90. Dream

　　The school of agriculture's dean of admissions was interviewing a prospective¹ student. "Why have you chosen this career?" he asked.

　　"I dream of making a million dollars in farming, like my father," the student replied.

　　"Your father made a million dollars in farming?" echoed the impressed dean.

　　"No," replied the applicant². "But he always dreamed of it.

Notes:

　　(1) dean of admissions 招生办主任

　　(2) prospective adj. 预期中的，可能的

　　(3) echo v. 重复，附和

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① The principal interviewed the student.

　　② The student was prospective.

　　③ The student chose forming as his career.

　　④ The student dreamed of becoming a millionaire.

　　⑤ The student's father was a millionaire.

90.梦想

　　农校的招生办主任在面试一个上线的学生，“你为何要选择这个职业？”他问。

　　“我梦想以经营农场来赚一百万元，就像我父亲一样。”这个学生回答说。

　　“你父亲经营农场赚了一百万元？”主任惊诧地问道。

　　“没有，”这位申请人回答道，“他总是梦想着赚到这个数目。”

练习参考答案：

①F②T③T④T⑤F

1 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

2 applicant   

n.申请人，求职者，请求者

参考例句：

• He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
• In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。