ESL Podcast 864 – Going to Business School
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Karla: I just heard that you’re taking a leave of absence to go to business school. Is that right?
Joaquin: Yeah, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and have finally taken the plunge 1. I need an MBA to get ahead in my career.
Karla: That’s great, but why don’t you go part- time?
Joaquin: I had considered taking classes on nights and weekends while I continue to work, but I’ve been admitted into an Ivy 2 League school, and I want to take full advantage of the opportunities there.
Karla: Isn’t graduate school expensive, especially an Ivy League school?
Joaquin: Yeah, but I think it’s worth it, and I’ve been saving up. I have an undergraduate degree in accounting 3 and finance, but that’s not enough if I want to work in the upper echelons 4 of this or any other company.
Karla: I graduated with a degree marketing 5 and information systems. Maybe I should be thinking about getting an MBA.
Joaquin: I’d recommend it, if you want to go further in your career. I’ll lend you all of my test prep materials for the GMAT.
Karla: The GMAT? I’d forgotten about the GMAT. That may be a deal breaker for me.
Joaquin: Why? You don’t like taking tests?
Karla: I like taking tests as much as I like getting a kick upside the head – maybe even less!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
- Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
- That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
n.常青藤，常春藤
- Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
- The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
- A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
- There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
n.（机构中的）等级，阶层( echelon的名词复数 )；（军舰、士兵、飞机等的）梯形编队
- Officers were drawn largely from the top echelons of society. 这些官员大都来自社会上层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Except in the higher echelons, extensive classification has no place in the classification of vegetation. 除高阶类级之外，外延分类在植物分类中还是没有地位的。 来自辞典例句