罗斯:
Excuse me; I want to study in a foreign country. Could you tell me how?
请问.我想到国外去学习.你能告诉我怎么办手续吗?
比尔:
My pleasure. First, try to get application forms from universities and schools.
很愿意为你效劳.第一步你要设法索取一些院校的申请表.
罗斯:
How?
怎么索取?
比尔:
Write letters; make telephone calls or send E-mails.
你可以通过写信.打电话或发电子邮件的方式索取.
罗斯:
Will these do?
用这些方法就可以了吗?
比尔:
Yes. You have to contact ten to twelve schools.
是的.你需要与10到12所院校联系.
罗斯:
That means I can receive ten to twelve application forms, right?
那就是说我可以得到10到12所院校寄来的申请表了.是吗?
比尔:
No. Only some will send the application forms you requested.
不是那么回事.只有几所院校会给你寄来你所索取的申请表.
罗斯:
Then how about the rest?
那么剩下的那些院校怎么回事?
比尔:
Perhaps you might be rejected by the rest.
也许你被那些院校拒绝了.