2015年ESL之日常生活 29 Getting an Online Degree
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：2015年ESL之日常生活
ESL Podcast 1155 – Getting an Online Degree
Carlos: So where are you planning on attending college?
Torrie: I’ve picked Harford University.
Carlos: The only Harford University I’ve heard of is a degree mill.
Torrie: I’m sure it’s not the same one. The Harford University I’m attending is accredited 1, at least I’m pretty sure it is. The best part of going to Harford is I’ll never have to attend classes on campus. I can do all of my coursework online.
Carlos: You want to attend an online university? There are some legitimate 2 ones that offer good distance education, but many have low admissions standards and don’t provide a very good education.
Torrie: Not Harford. It’s a good degree- granting institution and they even give you credit for relevant life experience. I won’t need to take very many courses to graduate.
Carlos: That sounds pretty fishy 3 to me.
Torrie: Don’t worry. My transcript 4 and degree will be indistinguishable from those from a traditional university, without nearly as much work.
Carlos: That should tell you something. How is their job placement rate?
Torrie: I’m not sure, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be as competitive as any other college graduate.
Carlos: If you say so. What are you doing right now?
Torrie: I’m playing a video game stealing cars. At Harford, that’s considered relevant life experience. Cool, huh?
Carlos: Yeah, cool.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century. 通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
- Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
- It all sounds very fishy to me.所有这些在我听起来都很可疑。
- There was definitely something fishy going on.肯定当时有可疑的事情在进行中。
- A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
- They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。