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今月まで、第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。広島大学に学ぶ留学生をゲストに招き、東広島での学生生活や、身近な話題について、英語で話してもらいます。
アメリカ出身のジャスミンと、韓国出身のジョーをお迎えしてのトークも最終回となりました。今回の話題は「アメリカと韓国での学生生活」。
聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―）
＊毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。
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College Life in America and South Korea
tough
= hard
elite
= high-quality
tons of
= lots of
an extension of
= an extra part of
to pursue
= to chase, to try to get
to achieve
= to accomplish
academically
= related to study and research
like
= Note: Two often-used meanings: 1) "similar to," and 2) "um"
with real agency
= with the ability to use power
did, like, a community college
= 短大 (Again, note the use of "like")
to an extent
= in some way, ある程度
it's on me
= it's my responsibility
Kyonggi University
= a private university in Seoul
Reno, Nevada
= the city and state in the southwestern part of the US
a grant
= money formally given (often by the government)
not my thing
= not something I'm involved with or interested in
Greek Life
= university clubs called fraternities (for boys) and sororities (for girls). It is called Greek Life, because the clubs have names with Greek letters, such as Phi and Beta.
embarrassing
= 恥ずかしい (Note: She probably says this because the fraternities and sororities often stand out (目立つ), organizing large projects, or having big parties. In contrast, a lot of students outside of Greek Life prefer to do individual, quieter things.)
politics
= 政治
regulations
= rules
an incident
= a happening (often becoming news)
a frat
= a fraternity
to embezzle
= to illegally use someone else's money, 横領する
a subject
= 科目
an expectation
= 期待
strict
= 厳しい
pretty
= rather, quite, to some extent
fortunate
= lucky
for the most part
= overall, generally
linguistics
= the study of languages
to go on and on
= to talk a lot
to be supportive
= to be helpful
to go out of (one's) way
= to try very hard
faculty
= Note: Two common meanings are used by the speakers here. The first is "group of college teachers." The second is 学部.
pretty much similar
= for the most part similar
to interpret
= to understand, 解釈する
a credit
= 単位
nuts
= crazy
the drinking theme
= to topic of drinking alcohol
a get-together
= a gathering of people, a party
to throw a party
= to host and organize a party
literally
= actually
totally different
= completely different
Oh, my goodness!
= Wow!
sneaky
= secretly, hiding actions from others (Note: Here, Jazmine infers that some college students are sneaky, and drink alcohol even though they are not 21 years old.)
sorry, guys
= Note: Here, Jazmine seems to be talking to her Japanese friends who are listening
to revolve around
= to be centered upon
アルバイト
= a part-time job (Note: She says the Japanese word here.)
school oriented
= related to school
involvement with the community
= doing public things in the town or city
student-run
= student-organized, managed by students
a literary magazine
= related to literature
GPA
= Grade Point Average, 成績の平均
critical
= very important
to be into (something)
= to concentrate on, to mostly do only one thing
to be attached to
= to be connected to
to pass
= 合格する、単位をもらう
a priority
= a very important thing
over
= more than
criteria
= standards or principles
prestigious
= famous and high quality
to be neglected
= to be ignored
to have tenure
= to have the right to stay as a college teacher until retirement. Thus, the teacher cannot be fired.
ridiculous
= crazy, terrible, horrible
to be fired
= 解雇される
to allocate (money)
= to distribute or spend (money)
to afford
= to be able to pay for
to drop out of school
= to quit school
to upkeep
= to modernize
to get a full ride
= to get 100% of one's tuition paid by the school. (Note: Indeed, high-quality athletes in the US, especially those who play American football and basketball, often do not need to pay school fees.)
a 2.0 GPA
= a C average. (Note: In America, usually 4.0 = all A's (the highest), on a four-point scale. 3.0 = a B average. D = 1.0 and F = 0. Most colleges do not allow students to continue if their average is below 2.0)
