Candy drives over to Ian's apartment
　　Ian: Hey, nice Jag! So you want to join the Ivy League, eh? What'd you get on your TOEFL again?
　　Candy: Umm...one hundred and seventy. You think I still have a shot?
　　Ian: Maybe you should lower your horizons a bit.
　　Candy: What do you mean? If an Ivy won't take me, at least Berkeley should. It's a public school, right?
　　Ian: Candy, I think we should start thinking a little more strategically. Have you considered studying in a smaller, slightly less well-known program?
　　(续上期，下期续)
　　凯蒂开车到伊恩的公寓
　　伊恩：嘿，这辆积架不赖嘛！所以你想进常春藤盟校是吧？你之前说你的托福拿几分？
　　凯蒂：嗯……一百七十分。你认为我还有机会吗？
　　伊恩：也许你应该稍微降低标准。
　　凯蒂：什么意思啊？如果常春藤不收我，至少柏克莱也应该会啊。它是公立学校，对吧？
　　伊恩：凯蒂，我认为我们应该开始做些比较策略性的思考。你有没有考虑过就读比较小、稍微不那么有名的学校课程呢？
　　重点解说：
　　★ Jag (n.) 欧洲车Jaguar 的昵称，中译为‘积架’
　　★ shot (n.) 尝试。have a shot指‘有机会’
　　★ horizons (n.) （知识，经验等的）视野、眼界，做此解释时，固定加s
　　★ consider (v.) 考虑，细想(考试大外语编辑整理) [NextPage]

　　Candy makes a phone call to Ian
　　Candy: Hey, remember me, Candy? I'm Sarah's cousin, the one who wants to study abroad.
　　Ian: Oh yeah, the one who wanted to apply to an MBA program. Have you made any progress?
　　Candy: Yeah, tons! I've got catalogs from a whole bunch of great schools. Maybe you want to help me look at them?
　　Ian: I might be able to squeeze you in this weekend. Which programs are you looking at?
　　Candy: I want to go to an Ivy League school! I just love the East Coast! But Berkeley would be fine, too.
　　(下期续)
　　凯蒂打了通电话给伊恩
　　凯蒂：嘿，记得我吗？凯蒂啊？我是莎拉的表妹，就是想出国留学的那个。
　　伊恩：噢对，你就是那个想要申请企业管理硕士课程的人。有任何进展吗？
　　凯蒂：有啊，很多！我拿到很多好学校的简介，也许你会想要帮我看看？
　　伊恩：我或许可以把你排进这个周末，你在看哪些课程呢？
　　凯蒂：我想进常春藤联盟！我真喜欢东岸！但柏克莱也不错啦。
　　重点解说：
　　★ MBA (n.) 企业管理硕士，是Master of business Administration 的缩写
　　★ program (n.) 教学大纲，课程
　　★ progress (n.) 进度，进展。make progress 是指‘有进步，前进’
　　★ ton (n.) 大量，许多。tons可用a ton代替，口语上都很常用
　　★ catalog (n.) 概况手册，简介
　　★ squeeze in 塞进