难忘大学交换女友-夏末秋初
Task 1
Okay, Okay, let’s
begin. Hello,
everyone. My name is Susan Hudson, and I’ll be your
teacher
for this class, International Communication.
Uh, to begin with, please take a look
at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should
know by now, this class meets
on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 3:15
to 4:50.
We will be
meeting in
this room for the first
half of the course, but
we will be using the research lab
every
other week on Thursday in room 405 during the last
two months of the class.
Uh,
this
is
the
text
for
the
class,
Beyond
Language
.
Unfortunately,
the
books
haven’t
come in yet, but I was told that you
should be able to purchase them at the bookstore
the day
after
tomorrow.
Again,
as
you
see
on
your
course
outline,
grading
is
determined
by
your
performance
on
a
midterm
and
final
test,
periodic
quizzes,
uh,
a
research
project,
and
classroom
participation.
My
office
hours
are
from
1:00
to
2:00
on
Wednesdays,
and
you
can
set
up
an
appointment to meet
with me at other times as well.
Task 2
Librarian:
Can I help you?
Student:
Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book
called
Sociology and the Modern Age
. According to the syllabus, the book is in the
library, but
I haven’t been able to
find it.
Librarian:
Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?
Student:
Yes, uh… I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is.
Librarian:
Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means
you cannot
find it on the shelves in its usual place. You
need to go to a special room
called the
reserve room. It’s down the hall and to the
right.
Student:
I’m sorry, I still don’t understand what you mean by on reserve.
Librarian:
You see, your professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one
student removes the book from the
library, it is likely that none of the other
students
will
have
the
opportunity
to
read
it.
So,
your
professor
has
insured
that
all
students
have the opportunity to
read it by placing it on reserve.
Student:
So, will I be able to find this book?
Librarian:
Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the
reserve
librarian for the book. The student can have the
book for a few hours, and he or
she
MUST read it in the library during that time. That
way, the book stays in the library,
and
all students have a chance to read it.
Student:
OK. Thank you. I understand now.
Librarian:
Will there be anything else?
Student:
No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!
Task 3
Hello and welcome to the university
library. This taped tour will introduce you to our
library facilities and operating hours.
First of all, the library’s collection
of books, reference materials, and other resources
are
found on levels 1 to 4 of this
building. Level 1 houses our humanities and map
collections.
On level 2, you will find
our circulation desk, current periodicals and
journals, and our copy
facilities. Our
science and engineering sections can be found on
level 3. You can also find
back
issues
of
periodicals
and
journals
older
than
six
months
on
this
level.
Finally,
group
study rooms, our microfilm
collection and the multimedia center are located
on level 4.
Undergraduate students can
check out up to 5 books for 2 weeks. Graduate
students can
check
out
15
books
for
2
months.
Books
can
be
renewed
up
to
2
times.
There
is
a
50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue
books up to a maximum of $$15. Periodicals and
reference
books cannot be checked out.
The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am
to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to
8:30 pm. The library is closed on
Sundays.
Task 4
Randall:
Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?
Faith:
Sure.
What’s up?
Randall:
Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to
make sure everything is ready.
Faith:
Okay. Here’s
a
copy of the tentative schedule. [OK.] Now, the registration starts
at
8:30
and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the
orientation meeting will commence at
9:30.
Randall:
Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now
we
have
someone
from
the
international
center
coming
to
speak
to
the
students
on
extra-
curricular activities, so how about ending the
meeting around 11?
Faith:
Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.],
followed
by
20-minute
break
before
lunch.
[OK]
And,
immediately
after
lunch,
we
have reserved a campus shuttle to give
students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh.
OK] We want to show students around the
university, including the union building, the
library, and the student services
building.
Randall:
Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?
Faith:
Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.
Randall:
Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be
hard
pressed to start then.
Faith:
OK, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.
Randall:
OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?
Faith:
Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s
not that bad.]
Here, use mine.
Randall:
OK. And we’ll need
150 copies of this programme guide by then.
Faith:
Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about
lending
me a hand to
put
things together
[
OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about
them?
Randall:
OK. And
I think the manager has
given the
green light to
go
ahead and use the
more expensive paper and binding for
the guides this time.
Faith:
OK. So the interviews
will
go from 2:45 until,
let’s say, 4:30.[OK.]
I hope
we
can
wrap things up by
5.
Randall:
Great.
I think the bottom
line is
to
keep things
running smoothly throughout
the
day.