ACT 1-2 “ 没想到他是Philip的同班同学。”

【故事梗概】

早上，在Robbie吃早饭的时候，Grandpa 和Philip唱着密歇根大学的校歌走了进来。他们告诉Robbie该校到纽约考查新生人选的招生主任Charley Rafer是Philip的同学，而且Charley已经同意为Robbie安排面试。

Grandpa & Philip:
“Hail to the victors valiant,
Hail to the conquering heroes,
Hail, Hail to Michigan,
the champions of the West!”
Philip: Ah, good morning, Robbie.
Robbie: Good morning, Dad.
Grandpa: How's my grandson?
Robbie: Fine, Grandpa. Fine! What's all the cheering about? Did the University of Michigan win another football game?
Grandpa: Better than that. Tell him, Philip.
Philip: I just spoke with Charley Rafer.
Robbie: Who's Charley Rafer?
Philip: He's the Dean of Admissions for the University of Michigan.
Grandpa: And it turns out he's a classmate of Philip's.
Philip: We were both on the tennis team.
Robbie: Great!
Philip: It is great. He's going to be in New York tomorrow to interview applicants for admission.
Grandpa: And he's agreed to fit you into his schedule.

【语言点精讲】

1. “Hail to the victors valiant / Hail to the conquering heroes / Hail, Hail to Michigan / the champions of the West!”
这是Grandpa和Philip在唱University of Michigan song（Michigan大学校歌）。
hail to...: 向……致敬。
the victors valiant: 英勇的胜利者，斗勇之师。
the conquering heroes: 勇于征服的英雄们。
the champions: 冠军。
the West: 指美国西部。

2．What's all the cheering about?
你们为什么这样兴高采烈？
cheering: 欢呼，喝彩。

3. He's the Dean of Admissions for the University of Michigan.
Dean of Admissions: 新生注册主任，招生办公室主任。

4. And it turns out he's a classmate of Philip's.
没想到他是Philip的同班同学。
it turns out: 没想到的是，原来是，后来发现竟然是。表示最后的结果出乎意料。

5. He's going to be in New York tomorrow to interview applicants for admission.
他明天要到纽约来同申请入学的学生面谈。
interview: 面谈，面试。美国没有全国统一的大学入学考试，各所大学或学院都有自己的招生要求。多数院校要求学生提出SAT（Scholastic Achievement Test学业成就测验）等类似高中会考的成绩，高中生可参加数次测验，以较优成绩提出申请。在决定是否录取一名学生时，学校不但考虑学生的中学成绩，也要看上述考试成绩。此外，有些院校还要求面试（interview）。
applicants: 这里指申请入学的人。

6. And he's agreed to fit you into his schedule.
他还答应了把你安排到他的日程里。
agree to do something: 同意做某事；允诺去做某事
fit you into his schedule: 把你安排到他的日程里，安排你与他见面。