新视野视听说大学英语1 Unit 1-3

Task 2: Living on Campus¹
(M=man; W=woman)
M: Hi, Lisa. How’s life on campus?
W: Hi, John. Oh, not so bad. Pretty good in fact.
M: Is that what do you think? I mean, do you like living on campus?
W: Yeah, I enjoy living here because there’s so many people around and it’s easy to make friends. What about you? Have you ever lived in a dorm before?
M: No, this is the first time.
W: I think you’ll find it quite convenient². The library, labs, sports center and other facilities are right on campus.
M: That’s true. The atmosphere here is different from the outside. But I guess living in town has its advantage too, like being close to the shopping center. You know, our university is so far from downtown.
W: But the commuting³ to classes…I mean, you would have to get up so early to get to classes on time. And then going home would be so much time.
M: Yeah, but the food here…it seems it’s the same thing in the cafeteria⁴ every day.
W: Well, I think the food here is OK, and if you want a change, you can eat out once in a while.
M: True.

1. She thinks it’s easy to make friends.
2. It’s convenient to use the library, the labs, the sports center and many other facilities.
3. It’s near the shopping center.
4. They would have to get up so early to get to classes on time. And then it would take a lot of time to get home.
5. It seems all the same every day.
 

1 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

2 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

3 commuting   

交换（的）

参考例句：

• I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail. 我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。
• Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects. 对于数学家来说，不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。

4 cafeteria   

n.自助餐厅

参考例句：

• In the cafeteria we serve ourselves.在自助餐馆我们是自己拿菜的。
• I can't stand eating in the cafeteria.我实在不想在自助食堂吃了。