以小學到高中來說, 美國是分成 12 個年級 xx 年級就是 in + 第xx grade, 或 in grade xx 比如唸三年級, 就是 He is in third grade. / He is in grade three. 要注意的是, 兩種講法都不用加 the 另外也可以說 He is a third grader. (要用序數) 像美國的 ”百萬小學堂” 節目就叫 Are you smarter than a 5th grader? 直譯的意思就是 ”你有比小學五年級生聰明嗎?” 進了高中以後, 也就是從 10 年級開始, “高一” 這段時間可以叫 freshman year in high school 或 first year in high school 唸高一的學生就是 high school freshman / freshman in high school ”高二” 這段時間是 sophomore / second year in high school 唸高二的學生就是 high school sophomore / sophomore in high school ”高三” 是 senior / last year in high school ”高三生” 是 high school senior / senior in high school 比如: My sister is a high school senior. 大學則除了 freshman, sophomore, 多了一個講大三的 junior, 然後是大四 senior 研究所開始由於修業年限不一 通常會告訴人家你是在唸第幾年 比如: I’m a first-year student in my master’s program. (碩一) This is my second year in the doctoral program. (博二)