聽(tīng)力每日練習(xí) listen 725 Through?a?test?called?GMAT

1--I can't seem to progress up the career ladder no matter how hard I try and I have been here for 2 years already!
 
2--Well, have you thought of getting an MBA? I heard it does wonders in getting you to the top.
 
1--An MBA, hey. . . well my degree wasn't in business, the business schools won't be interested in me.
 
2--Nonsense! The business schools measure your ability through a test called GMAT.
 
1--GMAT? What does that stand for and what will the test contain? GMAT?
 
1--Graduate Management Admission Test, it contains three parts: Analytical Writing Assessment, the Quantitative section, and the Verbal section. Not only does the test mark you on the number of questions answered but also on the difficulty.
1--Okay, this sounds a little tough, how am I supposed to practice for this?
 
2--Up to you, you could have a one on one session with a tutor or group sessions, you can also use free or private computer software. Going to church might help as well!
 
1--No matter what I do, I'm going to ace this test and go on to become a corporate fat cat!
 
2--Umm.That's the spirit!
 
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注解：
 
1.progress進(jìn)步
2.Nonsense胡說(shuō)
3.contain包含
 
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譯文：
 
1--我已經(jīng)在這里工作2年了，似乎我怎么努力也沒(méi)有晉升的機(jī)會(huì)。
2--嗯，你想過(guò)考MBA嗎？我聽(tīng)說(shuō)如果你想到高層，這個(gè)很有用。
1--工商管理學(xué)碩士……嘿，我不是在經(jīng)商，所以商學(xué)院不會(huì)錄取我的。
2--胡說(shuō)！商學(xué)院通過(guò)GMAT來(lái)測(cè)試你的能力。
1--這個(gè)考試具體是什么意思呢？
2--研究生管理專業(yè)入學(xué)考試。他包括三個(gè)部分：分析寫作評(píng)價(jià)，數(shù)學(xué)部分，和語(yǔ)文部分。測(cè)試打分不僅看你答題的數(shù)量還包括難度。
1--好的，這聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)難，但是我真的應(yīng)該試著去考嗎？
2--取決于你自己，你可以請(qǐng)老師一對(duì)一進(jìn)行指導(dǎo)，也可以參加小組，或者使用電腦軟件。去教堂可能也會(huì)對(duì)你有所幫助！
1--不管我做了什么，我都會(huì)努力取得好成績(jī)，向高層進(jìn)軍。
2--嗯，要的就是這種精神！