bWell, I came to talk to you because I want to apply for a scholarship.
嗯,我来是因为我想申请奖学金。
aOh, good. You're an excellent student.I'd be very willing to help you with that.
喔,好的。你是一个很好的学生。我非常愿意帮你。
bThanks. I really appreciate it.In fact, I do need a letter of recommendation for this scholarship.
谢谢你。我真的很感激。事实上,我是需要一封申请奖学金的推荐信。
aWhat kind of scholarship is it?
是什么样的奖学金?
bIt's an undergraduate scholarship offered by the American Minority Students Scholarship Association.I'm eligible for it because I'm Asian American.
是一个大学生奖学金由美国少数民族学生奖学金协会所提供。我之所以符合申请是因为我是亚裔美人。
aFine. I know about that scholarship.You have to be a student in your junior year,and you have to have a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.
好。我知道有关奖学金的事。你必须是三年级学生,而且你的平均成绩要在 3.7 或是更高。
bI'm a junior now, and my GPA is 3.92.
我现在是三年级,而且我的平均成绩是 3.92。
aExcellent. So you'll have a good chance of getting it.
太好了。所以你有很好的机会拿到它。
bWell, I hope so. The competition is probably pretty heavy.And they want a writing sample too.
我也希望,可是竞争也很大。他们希望要有写作的样品。
aDo you have an essay you want to send them?
你有作品可以寄给他们吗?
bNo, they want a special essay.I must write an essay on a particular question they pose.
没有,他们要比较特别的学术性文章。我必须写一篇他们所提出的探讨某一特定问题的文章。
aWhat is the question?
问题是什么?
bThey give applicants a topic.The topic is, The Place of Ethnic Minorities in a Democratic Society.My essay must be three pages typed and double-spaced.