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scholarship /  奖学金 / (jiǎnɡxuéjīn ) 

A: I heard that you were an excellent student in college and even got a scholarship, is that right?

听说你大学期间是一名品学兼优的学生,还得了奖学金,对吗？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ dàxué qījiān shì yīmínɡ pǐnxuéjiānyōude xuéshēnɡ, háidéle jiǎnɡxuéjīn,duìma?)

B: Yup. It was really motivating to get a scholarship while at college.

是的,能在大学期间获得奖学金对我来说是很大的鼓励。

(shìde, nénɡzài dàxué qījiān huòdé jiǎnɡxuéjīn duìwǒ láishuō shì hěndàde ɡǔlì.)

A: I'm very curious, how did you spend your scholarship?  

我很好奇,你是如何使用奖学金的呢？

(wǒhěnhǎoqí, nǐshì rúhé shǐyònɡ jiǎnɡxuéjīn de ne?)

B: I saved the scholarship money in bank. Why are you suddenly interested in this topic?  

我把奖学金都存进了银行。你为何突然对这个话题感兴趣？

(wǒbǎ jiǎnɡxuéjīn dōu cúnjìnle yínxínɡ.nǐ wéihé tūrán duì zhèɡè huàtí ɡǎnxīnɡqù?) 

A: Because I saw a news report. It said that a student in Lanzhou, Gansu Province has used his scholarship money to make his family's dream come true by buying them a tricycle.

因为我看到一则新闻,一位甘肃兰州的学生用自己的奖学金为家庭圆梦,买了一辆小三轮车。

(yīnwéi wǒ kàndào yīzé xīnwén, yīwèi ɡānsù lánzhōu de xuéshēnɡ yònɡ zìjǐde jiǎnɡxuéjīn wéi jiātínɡ yuánmènɡ, mǎile yīliànɡ xiǎo sānlúnchē.)

B: That is a good story. I actually was thinking of using my scholarship money to buy my parents some health products as a way of saying thank you.

这听起来是个好故事。我其实也正想着用自己的奖学金给父母买些保健品,报答他们。

(zhè tīnɡqǐlái shìɡè hǎoɡùshì.wǒ qíshí yě zhènɡ xiǎnɡzhe yònɡ zìjǐde jiǎnɡxuéjīn ɡěi fùmǔ mǎixiē bǎojiànpǐn,bàodá tāmén.)

Illustrations:Liu Rui/GT