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情景英语:实用美语会话(二十七)

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 Mike: I had an interview today, too. I had a great interview with Admissions at Columbia University.

    Robbie: Really? What did they say? Will you get into the school?

    Mike: Well, they didn't say anything for sure. But I figure that with my grades and with my personality, I'll have no problem.

    Robbie: Columbia's a terrific school. What are you going to do?

    Mike: Do? I don't know. I also applied to NYU.

    Robbie: You sound excited about Columbia. What's your problem, Mike?

    Mike: Indecision. Indecision. It's not easy, and this is an important decision we have to make. What about you? How as your interview with Michigan?

    Robbie: The interview was fine.

    Mike: It's a great college.

    Robbie: It is. My father would like me to go there. He and my Grandpa both went there.

    Mike: Great medical school, too.

    Robbie: I know.

    Mike: You can follow in your father's footsteps.

    Robbie: Ah! I'd like to follow in my own footsteps, Mike.

    Mike: What do you want to study?

    Robbie: I've been thinking. I think I want to study journalism to be a reporter-a newspaperman.

    Mike: You do a pretty good job on the Riverdale High School paper.

    Robbie: And I've been thinking about it a lot lately.

    Mike: Have you discussed it with your parents?

    Robbie: No. But I have to.

    Mike: OK. Let's talk.

    Philip: Hi, Dad. Everything's fine. I was just waiting for your to get home so we could talk.

    Philip: Anything special you want to talk about?

    Robbie: There is, Dad.

    Philip; I'm listening.

    Robbie: Well, I know you and Mom have given up a lot to save money for my college tuition.

    Philip: We want you to go to college, Robbie.

    Robbie: I know. I do.

    Philip: But?

    Robbie: Well, I've Thought a lot about which college, and one of them is Columbia.

    Philip: Columbia? Why Columbia?

    Robbie: First, they have an excellent School of Journalism.

    Philip: They do. And your friends are planning to go to Columbia?

    Robbie: That's only part of it. It's complicated. I'll try to explain. Mike and I had a hamburger this afternoon, and we talked.

    Philip: Yes?

    Robbie: Well, we talked about a lot of thing .He applied to Columbia, and his interview was very successful. He thinks he'll be accepted, and he really wants to go there.

    Philip: Dean Rafer called me today. He told me he was very impressed with you.

    Robbie: He's a nice man. He was very kind.

    Philip: He told me you had some doubts about wanting to go to Michigan.

    Robbie: Yes. I do. I'm just not sure about what I want to do.

    Philip: That's OK.

    Robbie: You understand?

    Philip: Let me tell you something, Robbie. Something that might be surprising to you.

    Robbie: What? Tell me.

    Philip: Well, Grandpa wanted me to study engineering, like him. Well, I wasn't clear about my future, but I knew engineering was not for me.

    Robbie: What did you tell Grandpa?

    Philip: The truth.

    Robbie: Then you're not upset about my not wantin to go into medicine?

    Philip: I'm not upset at all. I'm just happy that we're able to talk about it.

    Robbie: I am too, Dad.

    Philip: I suppose you want to apply to Columbia.

    Robbie: Yes, but I also wanted to apply to several other colleges.

    Philip: I thought you wanted to go to Columbia.

    Robbie: Well, I might want to go to Columbia. But I might not. I just want to be able to make my own decision.

    Philip: You're a real Stewart!

    Robbie: And if I think about it long enough, you never know……

    Philip: Never know what?

    Robbie: If I make my own decision, I might choose Michigan.

    Philip: Robbie, you're something! You know, when I was your age, said exactly the same thing to Grandpa.

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