Section 7 入学报到 Registration
出国留学入学报到当天，应准备好录取通知书，护照等证件，应尽量早到排队，注册报到的人可能比较多。办理入学手续，其实主要就是进行选课和缴费及解决住宿问题等。任何问题都可以询问“注册办公室”工作人员。
口头应急句
1. At registration， I can see all my classmates before classes start.
注册时我就可以在开学前见到所有的同学。
2. Are you the new freshmen.
你是刚来的大一新生吗？
3. Many new students lined up waiting for registration.
很多新生排队等待注册。
4. Since I'm a sophomore， I can register between 2 and 4：30 p.m.
on Tuesday， the 16th.
我是大二学生，我可以在星期二下午两点到四点半注册。
5. You should select the courses you want to take before you goto register.
注册前你要先把你自己想读的课程选好。
6. I don't like my Math teacher， so I am going to drop his class.
我不喜欢我的数学老师，我要退选他的课。
7. Can you find the time and dates of registration？
你能找到注册的时间和日期吗？
8. When will the freshmen registration begin？
新生注册报到从什么时候开始？
9. Registered site is very lively.
注册现场十分热闹。
10. All the paperwork required for registration will be distributed atthe orientation.
报到注册所需文件在迎新时候就会公布。
超经典情景对话链接
经典一
Sato： Hi there. Are you Japanese.
Lee： No. I'm Chinese. I'm from Beijing.
Sato： My name's Sato. I'm from Tokyo.
Lee： I'm Lee， nice to meet you.
Sato： I was just looking for the registry. I need to register for my course.
Look… is this the right place.
Lee： Yes. That's right. I think it's going to take a while though.
Sato： Mmm… and I have to get my accommodation too… it's a bitcomplicated， isn't it？
Lee： Brrr… the weather's cold for September， isn'tit.
Sato： Yes… I didn’t think it’d be so cold at this time of the year.
Lee： Mmm… which course are you doing.
Sato： Development Studies.
Lee： Wow. So am I. So I guess we'll be seeing more of each other.
Sato： Yes， I suppose we will. Is that an “A to Z” you've got there Could Iborrow it， please I need to find out where my accommodation is.
Lee： Sure… here you are.
佐藤：你好。你是日本人吗？
李：不，我是中国人，来自北京。
佐藤：顺便介绍一下，我是佐藤，来自东京。
李：我是李，很高兴见到你。
佐藤：我在找学籍注册办公室。我得登记我的课程。你看是这儿吗？
李：对，就是这儿。但我估计排到窗口还得有一会儿呢。
佐藤：可不，而且我还得去办理住宿手续，真够复杂的。
李：是啊！这儿9月的天气够冷的，对吧？
佐藤：是啊，我没想到一年的这个时候会这么冷。
李：嗯，你是学什么的？
佐藤：发展学。
李：哇，我也是。看来我们会经常见面了。
佐藤：嗯，我想我们会的。你拿的是《新生指南》吗？能借给我看看吗？我想要看看我的宿舍在哪儿。
李：当然可以，给你。
要点提示：
look for 寻找 need to 需要
nice to meet you 很高兴见到你 take a while 花一会儿（时间）
at the time of … 在…的时候 find out 发现，查明
be supposed to 理应，本应该 depend on 依靠，依赖
经典二
What's Your Major
Student： How do I find out when I'm supposed to register.
Registered consultant： It depends on your major. What's your major.
Student： English.
Registered consultant： Just look in your class schedule and find the timeand dates of registration.
Student： Oh， I see. Since I'm a sophomore， I can register between 10 and12 a.m. on Wednesday， the 25th.
Registered consultant： Yes， and you should get there early so you can bethe first in line.
你主修什么？
学生：我怎样才能知道什么时候注册？
注册咨询员：这要看你的主修课，你主修什么？
学生：英文。
注册咨询员：看看课程表，可找到注册的日期和时间。
学生：我知道了，我是二年级学生，我能在25号星期三上午10点到12点去注册。
注册咨询员：是的，你应该早去，以便排在第一位。
词汇补给站
registry ['red??str?] v&；n. 登记，登记处
accommodation[??k?m?'de??n] n. 住宿，住处
place[ple?s]n. 地方，位置
while[wa?l]conj. 在……期间， 与……同时
complicate['k?mpl?ke?t] v. 使复杂，使变复杂化
course [k??(r)s] n. 课程
development[d?'vel?pm?nt]n.发展，开发
suppose[s?'p??z] v. 假定；认为
major ['me?d??(r)] adj. 主要的；主修（课程）
schedule ['?edju?l] n. 时刻表；进度表
sophomore [?s?f?m?：(r)] n. （中等、专科学校、大学等）二年级学生
Wednesday [?wenzde?] n. 星期三
点滴文化情
中国有句俗话“大学就是象牙塔。”许多学生都向往大学生活，有的高中毕业生甚至给自己即将带来的四年大学生活来个规划。而美国斯坦福大学的一位教授就不提倡学生过早给自己做出计划，因此在“迎新会”上，他这样说：
July 31， 2013 in Advising for Approaching Freshman，It’s the summer before freshman year starts， many ofyour friends are already off to college， and you find yourselfwith time on your hands. Maybe you should start working onyour 4 year plan， right.
Maybe， but then again maybe not. The primary thingthat you should concern before classes start is coming up， notwith a 4-year plan or even a 3-quarter plan， but with an ideaof the type of courses you would like to take during your firstquarter as a Stanford undergraduate. And， for that， there aremyriad options， any of which could be the right choice for you.
There is also plenty of time to explore， and we encourage thatwholeheartedly. Additionally， there is the marvelous possibilitythat you will surprise yourself as you transition from highschool to university. It's important to leave yourself space tobecome the person you are going to be and not lock yourselfinto any one mold right away.
There are fields of study at Stanford that you haven’theard of， and， for some of you， these fields will become majors，passions， or even vocations. You want to leave yourself opento the serendipitous discovery of presently unknown interestsand aptitudes.
If making a 4-year plan still appeals to you， by all means goahead. There is no one right way to map your academic career.
So make a plan. Make two. Make three if you like. Imagine allthe possible pathways you might pursue. Just don't laminatethem.
And if making a 4-year plan hasn't even crossed yourmind， don’t worry， you are not alone， and you are not fallingbehind. Some uncertainty is natural at the start of an adventureas grand as this one is likely to be.
You are going to discover a lot this coming year， bothabout Stanford and about yourself. And you'll have youradvisors and peers to help you make sense of it all.
In the meantime， enjoy these last few weeks of summer，and we’ll see you at New Student Orientation！
2013年7月31日，致即将入学报到的新生：
大学新生入学之前的夏天，朋友们都准备上大学了，你手头有充裕的时间，也许在考虑规划自己大学四年的生活，对吧
也许，大学开学之前最重要的事情，不是制订一个大学四年或甚至3个季度的计划，而是考虑在斯坦福大学第一个季度的选课安排。然而，你还有许多选择，也许都是一些正确的选择，我们还是推荐自己多花时间去摸索。另外，从高中到大学的转变，很多的可能性会令你感到惊奇。请给予自己足够的空间去追逐自己梦想中的榜样，而不要把自己固定在一个模式里。
斯坦福大学有你未尝听闻的学习领域，对你来说，某些领域将成为你的专业领域，爱好或甚至是职业生涯。你要放开自己，发现自己未知的兴趣和天赋。
如果你还是想制订一个大学四年的计划，那么就去做吧。学业上面“条条大路通罗马”嘛！制定一个、两个、三个计划，随心所欲，上下求索。只是不要光装裱起来，要切实去施行。
如果关于制订大学四年计划从未曾浮现你脑海，不用担心，不只你一人有这情况。一些未定因素在这个大探索路口出现，是很自然的。
同时，尽情享受这稍纵即逝的夏季吧，我们在迎新会上见！
Section 8 租住公寓
Renting an apartment
留学在外，住宿是一个大问题，一般住在校内宿舍，相对经济便宜，但是缺少个人空间。在自由、开放的国外环境，选择租住公寓，也是许多留学生的一大选择。
口头应急句
1. I am not going to live in the dorm.
我不打算住宿舍。