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University and Subjects

Learn how to talk about university, subjects and academic goals.

1. University life

大学

dà xué

university

学生

xué shēng

student

宿舍

sù shè

dormitory

校园

xiào yuán

campus

将来我想当大学生。

In the future I want to be a university student.

我觉得大学校园很漂亮。

I think university campuses are very beautiful.

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2. School subjects

数学

shù xué

mathematics

科学

kē xué

science

历史

lì shǐ

history

语言

yǔ yán

language

我最喜欢的科目是科学。

My favourite subject is science.

我对语言很感兴趣。

I am very interested in languages.

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3. Academic goals

成绩

chéng jì

grades / results

成功

chéng gōng

success / successful

努力

nǔ lì

hardworking

提高

tí gāo

to improve

我想提高我的成绩。

I want to improve my grades.

如果我努力,我会成功。

If I work hard, I will succeed.

4. Reasons for studying

因为

yīn wèi

because

所以

suǒ yǐ

so / therefore

重要

zhòng yào

important

机会

jī huì

opportunity

因为教育很重要,所以我想上大学。

Because education is important, I want to go to university.

大学会给我很多机会。

University will give me many opportunities.

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将来我想上大学,因为教育很重要。我最喜欢的科目是科学,我也对语言很感兴趣。我想提高我的成绩。

In the future I want to go to university because education is important. My favourite subject is science and I am also very interested in languages. I want to improve my grades.