Intermediate - The Marks are Out! (C2490)

A: 真真,你查了高考分数吗?
zhēnzhēn, nǐ chá le gāokǎo fēnshù ma?
Zhen Zhen, did you look up your mark for the college entrance exam?
B: 查了,452,你呢?
chá le, sìbǎiwǔshíèr, nǐne?
Yes. It's 452. And you?
A: 哇,那么高,我只有417。
wā, nàme gāo, wǒ zhǐ yǒu sìbǎiyīshíqī.
Wow, it's so high. I only got 417.
B: 那我们差不多呀,文科分数线一般比理科高。
nà wǒmen chàbuduō ya, wénkē fēnshù xiàn yībān bǐ lǐkē gāo.
Then we are about the same. The minimum passing score for the arts is generally higher than for the sciences.
A: 说不定我们还可以上同一所大学呢,你想报什么学校?
shuōbudìng wǒmen hái kěyǐ shàng tóng yī suǒ dàxué ne, nǐ xiǎng bào shénme xuéxiào?
Maybe we can still go to the same university. Which school do you want to apply to?
B: 我还没决定,你有没有想好?
wǒ hái méi juédìng, nǐ yǒumeiyǒu xiǎng hǎo?
I haven't decided yet. Have you thought of one?
A: 我也没,你想学什么专业?
wǒ yě méi, nǐ xiǎng xué shénme zhuānyè?
No, I haven't either. What major do you want to study?
B: 我想报中文系,不过我爸妈要我学会计。
wǒ xiǎng bào Zhōngwén xì, bùguò wǒ bàmā yào wǒ xué kuàijì.
I want to apply to the Chinese language department, but my dad and mom want me to study accounting.
A: 我听说中文是就业最差的专业。
wǒ tīngshuō Zhōngwén shì jiùyè zuì chà de zhuānyè.
I have heard that Chinese language is the worst major to find employment in.
B: 可是我喜欢文学呀,而且会计听起来好无聊,你想报什么专业?
kěshì wǒ xǐhuan wénxué ya, érqiě kuàijì tīng qǐlai hǎo wúliáo, nǐ xiǎng bào shénme zhuānyè?
But I like literature and accounting sounds so boring. Which major do you want to apply to?
A: 我想学计算机,就业前景比较好。
wǒ xiǎng xué jìsuànjī, jiùyè qiánjǐng bǐjiào hǎo.
I want to study computers. The employment prospects are quite good.
B: 哇,那以后要是我找不到工作,你就每天请我吃饭吧。
wā, nà yǐhòu yàoshì wǒ zhǎo bu dào gōngzuò, nǐ jiù měitiān qǐng wǒ chīfàn ba.
Whoa. Then if later I can't find work, you can invite me out to eat everyday.

Key Vocabulary

高考 gāokǎo college entrance exam
分数 fēnshù score, mark
文科 wénkē the arts
分数线 fēnshù xiàn minimum passing score
理科 lǐkē sciences
说不定 shuōbudìng maybe, can't say for sure
bào to apply
决定 juédìng to decide
专业 zhuānyè major
中文系 Zhōngwén xì Chinese language department
会计 kuàijì accounting
就业 jiùyè to find employment
文学 wénxué literature
前景 qiánjǐng prospects
要是 yàoshì if

Supplementary Vocabulary

历史 lìshǐ history
政治 zhèngzhì politics
类型 lèixíng type
适合 shìhé to fit
一本 yīběn prestigious university
本科 běnkē undergraduate
报名 bàomíng sign up
高中 gāozhōng high school
大学 dàxué university
一辈子 yībèizi whole life

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