After an hour of studying with Sydney,
和西德尼一起學習一個小時后,
I went to see Ben. Ben is a really good student. In fact, he's brilliant.
我去看本,本真的是個好學生,事實上,他很聰明。
He finished his bachelor's degree two years ago and is now finishing his master's.
兩年前,本大學本科畢業(yè),現(xiàn)在正在忙著碩士畢業(yè)。
He already has a full scholarship to the University of California at Berkeley,
他已經(jīng)獲得了加州大學伯克利分校的全額獎學金,
one of the best universities in the country, to get his Ph.D. degree after he graduates from here.
而這所學校是美國最好的大學之一,畢業(yè)之后,本就要攻讀博士學位了。
I have known Ben for three years.
我認識本有三年了。
When I was in high school,
高中的時候,
the school matched students interested in going to the university with students who were already studying there.
學校把有興趣上這所大學的學生和已經(jīng)在大學就讀的學生組成一對。
That way, they could mentor us and help us do the right things to get into college.
這樣,在校的學生就可以指導我們正確備考,進入這所大學。
I was matched with Ben and we've stayed in touch ever since.
我和本組成了一對,從那以后我們一直保持聯(lián)系。
Since it was the middle of the afternoon,
下午三點左右,
I decided to go to the psychology department to see if he was still at work.
我決定去心理學系看看他是否還在工作。
I walked into the psychology department's main office.
我走進心理系辦公室,
I walked into the lobby and could see that there were a lot of smaller offices down a hallway to the left.
進入大廳,看到走廊左邊有很多小的辦公室。
That must be where the professors and the dean have their offices, I thought.
我想,那一定是教授和院長辦公的地方。