Larry 跟李华一起去麦当劳吃早饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：full ride
和chill out.

    LL： Hey Lihua， I'm so happy I got to meet your sister Lijia this
weekend. She's such a talented musician ， it's no wonder she got a full
ride to Julliard.

    LH：李佳上周末在DC玩得开心极了，可惜她要回纽约去上学，不能天天跟我
在一起。哎，你刚才说，"She got a full ride to Julliard？“她没告诉我她
每天坐校车上学啊！

    LL： Lihua. A full ride is another name for an all-expenses-paid scholarship.

    LH：没错，李佳曾经获得全国小提琴少年组第二名，所以就因此拿到了朱丽
亚音乐学院的奖学金，可我还是不懂，奖学金跟搭车有什么关系呢？

    LL： A full ride means that all expenses are paid for her education
at Julliard. A full ride covers everything from tuition to room and board.

    LH：哦，我终于明白了，full ride 跟坐车一点关系都没有，而是指全额奖
学金。学校同意负担李佳的学费、食宿和交通。Is that a full ride scholarship？

    LL： Yes. A full ride scholarship is awarded to extraordinary students
who are very intelligent and talented ， and Julliard honored Lijia with
a full ride scholarship because she has an exceptional academic record
and she is a superb violin player.

    LH：不过，李佳告诉我说，她必需保持优异成绩，才能继续拿全额奖学金，
不然，奖学金就会被取消。

    LL： Yes， with full ride scholarships， the student is usually required
to maintain a high grade point average， like 3.5 or above.

    LH：你是说，拿全额奖学金的学生平均成绩一定要保持在3.5 以上，那要是
掉到3.0 以下怎么办呢？

    LL： If the student didn't have a 3.5 grade point average or above，
the college might suspend the full ride scholarship ， and the student
would be required to pay for that semester's tuition and living costs.

    LH：如果成绩不够好，就要自己出学费？不行，我得赶紧告诉李佳加倍努力，
朱丽亚音乐学院的学费那么贵，自己出可出不起。She cannot afford to lose
her full ride scholarship.

    LL： Oh ， Lihua， don't worry. We both know Lijia is very hard working，
and she enjoys what she's studying. She shouldn't have a problem keeping
her full ride scholarship.

    LH：我毕竟是姐姐，有义务督促她努力学习，千万不能丢掉奖学金。

    LL： You're such a good example Li Hua， because you got a full ride
scholarship for your PhD program， right？

    LH：多亏有这份全额奖学金，我才能继续念书呢。今年六月论文答辩一过，
我就正式毕业了。Once I receive my PhD degree， my full ride will end.
我得抓紧时间，赶紧找到工作。

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    LL： Lihua， I know the economy is pretty bad right now ， but I don't
think you should rush to find a job. You've been working so hard on your
PhD. - I think you deserve take some time off and just chill out.

    LH：给自己放假？现在就业市场这么不好，失业的人比新就业的人还多，我
可不敢掉以轻心！再说了，现在天气越来越暖和，How can I chill out if it's
hot outside ？大热天，怎么能凉快呢！

    LL： No ， Lihua， chill out means to relax. It has nothing to do
with the temperature outside.

    LH：我明白了。你的意思是说，我毕业以后应该好好放松一下自己。你觉得
这样能行吗？

    LL： Of course I think it's a good idea to chill out. A lot of students
take some time off after graduation to unwind. Some even travel for the
entire summer and go backpacking through Europe.

    LH：有人用整整一个夏天去旅行，太过瘾了。不过，我恐怕走到半路，我就
口袋空空了。Larry ，你说我该怎样去chill out 呢？

    LL： I think we could both chill out for a week and drive down to
Virginia Beach to lounge on the sand and swim in the ocean with some friends.

    LH：不用写论文，不用准备面试，沉浸在阳光和海水中，还有温暖的沙滩，
太美了。

    LL： My uncle lives nearby， we could all stay at his house for a
few nights.

    LH： Oh Larry ， chilling out sounds like so much fun ！从海边回来，
我还可以到纽约去找李佳，chill out some more ！

    今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是full ride ，意思是全额奖学金。另一个
是chill out ，意思是放松放松。