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ID: 2067 Advanced
在中国，去海外一流大学深造是多少优秀青年学子的梦想。但是想进入牛校，竞争的激烈程度也许比国内的高考还厉害。不过没关系，有很多中介机构会帮你想办法，出主意，把你包装得更加闪闪发光！请听今天的中文课，看看这个学生得到一些怎样的好建议呢？
Mon Nov 19 2012 | David, Vera
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
申请 shēnqǐng to apply
一流 yīliú first-rate
惨烈 cǎnliè brutal
出具 chūjù to provide a document or certificate
张同学，我看了你的材料，认为你申请美国一流大学的研究生没问题。
zhāng tóngxué ，wǒ kàn le nǐ de cáiliào ，rènwéi nǐ shēnqǐng Měiguó yīliú dàxué de yánjiūshēng méiwèntí 。
Mister Zhang, I looked over your materials. I think you could apply to be a graduate student at a first rate school in the US without a problem.
真的吗？
zhēn de ma ？
Really?
真的。不过，你的GPA不够高，GRE和托福成绩也不算很好。牛校竞争会很惨烈，要想提高成功率，还要再费些功夫。
zhēnde 。bùguò ，nǐ de GPA bùgòu gāo ，GRE hé tuōfú chéngjì yě bù suàn hěn hǎo 。niúxiào jìngzhēng huì hěn cǎnliè ，yàoxiǎng tígāo chénggōnglǜ ，hái yào zài fèi xiē gōngfu 。
Really. However, your GPA isn't high enough, and your GRE and TOEFL scores also aren't all that good. The competition at top schools is brutal. If you want to raise your chances of being accepted, you'll need to do some work.
那我该怎么办呢？
nà wǒ gāi zěnme bàn ne ？
Then what should I do?
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