【答案解析】Key points:
● The woman"s problem is that she has not decided whether to go to graduate school in the fall or do something else for a year.
● One possible solution is to move to the mountains and work in a hotel restaurant. It is an attractive offer because she could go skiing.
● Another solution is to start graduate school in the fall so she can get her degree and get a good job in her field. Her parents want her to start graduate school sooner rather than later.
● Opinions about the preferred solution will vary. [听力原文]
W: I sure am ready for graduation!
M: I know what you mean. So, what will you do afterward? Graduate school?
W: I haven"t decided...either graduate school or... something else. I"ve already been accepted into grad school here next fall, but I might try and delay it for a year. I really need a break from school.
M: Yeah, I know the feeling. So...what would you do instead?
W: Get a job, earn some money, maybe travel. I have a friend in Colorado who wants me to move there. She works in a hotel and can get me a job as a cook in the hotel restaurant. The job wouldn"t be great, but it"s in the mountains, and it"s so beautiful there.
M: Nice! And you like to ski, don"t you?
W: Yes, so it"s a very attractive offer. But...my parents want me to start graduate school right away so I can get my degree and go straight into a good job in my field. They think that because I"ve already been accepted for next fall, it would be impossible to delay going without reapplying. They"re pressuring me to start grad school sooner rather than later. But I just don"t know!
M: Hmm. Graduate school is important, but sometimes it really is better to do something else for a while.
W: I want to go to grad school someday, but first I"d like to take a year off!