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来自世界不同地方的六位学生在美国相遇。他们都是交换学生，到美国大学就读一个学期，学习英语，了解美国文化，同时修专业课程。英语“日常会话” (Everyday Conversations)系列围绕这六位学生在美国的经历展开。这套材料适于中级或中级以上英语水平的学生使用。

今天，一个学生（Ajay） 请另一个学生（Lucía）指点如何参加大学入学面试。

 Ajay: I can’t believe this, but now one of my cousins is applying to college in the U.S. Actually, most of his application is completed, and he’s starting to set up interviews with a few colleges.

Lucía: That’s awesome! By the time the semester is over, all of us will have family members coming here to study.

Ajay: That would be really funny. Did you have a college interview before you were accepted here? I didn’t, and I’d like to give my cousin some interview tips.

Lucía: I did. I know some people find them nerve-wracking, but I didn’t. I practiced a lot beforehand though.

Ajay: So my cousin should role-play the interview scenario with someone else?

Lucía: It definitely helps. Also, before the interview, your cousin should know a lot about the college and be prepared to ask a couple of questions about the college.

Ajay: That’s good advice. He’s pretty curious, so I’m sure he’ll have no trouble coming up with some good questions.

Lucía: Oh, and don’t forget that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. He should dress appropriately.

Ajay: Right. I’ll let him know not to dress like a slob.

Lucía: Most importantly, tell him to be himself during the interview. He shouldn’t just give answers that he thinks the interviewer wants to hear.

Ajay: Thanks, Lucía. This is really helpful.

让我们来学习一些词语（也可阅读英文解释）：

Interview tips：关于面试的忠告、指点

nerve-wracking 是由名词“神经”和动名词“折磨”合成的形容词，意思是令人神经紧张的。

To role-play 的意思是进行角色扮演，这是在学习外语时经常使用的一种练习对话的方式。

A scenario 在这里指将来可能出现的某种情形。

在这个对话里，pretty 是副词，意思是“非常”，“相当地”。

To come up with：找出或拿出（问题或答案等）

To dress appropriately：穿戴得体，在此指适合大学入学面试的场合。

To dress like a slob的意思是穿得衣冠不整，像个邋遢人。

To be oneself：做你自己，保持本色。它与 to being genuine的意思相似，即真实诚恳的。

有兴趣听更多英语对话吗？请浏览“英语学习”专题网页。

Everyday conversations: The college interview [audio]

The American English website offers a variety of free resources for learners and teachers of English. The American English Facebook page posts learning materials for English-language learners daily.

Everyday Conversations are developed by the State Department’s Heidi Howland, a senior program officer in the Office of English Language Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.