Step by Step 3000 第一册 Unit1:Education is a Key(4)

 　　Part 4. University Campus¹.

　　A. Keywords.

　　administration², auditorium³, clinic, mathematics, chemistry, physics, library, history, Chinese, education,

　　philosophy, geography, foreign languages, sports ground, psychology⁴.

　　Vocabulary. auditorium,

　　You are going to hear some information about the layout⁵ of the university campus.

　　Listen carefully. Write down the names of different places in the right positions on the map.

　　Look at the map, at the bottom of the page, find the gate.

　　Now locate the administration building, it's between the river and the lake, close to the main road.

　　The building behind the administration is the auditorium.

　　Where is the library?

　　It's on the right-hand side of the main road, close to the river.

　　Across the main road from the library, the building by the river is the Education Department.

　　The first building on the left-hand side of the main road is the Geography Department.

　　The Philosophy Department is between the Education and Geography.

　　The building at the end of the main road is the Mathematics Department.

　　On its left is the Physics Department.

　　And on its right, near the lake is the Chemistry Department.

　　Another building behind the lake is the Clinic.

　　The Chinese Department is facing the lake, across the main road.

　　The building between the Chinese Department and the river is the Foreign Languages Department.

　　The History Department is the first building on the right of the main road.

　　Next to the History Department is the Psychology Department.

　　And last the sports ground is behind the education, philosophy and geography departments.

　　B. Keywords. application, university, transcript⁶, major in.

　　Vocabulary. transcript, counselor⁷, knack⁸.

　　A student is applying for a university.

　　Fill in the application form with information you hear.

　　Good morning, have a seat.

　　Good morning, thank you.

　　I have an application here somewhere. Yes, here it is. Your name is Robert Martin. Right?

　　That's right, Sir.

　　And you hope to enter our university next fall?

　　Yes, sir, if I can make it.

　　Fine, Bob. I notice that you finished high school a year ago.

　　Why didn't you enter a college that year?

　　Well, I have a sister in college now.

　　And there's another one who will be going next year.

　　So I had to earn a little money to help pay my way.

　　Good, it sounds as if you are pretty responsible fellow.

　　I see that you attended two grade schools.

　　Yes, Sir. My first six years I went to a public school in my hometown.

　　Then I went to an military school for two years.

　　And came back your hometown for your high school.

　　That's right, Sir.

　　I see. I don't find a transcript among your papers.

　　Do you have one?

　　I'm not sure I know what that is.

　　Oh, That's a list of your grades.

　　Oh, yes. That's in the mail now.

　　Oh, right. How were your grades?

　　Well, pretty good until my second year in the high school.

　　Then I guess I got a little too interested in sports.

　　But I know I'll work hard in college.

　　What do you want to major in?

　　I want to major in biology.

　　That was my best subject in high school.

　　I'm really interested in it.

　　That sounds fine, Bob.

　　Have you discussed this with your teachers and your parents?

　　Oh, sure. My science teacher thinks that's just what I ought to go into and my parents say I should make my own choice.

　　Did you have some math and other science courses in high school?

　　Everything they offered.

　　And I did some extra work for my teacher,too.

　　Well, Bob, You should get along all right here.

　　But it's hard to keep up with both sports and studies.

　　Yes, sir, I know.

　　Fine, I'll hold your application until we get the transcript.

　　When we've seen it, we'll let you know, probably in about two weeks.

　　Thank you very much, sir.

　　By the way, what did your guidance counselor tell you?

　　He told me I had a real knack for scientific things.

　　I know I do, too.

　　I've been fascinated⁹ with science since I was a child.

　　And interest of that kind of really signifies¹⁰ something.

　　Well, good luck, Bob.

　　Thank you, sir, goodbye.

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 administration   

n.经营，管理；行政，行政机关，管理部门

参考例句：

• Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责？
• The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。

3 auditorium   

n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂

参考例句：

• The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
• The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。

4 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

5 layout   

n.布局，安排，设计

参考例句：

• The robbers studied the layout of the bank.这伙强盗研究了银行的布局。
• This map shows the layout of the plant.这张图展示了工厂的布局。

6 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

7 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

8 knack   

n.诀窍，做事情的灵巧的，便利的方法

参考例句：

• He has a knack of teaching arithmetic.他教算术有诀窍。
• Making omelettes isn't difficult,but there's a knack to it.做煎蛋饼并不难，但有窍门。

9 fascinated   

a.被强烈地吸引住，感到着迷的

参考例句：

• China has always fascinated me. 中国一直令我心驰神往。
• The children watched, fascinated, as the picture began to appear. 电影开始以后孩子们入迷地观看着。

10 signifies   

表示…的意思，意味( signify的第三人称单数 )； 具有重要性，要紧

参考例句：

• The term inflation signifies a decline in the value of money. 通货膨胀一词意味着货币贬值。
• To the patient and to the physician, pain signifies an unnatural state. 无论对患者或对医师，疼痛标志着一种反常状态。