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奖学金感谢信
在国外大学里，通过努力终于获得奖学金。奖金获得者，要写一封感谢信给提供奖学金的单位或个人。这里有一封奖学金感谢信：
July 20， 2013
To，Jesse Smith
Jordan R. Cruise Memorial ScholarshipCalifornia.
Dear Mr Jesse，I would like to take this opportunity to thank you foryour generosity in funding the Jordan R. Cruise MemorialScholarship to me. I am highly honored to be the recipient ofthis award.
I am currently a sophomore majoring in Math， and my GPAis 4.83. I have completed 40 credit hours by taking classes as apart-time student for the last 2 years. My goal is to completemy degree here at the University of Boston and then teach highschool Math in the southeastern part of Boston.
While attending school， I have been involved with severalprograms like the Future Teachers of America and LambdaLambda service organization. These organizations providefor tutoring and mentoring and do a weekly basis to twoelementary schools located near the university campus. I havealso helped organize three campus blood drives and food drivecamps.
Receiving this scholarship motivates me to maintain myGPA and complete my degree. I look forward to being able togive back to the community once I begin my teaching career.
I thank you for your confidence and willingness to help meachieve my goals.
Sincerely，Anna Paul
2013年7月20日
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杰斯 史密斯
乔丹·R·克鲁斯纪念奖学金
加利福尼亚
亲爱的杰斯先生：
我借此感谢您慷慨资助乔丹R克鲁斯纪念奖学金，我深感荣幸获得该奖学金。
我现在是一名数学专业的大学二年级学生，平均成绩是4.83分。过去两年，我利用空余时间修了40学时的课程。我的目标是在波士顿大学获得学位后，成为波士顿东南部的一名中学数学老师。
在校期间，我参与了一些项目，比如美国未来教师和拉姆达-拉姆达服务机构。这些机构给大学附近的两个小学进行授课和每周基本辅导。我还协助组织3个学校的献血和食物捐助活动。
获得该项奖学金激励我努力保持成绩并完成学业。一旦我将来开始教师生涯，我也希望能够回馈社会。感谢您的信任和慷慨成就我的理想。
真诚的，安娜·保罗
Section 14 考试不及格
许多国外大学生因考试不及格而被责令退学，那是因为国外大学每门课程的考试都需要平时的积累，容不得临时抱佛脚，死记硬背，蒙混过关。
口头应急句
1. Are you preparing for exams？
你在准备考试吗？
2. What will the final exam cover？
期末考试考哪些内容？
3. Did you pass the test？
你通过了考试了吗？
4. Everybody knows him flunked math.
所有人都知道他的数学不及格。
5. How did you do on the last quiz？
最后一次小考你考得怎么样？
6. Do you feel a bit uptight about the test tomorrow？
你会因明天的考试而感到紧张吗？
7. I doubt I won't pass the exam.
我估计我考试不及格。
8. I hear some people cheated.
我听说有人作弊。
9. He attempted the exam but failed.
他试图通过考试，但失败了。
10. She was very pleased with her exam results.
她对考试成绩非常满意。
11.Please don't tell anybody. I'm so embarrassed that I failed.
请不要告诉任何人。实在太难堪了，我考试没通过。
12.I must be the only person who has failed in the class.
我一定是全班唯一一个没有通过的人。
13.Although he worked hard， he failed in the exam.
虽然他很努力， 但他考试没有及格。
14.He didnt do enough preparation for his exam， and failed.
他考试前没有充分准备， 结果不及格。
15.I'm sorry to hear that. I'll keep it a secret.
听到这事我很难过。我会守口如瓶的。
超经典情景对话链接
经典一
Adam： Did it come？
Dannie： No， it's not in today's mail. Why do I bother， anyway I know it'sa foregone conclusion. I've failed.
Adam： That's bull！ I know you passed. You’re just on tenterhooks waitingaround for the results to arrive and you're psyching yourself out.
Dannie： No， I'm not.
Adam： Don't you remember that when you came back after taking theexam， you thought you had failed it.
Dannie： I did， but that was before I started thinking about all of the questionsI got wrong. Then， I thought it was a toss up whether I passed ornot. Now that I've had even more time to think about it， I'm sure I blewit.
Adam： See what I mean You've been psyching yourself out for weeks.
You studied really hard and I have no doubt that you passed with flyingcolors. All right， let's get your mind off of the exam， okay.
Dannie： All right. How？
Adam： You can help me study for the exam. I'm taking it next week. I haveno intention of bombing it or even squeaking by the skin of my teethlikesome people.
Dannie： Very funny. Okay， so maybe I'm psyching myself out - a little bit.
Okay， I'm game. Where do we begin？
Adam： With all of the ones you thought you got wrong.
Dannie： What！
Adam： There's no sense wasting all that worrying. And if you did fail it，you'll need to get ready to take it again.
Dannie： Gee， thanks！
亚当：有消息了吗？
丹尼：没有，没有在邮箱里。我干吗要烦恼？我知道这是预料中的事，我考试肯定不及格了。
亚当：真胡说！我知道你会过的，你只是坐立不安等待结果出来，你自己吓自己。
丹尼：不，我没有。
亚当：还记得你考试回来之后，以为考砸了？
丹尼：是的，但那是在我开始仔细想想那些自认为错误的题目之前，然后，心想考试结果还没定过与不过。而现在，我有更多的时间来回想做的题，我肯定这次考砸了。
亚当：看，我怎么说来的？你自己担惊受怕好几周了。你那么努力学习，考出好成绩是毋庸置疑的。现在你别想考试的事情了，好吧？
丹尼：好，那如何忘掉这事？
亚当：你帮我复习考试吧。我下周要考。但我不会像某些人一样为考试想得头昏脑涨或者咬牙切齿的。
丹尼：真搞笑。好吧，我也许有点庸人自扰。呵呵，开玩笑的。我们从哪开始？
亚当：从那些你认为错误的开始。
丹尼：什么？！
亚当：焦虑等待是没用的，再说，如果你这次考不及格，是不是该把错误的题又准备一遍？
丹尼：呵呵，没错，谢谢。
要点提示：
foregone conclusion 预料中的结果，不可避免的结果
on tenterhooks 紧张不安，提心吊胆 psych out 吓坏，心理上不安
toss up 投钱币；胜负难定，情况未定 have no doubt 不用怀疑
blow it 搞砸；弄糟 flying colors 胜利，成功
account for （数量或比例上）占 get ready 准备
even if 尽管；虽然
经典二
May I borrow your notebook？
Jim： May I borrow your notebook？
Linda： For what？
Jim： You know the exam is coming.
Linda： I don't think it's useful. The final exam only accounts for 30% ofthe total grade. Even if you get a full mark， you still cannot pass.
Jim： So what does the total grade include？
Linda： It includes the midterm exam and assignments in class and the finalexam.
Jim： Anyway， this is the last chance I should take.
Linda： You got to review all these lecture notes.
Jim： Thanks.
我可以用一下你的笔记本吗？
吉姆：我可以用一下你的笔记本吗？
琳达：干什么用？
吉姆：你知道，考试快到了。
琳达：我觉得那没用，期末考试只占总分的30%。就算你得了满分，你还是不及格。
吉姆：那么总分都包括什么？
琳达：总分包括期中考试成绩，平时作业和期末考试成绩。
吉姆：不管怎样，这是我可以抓住的最后机会。
琳达：那么你该复习这些讲义。
吉姆：谢谢。
词汇补给站
bother ['b?e?(r)] v. 烦恼；打扰
foregone [f?：?ɡ?n] adj. 先前的；预知的
bull [b?l] n. 胡说，废话
tenterhooks [?tent?h?ks] n. 坐立不安，忐忑不安
fail [fe?l] v. 失败；不及格
toss [t?s] v. 投，扔；投硬币
psych [sa?k] v. 精神紧张；丧失信心
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