托福口语练习 请给出解决方案并解释原因

The professor proposes¹ two solutions to the problem the woman describes.

对于这位女士所描述的问题，教授提出了两种解决方案。

Briefly² summarize³ the problem then state which solution you recommend and explain why.

请简要概括一下这个问题，然后说明你会推荐哪一种解决方案并解释原因。

Now listen to a conversation between a professor and the student.

请听教授和学生之间的对话。

Hi, Sara, to what do I owe this pleasure of this office visit?

你好，Sara，什么风把你吹到我办公室来了？

It's my study group, Professor Wilson.

Wilson教授，我是为了我们学习小组的事儿来的。

We are not getting much studying done, and, you know, none of us did very well on your last quiz.

我们还有很多任务没有完成，而且你也知道，上次你的小测验，我们每个人都做得不太好。

Hmmm, what's the problem? Well, we've all become good friends and we joke around a lot instead of studying.

嗯......有什么问题吗？我们小组成员都成了好朋友，比起学习，我们互相玩闹的时间更多。

Hmmm. Sara, let me ask you this. When do you meet?

Sara，我问你一个问题，你们都什么时候见面？

Every Friday afternoon. Have you thought about changing to another day?

每个星期五下午。你有没有考虑过换个时间？

By the time Friday afternoon rolls around,

到了星期五下午，

all of you are probably exhausted⁴ and all you want to do was relax and unwind.

你们所有人恐怕都累坏了，而你们那会儿想做的事情就是放松放松。

It's hard to stay focused at the very end of the week.

想在一周结束的时候保持注意力是很困难的。

Good point, although things have gotten so out of hand that I'm not sure changing days would help.

想法不错，只不过事情已经远远超出了控制，我不确定换个时间就会起作用。

And we'd lose one or two people if we change days,

而且如果换一天学习的话，我们小组就会失去一两个成员了，

Friday afternoon is the only time everyone's available, but it's worth considering.

星期五下午是唯一大家都有空的时间，但是你的建议也值得考虑。

OK. But just a second, another possibility is, does your group have a leader?

好吧。不过等一下，还有另一种方法。你们小组有组长吗？

No. Well, if you had a leader that would help enormously⁵.

没有。好吧，如果你们有个组长的话事情就会好很多了。

Someone to set an agenda⁶ in advance, email it to everyone before the meeting

组长可以提前定好日程，在见面前发给每个成员，

and then make sure when you meet that you stay focused on your goals.

然后确保你们见面之后能够集中注意力完成制定的目标。

And since you've seemed to be concerned enough about the problem to have come see me,

既然你对这件事关心到都来找我了，

I think that someone might be you.

那我觉得你不妨来当这个组长。

I guess I can take on that role. But it sounds like work.

我想我也许可以担任这个职位，不过它听起来像一份工作一样。

You don't have to do it for the whole semester⁷, Sara.

Sara，你并不需要一整个学期都这么做。

You can start it off and then, perhaps, someone else can take over.

你可以先带个头，然后别人也许会接任。

1 proposes   

v.提议，建议( propose的第三人称单数 )；打算；提供（解释）；提出（行动，计划或供表决的方案等）

参考例句：

• He proposes a short rest before we continue the work. 在继续这项工作之前，他建议暂休一会儿。 来自辞典例句
• Aristotle proposes to cure such hardships by means of equity. 亚里士多德提出用衡平的方法来解决这样的困难。 来自辞典例句

2 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

3 summarize   

vt.概括，概述，总结

参考例句：

• I will summarize what I have done.我将概述我所做的事情。
• They need to find information quickly and be able to summarize it in clear language.他们需要快速找到信息并能用清晰的语言概述。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

5 enormously   

adv.巨大地，庞大地；大大

参考例句：

• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease. 他的研究对我们认识这一疾病贡献很大。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 agenda   

n.议事日程，记事册

参考例句：

• We now proceed to the next item on the agenda.我们现在着手讨论下一项议题。
• If there is no objection,the agenda is adopted.如果没有意见，议程就通过了。

7 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。