When is the application due?
申请什么时候截止？
The application deadline申请截止日期
A real Time dialogue: The application deadline. 31 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的时间对话：申请截止日期。31 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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This Friday at five in the afternoon.
这周五下午五点。
That is sooner than I thought.
那比我想的要早。
I know. I still have one essay to finish.
我知道。我还有一篇论文要写完。
Which essay is it?
哪一篇论文？
Why I chose this university. Five hundred words.
为什么我选择这所大学。五百字。
You have plenty of time. It is only Monday.
你有的是时间。今天才周一。
It does not feel like plenty of time.
感觉不像是时间很多。
What else is left?
还有什么没完成？
The recommendation letter from my teacher.
我老师的推荐信。
Has he sent it?
他寄了吗？
Not yet. I asked him on Friday, and he said next week.
还没有。我周五问过他，他说下周。
Maybe remind him politely. Teachers are busy.
也许客气地提醒他一下。老师都很忙。
I sent him another email this morning.
我今天早上又给他发了封邮件。
Good. Did you finish the personal form?
很好。个人表格填好了吗？
Yes, last week. It took two hours.
填好了，上周填的。花了我两个小时。
And the transcripts?
成绩单呢？
My school sent them directly on Wednesday.
学校周三直接寄过去了。
Good. What about the fee?
很好。费用呢？
I paid it online yesterday. Twenty euros.
我昨天在网上付了。二十欧元。
You are almost done. Just the essay now.
你快完成了。现在就差论文了。
That is the hardest part. I keep rewriting the beginning.
那是最难的部分。我一直在改开头。
How many versions?
改了几稿了？
Four. This one is the best, I think.
四稿。我觉得这稿最好。
Read it to me and I will tell you.
读给我听听，我帮你看看。
Really? Now?
真的吗？现在？
Sure. I have time before dinner.
当然。晚饭前我有时间。
Okay. I chose this university because of its physics department.
好。「我选择这所大学，是因为它的物理系。」
Strong beginning. Make the ending shorter, and you are done.
开头很有力。结尾写短一点，你就大功告成了。
Can I finish the ending tomorrow morning?
我明天早上写完结尾可以吗？
Of course. Then you send it early, not at five on Friday.
当然。然后你早点交，别等到周五五点。
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application申请
deadline截止日期
essay论文
recommendation letter推荐信
Key phrases
When is the application due?
申请什么时候截止？
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
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01Question 1 of 3
When is the application due?
02Question 2 of 3
Yes, last week. It took two hours.
03Question 3 of 3
Of course. Then you send it early, not at five on Friday.