认真准备每一份申请
Applying with Care
StartThe Application Form
Chen An asks Ms. Mei how to prepare a university application and a visit to the campus.
6 new words
博士bóshìdoctor (academic degree)
我也想申请博士项目，材料可以传真给学校吗？
I also want to apply for a doctoral programme. Can I fax the materials to the university?
签证qiānzhèngvisa
要去国外学习的话，还得准备签证。
If you plan to study abroad, you also need to prepare a visa.
报名bào míngto apply, to sign up
梅老师，我想报名参加大学的参观活动。
表格biǎogéform, table
这个表格应该怎么填？
传真chuánzhēnto send by fax
我也想申请博士项目，材料可以传真给学校吗？
I also want to apply for a doctoral programme. Can I fax the materials to the university?
号码hàomǎnumber
先写你的姓名、号码和邮箱。
First write your name, contact number, and email address.
Listen to the conversation
陈安
梅老师，我想报名参加大学的参观活动。这个表格应该怎么填？
Méi lǎoshī, wǒ xiǎng bào míng cānjiā dàxué de cānguān huódòng. Zhège biǎogé yīnggāi zěnme tián?
Ms. Mei, I would like to register for the university visit. How should I fill in this form?
梅老师
先写你的姓名、号码和邮箱。要去国外学习的话，还得准备签证。
Xiān xiě nǐ de xìngmíng, hàomǎ hé yóuxiāng. Yào qù guówài xuéxí de huà, hái děi zhǔnbèi qiānzhèng.
First write your name, contact number, and email address. If you plan to study abroad, you also need to prepare a visa.
陈安
我也想申请博士项目，材料可以传真给学校吗？
Wǒ yě xiǎng shēnqǐng bóshì xiàngmù, cáiliào kěyǐ chuánzhēn gěi xuéxiào ma?
I also want to apply for a doctoral programme. Can I fax the materials to the university?
梅老师
可以。寄出前再检查一次日期和号码，别太马虎。
Kěyǐ. Jì chū qián zài jiǎnchá yí cì rìqī hé hàomǎ, bié tài mǎhu.
You can. Check the date and number once more before you send them, and do not be careless.
陈安
活动是周六上午，我现在填还来得及吗？
Huódòng shì zhōuliù shàngwǔ, wǒ xiànzài tián hái láidejí ma?
The event is on Saturday morning. Is there still time for me to fill it in now?
梅老师
来得及。你把材料一项项写下来，就不会漏掉。
Láidejí. Nǐ bǎ cáiliào yí xiàng xiàng xiě xiàlai, jiù bú huì lòudiào.
There is. Write the materials down one by one, and you will not leave anything out.
陈安
好，我今天就把这些重点整理出来。
Hǎo, wǒ jīntiān jiù bǎ zhèxiē zhòngdiǎn zhěnglǐ chūlai.
All right. I will organise these key points today.
Tap a marked word for its meaning. Tap a line to see the English.
Which word means “to send by fax”?
Waiting for the Tour
Su Le and He Tian wait outside a suburban university before a campus visit begins.
6 new words
参观cānguānto visit, to look around
参观团到底什么时候出发呀？
When exactly is the tour leaving?
激动jīdòngexcited, emotional
他看上去很激动。
He looks very excited.
小伙子xiǎohuǒziyoung man
那个小伙子是学生代表吗？
Is that young man the student representative?
记者jìzhějournalist, reporter
有位记者想采访他，也会跟着参观团进去。
A reporter wants to interview him and will enter with the tour group as well.
代表dàibiǎoto represent, to stand for
那个小伙子是学生代表吗？
Is that young man the student representative?
恐怕kǒngpàfear, perhaps
恐怕要下雨了，我们得带伞。
I am afraid it is going to rain. We should take umbrellas.
Listen to the conversation
苏乐
我们在郊区的大学门口等多久了？参观团到底什么时候出发呀？
Wǒmen zài jiāoqū de dàxué ménkǒu děng duō jiǔ le? Cānguāntuán dàodǐ shénme shíhou chūfā ya?
How long have we been waiting at the suburban university entrance? When exactly is the tour leaving?
何天
可不是！导游说还有十分钟，让大家别走远。
Kě bú shì! Dǎoyóu shuō hái yǒu shí fēnzhōng, ràng dàjiā bié zǒu yuǎn.
Exactly! The guide said there are another ten minutes, and asked everyone not to go far.
苏乐
那个小伙子是学生代表吗？他看上去很激动。
Nàge xiǎohuǒzi shì xuéshēng dàibiǎo ma? Tā kàn shàngqu hěn jīdòng.
Is that young man the student representative? He looks very excited.
何天
对。有位记者想采访他，也会跟着参观团进去。
Duì. Yǒu wèi jìzhě xiǎng cǎifǎng tā, yě huì gēn zhe cānguāntuán jìnqù.
Yes. A reporter wants to interview him and will enter with the tour group as well.
苏乐
恐怕要下雨了，我们得带伞。
Kǒngpà yào xiàyǔ le, wǒmen děi dài sǎn.
I am afraid it is going to rain. We should take umbrellas.
何天
是啊，要是取消了，大家都会失望。
Shì a, yàoshi qǔxiāo le, dàjiā dōu huì shīwàng.
Yes. If it is cancelled, everyone will be disappointed.
Grammar
可不是！Exactly!
可不是+ Statement
可不是 · “kě bú shì”. 'Exactly!'. Strong agreement.
可不是！我都快不认识了。
Kě bú shì! Wǒ dōu kuài bú rènshi le.
Exactly! I almost don't recognize it.
参观团到底什么时候出发呀？When exactly is the tour leaving?
Subject +到底+ Verb Phrase
到底 · “dàodǐ”. Adverb 'on earth/after all'.
你到底去不去？
Nǐ dàodǐ qù bú qù?
Are you going or not after all?
Fill the gap他看上去很____。He looks very excited.
Correcting a Form
Chen An calls Ms. Mei to correct a mistake in a submitted form.
7 new words
失望shīwàngdisappointed
郊区jiāoqūsuburb, outskirts
到底dàodǐon earth, in the end
呀yaparticle (variant of 啊)
导游dǎoyóutour guide
礼貌lǐmàopolite
你说话很有礼貌，我会帮你交给负责人。
You have been very polite, and I will give it to the person in charge.
原谅yuánliàngto forgive
请原谅我太着急，写完就把它传真过去了。
Please forgive me for being in such a hurry. I faxed it over as soon as I had finished writing it.
Listen to the conversation
陈安
梅老师，您好。我昨天交的表格把专业写错了，能帮我改吗？
Méi lǎoshī, nín hǎo. Wǒ zuótiān jiāo de biǎogé bǎ zhuānyè xiě cuò le, néng bāng wǒ gǎi ma?
Hello, Ms. Mei. I wrote the wrong subject on the form I submitted yesterday. Can you help me correct it?
梅老师
可以，先别挂电话。请告诉我你的报名号码。
Kěyǐ, xiān bié guà diànhuà. Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de bào míng hàomǎ.
Yes. Do not hang up yet. Please tell me your registration number.
陈安
请原谅我太着急，写完就把它传真过去了。
Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ tài zháojí, xiě wán jiù bǎ tā chuánzhēn guòqu le.
Please forgive me for being in such a hurry. I faxed it over as soon as I had finished writing it.
梅老师
没关系。刚才也有一位同学材料晚到，大家都很同情他。你这份还来得及改。
Méi guānxi. Gāngcái yě yǒu yí wèi tóngxué cáiliào wǎn dào, dàjiā dōu hěn tóngqíng tā. Nǐ zhè fèn hái láidejí gǎi.
It is all right. Another student’s materials arrived late just now, and everyone felt sorry for him. There is still time to correct yours.
陈安
谢谢。那我重新填一份，从窗口下面推进去给您。
Xièxie. Nà wǒ chóngxīn tián yí fèn, cóng chuāngkǒu xiàmiàn tuī jìnqù gěi nín.
Thank you. Then I will fill in a new one and push it through the window to you.
梅老师
对。你说话很有礼貌，我会帮你交给负责人。
Duì. Nǐ shuōhuà hěn lǐmào, wǒ huì bāng nǐ jiāo gěi fùzérén.
Good. You have been very polite, and I will give it to the person in charge.
Grammar
你这份还来得及改。There is still time to correct yours.
来得及+ Verb Phrase
来得及 · “láidejí”. 'There is still time'.
还有半个小时，来得及吃早饭。
Hái yǒu bàn ge xiǎoshí, láidejí chī zǎofàn.
There is still half an hour, enough time to eat breakfast.
Which word means “on earth, in the end”?
Preparing an Application
A short article on preparing application materials calmly and in a clear order.
7 new words
挂guàto hang, to put up
同情tóngqíngto show sympathy for
推tuīto put off, to postpone
预习yùxíto prepare lessons
申请新的项目时，最重要的是像预习功课一样，提前把要求读一遍，把日期、材料和联系方式列成重点。
When applying for a new programme, the most important thing is to read the requirements through in advance, the way you would preview a lesson, and list the dates, materials, and contact details as key points.
重点zhòngdiǎnfocal point, key
申请新的项目时，最重要的是像预习功课一样，提前把要求读一遍，把日期、材料和联系方式列成重点。
When applying for a new programme, the most important thing is to read the requirements through in advance, the way you would preview a lesson, and list the dates, materials, and contact details as key points.
马虎mǎhucareless, slipshod
自信zìxìnself-confident
随着材料越来越多，有人会感到不自信或冷静不下来；这时更该重视顺序，而不是随便改来改去。
As the materials increase, people may feel unconfident or unable to stay calm; at that point, it is even more important to value a clear order instead of changing things at random.
Listen to the text
申请新的项目时，最重要的是像预习功课一样，提前把要求读一遍，把日期、材料和联系方式列成重点。估计需要一个小时的事情，不要等到最后十分钟才开始。随着材料越来越多，有人会感到不自信或冷静不下来；这时更该重视顺序，而不是随便改来改去。填写表格时敢问问题、尊重工作人员，比假装什么都懂更有用。就算最后没有被选上，也不等于输。认真准备的过程，已经让人更有经验。
Shēnqǐng xīn de xiàngmù shí, zuì zhòngyào de shì xiàng yùxí gōngkè yíyàng, tíqián bǎ yāoqiú dú yí biàn, bǎ rìqī, cáiliào hé liánxì fāngshì liè chéng zhòngdiǎn. Gūjì xūyào yí ge xiǎoshí de shìqing, bú yào děng dào zuìhòu shí fēnzhōng cái kāishǐ. Suízhe cáiliào yuèláiyuè duō, yǒu rén huì gǎndào bù zìxìn huò lěngjìng bu xiàlai; zhè shí gèng gāi zhòngshì shùnxù, ér bú shì suíbiàn gǎi lái gǎi qù. Tiánxiě biǎogé shí gǎn wèn wèntí, zūnzhòng gōngzuò rényuán, bǐ jiǎzhuāng shénme dōu dǒng gèng yǒuyòng. Jiùsuàn zuìhòu méiyǒu bèi xuǎn shàng, yě bù děngyú shū. Rènzhēn zhǔnbèi de guòchéng, yǐjīng ràng rén gèng yǒu jīngyàn.
When applying for a new programme, the most important thing is to read the requirements through in advance, the way you would preview a lesson, and list the dates, materials, and contact details as key points. Do not leave a task that is likely to take an hour until the final ten minutes. As the materials increase, people may feel unconfident or unable to stay calm; at that point, it is even more important to value a clear order instead of changing things at random. When filling in a form, daring to ask questions and respecting the staff are more useful than pretending to understand everything. Even if someone is not selected in the end, that does not mean they have lost. The process of preparing carefully already gives a person more experience.
Grammar
估计需要一个小时的事情，不要等到最后十分钟才开始。Do not leave a task that is likely to take an hour until the final ten minutes.
估计+ Statement
估计 · “gūjì”. Verb 'to estimate/reckon'.
估计得一个小时。
Gūjì děi yí ge xiǎoshí.
Reckon it takes an hour.
随着材料越来越多，有人会感到不自信或冷静不下来；这时更该重视顺序，而不是随便改来改去。As the materials increase, people may feel unconfident or unable to stay calm; at that point, it is even more important to value a clear order instead of changing things at random.
随着+ Noun Phrase
随着 · “suízhe”. Preposition 'along with/as'.
随着科技的发展，生活越来越方便。
Suízhe kējì de fāzhǎn, shēnghuó yuè lái yuè fāngbiàn.
As tech develops, life becomes more convenient.
Fill the gap随着材料越来越多，有人会感到不____或冷静不下来；这时更该重视顺序，而不是随便改来改去。As the materials increase, people may feel unconfident or unable to stay calm; at that point, it is even more important to value a clear order instead of changing things at random.
Culture
As Long as You Work Hard Enough, an Iron Pestle Can Be Ground Down to a Needle
The story of Li Bai (701-762), the famous Tang poet, meeting an old woman grinding an iron pestle. It teaches that perseverance and hard work lead to success in any endeavor.
Small Steps Forward
A reflection on persistence and care when an application seems complicated.
5 new words
冷静lěngjìngcalm, composed
输shūto lose
重视zhòngshìto attach importance to
敢gǎnto dare
尊重zūnzhòngto respect
Listen to the text
一份表格看起来很简单，却常常需要耐心。先确认要求，再准备材料，最后留出时间检查，可以减少不必要的麻烦。遇到看不懂的地方，主动问清楚，比随便猜更好。申请没有成功时，也可以记下经验，准备下一次。持续、细心地完成小步骤，常常就是走向目标的开始。
Yí fèn biǎogé kàn qǐlai hěn jiǎndān, què chángcháng xūyào nàixīn. Xiān quèrèn yāoqiú, zài zhǔnbèi cáiliào, zuìhòu liú chū shíjiān jiǎnchá, kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo bù bìyào de máfan. Yùdào kàn bu dǒng de dìfang, zhǔdòng wèn qīngchu, bǐ suíbiàn cāi gèng hǎo. Shēnqǐng méiyǒu chénggōng shí, yě kěyǐ jì xià jīngyàn, zhǔnbèi xià yí cì. Chíxù, xìxīn de wánchéng xiǎo bùzhòu, chángcháng jiù shì zǒuxiàng mùbiāo de kāishǐ.
A form can look simple, yet it often takes patience. Confirming the requirements first, preparing the materials next, and leaving time for a final check can reduce unnecessary trouble. When something is unclear, asking about it actively is better than guessing. If an application is unsuccessful, a person can note the experience and prepare for the next attempt. Continuing to complete small steps carefully is often the beginning of moving toward a goal.
Which word means “calm, composed”?
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博 from 博士 · doctor (academic degree)
Practice
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