450)=450"> Lisa请Shirley吃饭，说自己想回学校去读个硕士或是博士学位，征求Shirley的意见。Shirley说， Shirley: I got my Master's in Business Management. It's helped my career, but it took several years of hard studying. If I didn't have a supportive family and a husband with a good job, I don't think I could have done it. L: ---1---? S: Not necessarily, but I do recommend taking a slow approach. ---2---? L: Might be difficult. Shirley念的商业管理硕士学位，她觉得，自己之所以能读下来，靠的是家人的支持，和老公的高收入。Lisa问Shirley是不是劝她放弃这种想法，so you're counseling me against it? to counsel someone against something意思是劝说某人不要做某事。Shirley说，not necessarily那也不一定。她建议Lisa慢慢来，take a slow approach, 看能不能边工作边选课。Lisa觉得不太实际。 S: Maybe you could get an MBA or something more marketable. L: That's worth considering. S: I got my BA from Brown University. My major was Environmental Studies but that hasn't been as useful as the business courses I took. L: Or maybe I should just take some courses that I'm interested in, but skip the Master's. S: That's another idea, ---3---! Going back to school is hard, but it's not impossible. Shirley劝Lisa考虑其他更容易找高薪工作的专业。不过，她同时也鼓励Lisa说，if you really have a dream, don't let anything stop you from going for it! 如果这真是你的梦想的话，那就不要让任何事情阻挡你。 L: You're right! I need to decide if this is truly what I want. S: And take your time. You're still young. ---4---. L: Yeah! Then I could slowly build up credits and maybe later transfer into a university program. S: There you go! That's some clear thinking. L: I guess I just love learning! I remember the day my SAT test scores came back....I was so excited! S: (chuckle) I don't remember loving school quite so much....---5---. But like I said earlier, if you have a dream, don't let anything hold you back! Shirley说，Lisa甚至可以抽空先选几门correspondence course函授课程，这样可以慢慢积攒一些学分credits, 以后如果真想读学位，也可以用得上。她再次强调说，If you have a dream, don't let anything hold you back. 意思是有梦想，就不要让任何事情拉你的后腿。
So you're counseling me against this idea Can you take some night classes or find some way to keep working while you go back to school but if you really have a dream, don't let anything stop you from going for it Maybe there's even a correspondence course you can take during your free time most of the time I was either bored or totally stressed out
1. 所以你建议我放弃这个想法？ 2. 你可以上夜校或者边工作边读。 3. 但如果你真有梦想的话，勇往直前吧。 4. 或许你可以在空时上一下函授课程。 5. 大部分时间我要么很无趣要么很紧张。 ——译文来自: ausko