Candy: What are you saying? The professor shouldn't write nice things about me?
Ian: Look, even if that letter was accurate, an American admissions committee would just laugh at it.
Candy: Well, I don't think it's funny.
Ian: Your professor should praise you, but in a more balanced way. The letter can even have some criticism like “My only concern about Candy is her devotion to achieving perfection in her studies. I hope she can learn to balance leisure time with work.”
(續(xù)上期，下期續(xù)) 凱蒂：你說什么？教授不該寫一些我的好話嗎？
伊恩：聽好，就算那封信是說真的，美國(guó)入學(xué)許可委員會(huì)看了也會(huì)笑出來。
凱蒂：我可不覺得好笑。
伊恩：你的教授是應(yīng)該贊美你，但要用比較持平的方式。這封信甚至可以有一些批評(píng)，像是 ‘我擔(dān)心凱蒂的是她致力于達(dá)到研究的完美。我希望她可以學(xué)習(xí)在休閑與工作間取得平衡?！?BR> 重點(diǎn)解說： ★ accurate (a.) 精確的
★ praise (v.) 稱贊，贊揚(yáng)
★ balanced (a.) 平衡的。balance A with B 指‘使A與B相平衡’
★ criticism (n.) 批評(píng)，評(píng)論
★ concern (n.) 關(guān)心的事，掛念
★ devotion (n.) 獻(xiàn)身，熱愛
★ achieve (v.) 完成，達(dá)到 ★ perfection (n.) 完美，盡善盡美
★ leisure (a.) 空閑的