今天的这段对话，在讨论耶鲁大学的骷髅会，
 
耶鲁大学的骷髅会在秘密组织里都做什么？谁有资格成为骷髅会的会员
 
来听今天的讲解:
 
A:Hello, James! Why are you in such a hurry?
 
你好，詹姆斯，怎么这么匆忙？
 
B:I’m going to the library. It closes at 6 o’clock p.m. and now it’s approaching half past five.
 
我要去图书馆。6点钟就闭馆了，现在已经快5点半了。
 
A:I’m going to renew my books in the library. We can go together. Do you find any interesting book recently?
 
我也要去图书馆续借，我们可以一起走。最近又看到什么有趣的书吗？
 
B:Yeah. I’m reading a book about the culture of American universities. I'm especially interested about the secret societies in the universities.
 
我最近在读一本关于美国大学校园文化的书。我对那些大学里的秘密组织非常有 兴趣。
 
A:Secret societies?
 
秘密组织？
 
B:Yes, like Skull and Bones at Yale University.
 
是啊，比如说耶鲁大学的骷髅会。
 
A:I never heard about it. What do they do in the secret society?
 
我从没听说过。他们在秘密组织里都做什么呢？
 
B:Well, there are a lot of speculations about Skull and Bones. But its members are forbidden to talk about it to outsiders. So, it’s still a mystery to the public.
 
现在有很多关于骷髅会的揣测，但是骷髅会禁止其成员跟外人谈论它。所以对大 众来说，骷髅会仍然是个谜。
 
A:Then who can become the members of the Skull and Bones?
 
那谁有资格成为骷髅会的会员呢？
 
B: To become a member of Skull and Bones, one must have notable family background, have received good education and have his/her own capabilities.
 
要想成为骷髅会的一员，必须要有显赫的家庭背景，受过良好的教育，同时还具 备超强的个人能力。
 
A: So the members are all very powerful!
 
所以它的成员都是位高权重的人了？
 
B: Exactly!
 
没错！
 
A: Here is the library. Let’s borrow books first.
 
图书馆到了。我们先去借书吧。
 
B: Ok.
 
好的。