Basic Listening Lesson 14

 学长指点选课秘笈来了，选哪门课，选哪个老师，哪个老师不点名，哪个老师给分高，听着！

A: "Did you ever take History 231?"

B: "Yeah. Last semester."

A: "Who was the professor?"

B: "It was Professor Johnson."

A: "I have him this semester. What do you think about him?"

B: "He's a terrible instructor¹ and demands a lot, but fortunately, he's an easy grader."

A: "What did you end up getting?"

B: "I got an A-. Sounds good, but none of my test scores were that high, so I don't know how I got a decent grade."

A: "That's probably because he grades on a curve."

B: "Are you enjoying the class so far?"

A: "I hate it and I was about to withdrawal². But after hearing your experience, I think I will tough it out."

B: "Yes. Definitely stay in the class. You will get a better grade than your test scores. He does that deliberately³ to make all the students study a lot."

A: "Thanks for letting me know. I feel relieved now."

1 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。