I remember you very well, and appreciate the time we spent together in XXX. You have good ideas and have obviously studied hard, and your academic goals make good sense to me. U of XX is also a great school, with an international reputation.
I am happy to help if you want to use my name as a reference in applying to PhD programs in the West. However, I am now retired and have little influence at my home university. Moreover, Oregon is going a different direction than your research so they would likely see little match. Still, there are many good universities and, again, I would be pleased if you wish to use my name.
他说的很明白,不鼓励我申他那所学校(方向不match,老教授也要退休了),也不愿意给我写推荐信。但他说“I am happy to help if you want to use my name as a reference in applying to PhD programs ”是什么意思?我在申请过程中能怎样利用他的名字呢?是在简历的reference名单里可以写一下,还是说可以在ps里面提到这个教授听过我的presentation,而且有很积极的评价呢?