在校友俱乐部的一间办公室里，Philip 和Robbie 见到了密歇根大学的招生主任Charley Rafer.Robbie的面试开始之前，Philip和Charley叙了一会儿旧。

    Dean： Philip Stewart！ It's great to see you！

    Philip： Charley Rafer —— you look as young as ever. Dean： You must be Robbie. Robbie： Hi. Philip： Yes， this is my younger son Robbie. Robbie， I want you to meet one of the best tennis players on the Michigan team —— Charley Rafer. Robbie： Nice to meet you， Dean Rafer. Dean： Well， are you as good a tennis player as your dad？

    Robbie： No， I'm not very good at it. Philip： Frankly， neither was I. Charley was the star of the team. Dean： Yeah. Thanks. Well， how've you been， Philip？

    Philip： Oh， working too hard. Dean： Doesn't show. How's Ellen？

    Philip： Fine， thank you. And how's Marge？

    Dean： She's still giving the toughest English history exams in the school and loving every minute of it. And speaking of minutes， I have interviews until noon， so why don't we get right to work？

    Philip： Can you have lunch with us later？

    Dean： I'd love to， Philip， but I'm afraid I can't. I'm only here two days， and I have interviews with twenty-six applicants. Philip： I understand. Well， thanks. I'll wait outside. Good luck， Son.

    「语言点精讲」

    1. Charley Rafer —— you look as young as ever. You look as young as ever： 你看上去还像当年那么年轻。也可以说“You haven‘t change a bit.”

    “as +形容词或副词+as”句型表示“跟……一样”， 是常见的表示强调的句法。

    as…as中间也可以用名词短语，但名词短语中必须有一表示性质的形容词来修饰名词。如Rafer主任说的： Are you as good a tennis player as your dad？ （你的网球打得跟你爸一样好吧？）

    2. You must be Robbie.你一定是Robbie吧。must be表示一种有把握的猜测。

    3. Frankly， neither was I. Charley was the star of the team.老实说，我打得也不太好。Charley是我们队的明星选手。

    frankly： 坦率地说。也可以说honestly. neither was I： 我也（打网球打）不好。neither短句表示“某人也不”，用倒装句法。

    the star of the team： 一群人中的明星，这里指球队中的明星选手，也可以说“the soul of the team”。star在口语中常作“出色的人”解。

    4. Well， how've you been， Philip？

    How've you been？： 这些年来你好吗？可以用来问候多年不见的朋友。

    6. Doesn't show.倒是看不出来。用于表示某事、某种状况并不明显。

    7. She's still giving the toughest English history exams in the school and loving every minute of it.她还是在学校里出最难的英国史考试题，且乐此不疲。

    the toughest： 最难的，是形容词tough的最高级。

    English history： 英语史。这是一门介绍英语演变及发展的课程。

    love every minute of it： 形容非常享受作某事的样子，忙得乐此不疲。

    8. And speaking of minutes， I have interviews until noon， so why don't we get right to work？

    谈到每一分钟，我面谈一直排到了中午，咱们马上谈正事怎么样？

    speaking of： 说起……来。转移话题或开辟新话题时常用的开场白。

    get right to： 马上开始。