A: Hello, James! Why are you in such a hurry?

A:你好，詹姆斯，怎么这么匆忙？

J： I’m going to the library. It closes at 6 o’clock p.m. and now it’s approaching half past five.

J：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?

A: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？

J: Yeah. I’m reading a book about the culture of American universities. I'm especially interested about the secret societies in the universities.

J：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?

A:秘密组织？

J： Yes, like Skull and Bones at Yale University.

J：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?

A:我从没听说过。他们在秘密组织里都做什么呢？

J: 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.

J：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?

A:那谁有资格成为骷髅会的会员呢？

J: To become a member of Skull and Bones, one must have notable family background, have received good education and have his/her own capabilities.

J：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!

A:所以它的成员都是位高权重的人了？

J： Exactly!

J：没错！

A: Here is the library. Let’s borrow books first.

A:图书馆到了。我们先去借书吧。

J: Ok.

J：好的。