Subject: This is a free elective course.

迷你對話

A: Excuse me, where is the classroom?

打攪一下，請問教室在哪里？

B: Mmm... you can follow me. By the way, this is a free elective course.

恩......你可以跟著我走。順便說一下，這是一門選修課。

地道表達(dá)

a free elective course

1. 解詞釋義

Free elective course的表面意思是“自由選擇的課程”，必修課就是“required course”。還有哦一種課程叫做“option course”，這種課程相當(dāng)于課外活動，學(xué)到一門學(xué)問，舞蹈或音樂的課程。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. In college, English is a required course and psychology is an elective course.

在大學(xué)里，英語是必修課而心理學(xué)是選修課。

e.g. Most of the students of our class take Japanese as an elective course.

我們班大部分同學(xué)選修日語。

Ps：跟著某人走到某處，可以這樣說：“Follow me.”

Ps ：by the way是“順便說一下”的意思。例如：

By the way, do you have any idea where the post office is? 順便問一下,你知道郵局在哪兒嗎?

By the way, what are you going to do on Christmas? 順便問一下，圣誕節(jié)你打算做什么？