project. ^{他在新项目上表现得很出色。}
• I'm trying to do a good job on fixing the car. ^{我正努力把这车修好。}

Have you discussed it with your parents?^{这事儿你跟爸妈商量过了吗？}

discuss something with someone ^{和某人商量某事}

• I need to discuss this with my manager first. ^{我得先跟我经理商量一下这事。}
• We discussed the problem with the neighbors. ^{我们和邻居讨论了那个问题。}
• Have you discussed the budget with the team? ^{你跟团队讨论过预算了吗？}

I was just waiting for you to get home so we could talk.^{我刚才一直在等你回家，好让我们能谈谈。}

wait for someone to do ^{等待某人做某事}

• I'll wait for you to finish your homework. ^{我会等你写完作业。}
• We are waiting for the rain to stop before going out. ^{我们在等雨停了再出去。}
• She's waiting for the bus to arrive. ^{她正在等公交车过来。}

Anything special you want to talk about?^{有什么特别想聊的事儿吗？}

Anything special ^{有什么特别的吗（疑问句/否定句中形容词后置）}

• Is there anything special on the menu tonight? ^{今晚菜单上有什么特别的菜吗？}
• I didn't do anything special over the weekend. ^{周末我没做什么特别的事。}
• If anything special happens, let me know. ^{如果有啥特别的情况，告诉我一声。}

Mom and I have given up a lot to save money for your tuition.^{妈和我为了攒你的学费牺牲了很多。}

give up ^{放弃 / 牺牲 / 戒掉}

• He had to give up his dream of becoming an actor. ^{他不得不放弃当演员的梦想。}
• They gave up their weekends to volunteer. ^{他们牺牲了周末时间去做志愿者。}
• Don't give up on your goals so easily. ^{别这么轻易就放弃你的目标。}

It's complicated.^{这事儿挺复杂的。/ 一言难尽。}

complicated ^{复杂的 / 难对付的}

• The instructions are too complicated for me. ^{这些说明对我来说太复杂了。}
• Relationship status: It's complicated. ^{感情状态：一言难尽。}
• Stop making things so complicated! ^{别把事情搞得那么复杂！}

He was very impressed with you.^{他对你的印象非常深刻。}

be impressed with ^{对……印象深刻 / 感到钦佩}

• I was impressed with her fluent English. ^{她的流利英语给我留下了深刻印象。}
• The boss was impressed with your performance. ^{老板对你的表现很满意/很钦佩。}
• Are you impressed with the new office? ^{你觉得新办公室怎么样？（印象好吗？）}

Something that might be surprising to you.^{这事儿可能会让你感到惊讶。}

surprising to ^{对……来说是惊讶的}

• The news was surprising to everyone in the room. ^{这消息让房间里的所有人都感到惊讶。}
• It is surprising to me that he failed the exam. ^{他考试没及格让我觉得很吃惊。}
• Nothing is surprising to him anymore. ^{对他来说，再没有什么事是新鲜的了。}

I knew engineering was not for me.^{我知道工程学并不适合我。}

not for me ^{不适合我 / 我不感兴趣}

• I tried skydiving, but it's not for me. ^{我试过高空跳伞，但不适合我（我受不了）。}
• Spicy food is not for me. ^{我不爱吃辣（辣味不适合我）。}
• This kind of lifestyle is not for me. ^{这种生活方式不适合我。}

Then you're not upset about my not wanting to go into medicine.^{这么说，你并没因为我不想学医而生气。}

go into ^{进入……行业 / 从事}

• Why did you decide to go into teaching? ^{你为什么决定从事教育行业？}
• He's planning to go into politics. ^{他打算从政。}
• Many graduates go into the tech industry. ^{许多毕业生进入了科技行业。}

I want to apply to several other colleges.^{我想申请其他几所大学。}

apply to ^{向……提出申请（机构/学校）}

• You should apply to at least five universities. ^{你至少应该申请五所大学。}
• I'm going to apply to a few big companies for a job. ^{我打算向几家大公司申请工作。}
• Did you apply to that art school in London? ^{你申请伦敦那家艺术学院了吗？}

If I make my own decision, I might choose Michigan.^{如果由我自己拿主意，我可能会选密歇根大学。}

choose ^{选择（语气比 select 更生活化）}

• It's hard to choose between the two options. ^{在这两个选项中很难抉择。}
• Which dress did you choose in the end? ^{你最后选了哪件裙子？}
• You can choose to stay or leave. ^{你可以选择留下或者离开。}