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TOEFL Score 托福成绩
托福考试已过，是公布成绩的时候了，玛丽和我一起考的，满分120分，但她只考了75分，而我很幸运这次考了115分。希望能被我所中意的大学录取。现在也只能默默祈祷了。
1、句子
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What about your TOEFL 你的托福考得怎么样了？
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I'm so lucky to pass the exam.
我很幸运通过了这次考试。
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When will the result of the TOEFL be published 托福成绩什么时候公布？
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I got 105 in TOEFL.
我在托福考试中考了105分。
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If you want to apply better universities， your score must be high.
如果你想申请好的大学，你的托福分数必须要高。
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I plan to take the TOEFL.
我打算参加托福考试。
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I'm sorry to inform you that your TOEFL score can't apply for Yale University.
很抱歉地通知你，你的托福成绩不能申请耶鲁大学。
2、对话
I Hope You Have Better Luck Next Time
Jasmine：How about your TOEFL
Mary：I only got 75
Jasmine： That's really not good.
Mary：Yeah.I plan to take the August one.
Jasmine：I hope you have better luck next time.
祝你下次好运
茉莉：你托福成绩怎么样？
玛丽：只有75分。
茉莉：确实不太好。
玛丽：是啊！我正计划八月份再考一次。
茉莉：祝你下次取得好成绩。
Notes 注释
plan v.计划
3、文化加油站（走进名人）
Inaugural Address of John F.Kennedy
Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms， though arms we need-not as a call to battle， though embattled we are-but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle， year in and year out， rejoicing in hope， patient in tribulation-a struggle against the common enemies of man： tyranny， poverty， disease， and war itself.Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance， North and South， East and West that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind Will you join in that historic effort In the long history of the world， only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger.I do not shrink from this responsibility-I welcome it.I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation.The energy， the faith， the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it-and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
And so， my fellow Americans： ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world： ask not what America will do for you， but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
Finally， whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world， ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you.With a good conscience our only sure reward， with history the final judge of our deeds， let us go forth to lead the land we love， asking His blessing and His help， but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.
疑难解析
trumpet [‘trmpit] n.号角，喇叭
summon [‘smn] vt.召唤；召集；鼓起；振作
embattle [im’btl] vt.布阵；列阵；整军备战；严阵以待
rejoice [ri’dis] vi.高兴；庆祝 vt.使高兴
tribulation [，tribju’lein] n.苦难；磨难；忧患
tyranny [‘tirni] n.暴政；专横；严酷；残暴的行为（需用复数）
poverty [‘pvti] n.贫困；困难；缺少；低劣
forge [f：d] n.熔炉，锻铁炉；铁工厂 vi.伪造；做锻工vt.伪造；锻造
alliance [’lains] n.联盟，联合；联姻
fruitful [‘fru：tful] adj.富有成效的；多产的；果实结得多的
maximum [‘mksimm] n.[数] 极大，最大限度；最大量 adj.最高的；最多的；最大极限的
shrink [rik] vi.收缩；畏缩 vt.使缩小，使收缩 n.收缩
responsibility [ri.spns’biliti] n.责任，职责；义务
endeavor [in’dev] n.努力；尽力（等于endeavour） vi.努力；尽力 vt.努力；尽力
sacrifice [‘skrifais] n.牺牲；祭品；供奉 vt.牺牲；献祭；亏本出售 vi.献祭；奉献
conscience [‘knns] n.道德心，良心
参考译文
肯尼迪总统就职演说
现在，号角已再次吹响--不是召唤我们拿起武器，虽然我们需要武器；不是召唤我们去作战，虽然我们严阵以待。它召唤我们为迎接黎明而肩负起漫长斗争的重任，年复一年，从希望中得到欢乐，在磨难中保持耐性，对付人类共同的敌人--专制、贫穷、疾病和战争本身。为反对这些敌人，确保人类更为丰裕的生活，我们能够组成一个包括东西南北各方的全球大联盟吗？你们愿意参加这一历史性的努力吗？
在漫长的世界历史中，只有少数几代人在自由处于最危急的时刻被赋予保卫自由的责任。我不会推卸这一责任，我欢迎这一责任。我相信我们中间没人想同其他人或其他时代的人交换位置。我们为这一努力所奉献的精力、信念和忠诚将照亮我们的国家和所有为国效劳的人，而这火焰发出的光芒定能照亮全世界。
因此，美国同胞们，不要问国家能为你们做些什么，而要问你们能为国家做些什么。
全世界的公民们，不要问美国将为你们做些什么，而要问我们能共同为人类的自由做些什么。
最后，不论你们是美国公民还是其他国家的公民，你们应要求我们献出我们同样要求于你们的高度的力量和牺牲。问心无愧是我们唯一可靠的奖赏，历史是我们行动的最终裁判，让我们走向前去，引导我们所热爱的国家。我们祈求上帝的福佑和帮助，但我们知道，确切地说，上帝在尘世的工作必定是我们自己的工作。
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Choosing Universities 大学的选择
托福考试成绩下来了，我考了一个相当满意的分数，更让我高兴的是，我可以很轻松地选择我想要去的大学了，很多人也许会对选哪所大学而感到迷茫，而我心中的理想大学却一直从未变动过。
1、句子
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Have you decided which university you are going to apply to for postgraduate你定下来填报哪一所大学的研究生了吗？
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I would recommend that you enter Harvard University.
我建议你还是报哈佛大学。
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My mother wants me to apply to Harvard University but my father wants me to go to Yale University.
我妈妈想让我选哈佛大学而我爸爸想让我申请耶鲁大学。
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Harvard University is stronger in business management.
哈佛大学在商务管理方面比较强。
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Princeton University is my first choice.
普林斯顿大学是我的首选。
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My grades didn't reach the fractional line of Boston University.
我的成绩没有达到波士顿大学的录取分数线。
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I believe I can achieve my dream at Columbia University.
我相信我能实现去哥伦比亚大学的梦想。
2、对话
My Chance Is Slim
Jasmine：What are your Chances of getting into Harvard
Mary：My chance is slim.
Jasmine：I hear those Ivy League Colleges are difficult to get into.
Mary：I know.I'd have a better chance at the State University.
Jasmine：Sure.It's not a bad school， either.
Mary：I'd rather be a big fish in a small pond.
我的机会很小
茉莉：你进哈佛的机会如何？
玛丽：我的机会很小。
茉莉：我听说那些常青藤盟校很难进。
玛丽：我知道。我进州立大学的机会大一点。
茉莉：当然。那个学校也不坏。
玛丽：我宁可做小池塘里面的大鱼。
Notes 注释
league n.同盟，联盟
pond n.池塘
3、文化加油站（走进名人）
Address at Gettysburg by Abraham Lincoln
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation， conceived in liberty， and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war， testing whether that nation， or any nation so conceived and so dedicated， can long endure.We are met on a great battlefield of that war.We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.