A：What’s your schedule like this year?
      你今年的课程表进度怎么样？

B：Pretty busy. I have to pick up a lot of credits this year.
      很紧。我今年要修很多学分。

A：What’s your major?
      你学什么专业？

B：I’m majoring in French literature.
      法国文学。

A：Oh, don’t you have to take that class on 18th century poetry? It’s really difficult. I hear the students in that class have to write a paper 100 pages long.
      哦，你们不需要上关于18世纪的诗歌这门课吗？真的很难，我听说修这门课的学生要写100页的论文。

B：That’s right. We got the assignment last week.
      对呀，这是我们上个星期布置的作业。

A：When is it due?
      什么时候交？

B：Next Monday!
      下星期一。

assignment的解释

A：Remind me never to sign up for that course!
      提醒我决不要选那门课。

1. （布置的）作业;（分配的）任务
    An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.

    e.g. The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.
           这门功课的考核包括书面作业和实际操作考试。

2. （任务、工作的）分配，指派
    You can refer to someone being given a particular task or job as their assignment to the task or job.

    e.g. An Australian division scheduled for assignment to Greece was ordered to remain in Egypt.
           原定去希腊执行任务的一支澳大利亚小分队接到命令后继续留在埃及。