But coursework isn't the only way to explore your interests and specialize.

但选修课程并不是探索兴趣专业的唯一方式。

And some are optional, students get a list of optional modules and choose which ones they want to take.

而有些课程是选修的，学生可以拿到一份选修课程列表，然后选择他们想修的课程。

Perhaps, even take a course, like strategic communications.

也许，甚至可以选修一门课程，比如战略沟通。

So, why do so many students want this class?

那么，为什么这么多学生选修这门课程呢？

One in four Yale undergraduate students has registered to take it.

耶鲁大学四分之一的本科生注册选修了这门课程。

You will not be able to experience them all, but sample them widely!

你不可能选修所有的课程，但是要尽可能体验更多的课程！

409. The elective course introduces engineering students to construction practices and concepts.

选修课程向工程学生介绍筑实筑概念。

I heard about you big ticket advice, Gerry's tuxedos, Harvard Bartending Course.

我听说过你有钱的老爸 名牌燕尾服 选修哈佛调酒课程。

Maybe he'll take some courses next year.

也许他明年会选修一些课程。

The extra, individual work available in the laboratory or the computer room is, of course, optional.

另外，在实验室或机房进行个别课程是选修的。

That's 70% of the countries in the world, and another 40 offered as an optional course of study.

这是世界上 70% 的国家，另外 40 个国家作为选修课程提供。

935. To take this course, students should have basic economic knowledge.

要选修这门课程，学生必须具备基本的经济学知识。

For example, our director Nick was a Graphic Design major but took film courses to round out his education.

例如，我们的导演尼克是平面设计专业的，但他选修了电影课程以完善他的教育。

He should have finished at university long ago, but he kept taking extra courses.

【ago】他大学早就该毕业了，但是他不停地选修额外课程。

She had taken several courses, French, knitting, piano, ancient history.

她选修了几门课程：法语、针织、钢琴、古代历史。

Other major courses are electives, which means students are free to choose from a list when selecting courses.

其他专业课程是选修课，这意味着学生在选课时可以从列表中自由选择。

More than 31,000 took up an engineering course in 2020, up by 21% from 2011.

2020 年，超过 31,000 人选修了工程课程，比 2011 年增加了 21%。

How many AP classes does it take until your brain explodes?

你到底选修了多少高级课程非得把脑袋学炸了才行吗？

In the beginning, however, it was still tough for me to remember everyone's name!

英国的学校上午9点开始上课，下午4点放学。中学生通常要学习九门功课。英文、数学，以及科学课（生物、化学、物理）是必修课，学生们还可以选修其他课程，比如历史、艺术商业。英国的课堂与中国不同。每位老师都有自己的教室，学生们每节课走班上课。在我所上的大部分课上，都只有二十个学生左右。然而刚开始时，我仍然很难记住所有人的名字！

But, as a matter of fact, college students have spent years in taking compulsory courses and selective courses, how can they accumulate required experience in college?

但是，事实上，大学生上了许多年的义务教育，以及选修课程，那么，他们又如何在大学获得实践经验呢?