托福口语练习 解决方案

The speakers discuss two possible solutions to the woman's problem.

对这位女士遇到的问题，讲话人提出了两种解决方案。

Briefly¹ summarize² the problem, then state which solution your recommend and explain why.

请简要概括这个问题，然后说明你会推荐哪种解决方案并解释原因。

Now listen to a conversation between two students.

现在请听下面两个学生的对话。

Hey, Jennifer. How are things going?

嗨，Jennifer。你最近怎么样？

Well, I'm relieved³ this is the end of semester⁴. But that's actually part of my problem.

想到一个学期快结束了我就松了口气。但是这对我来说也是个麻烦。

What do you mean?

为什么？

Can you believe this? My computer broke yesterday.

你相信吗？昨天我的电脑居然坏了。

So it's at the shop being repaired.

所以我把它拿到店里修去了。

It won't be ready until the end of next week which is when all my papers are due.

下个周末才能修好，可是那会儿我所有的论文都要交了。

Why not use the computer lab? They've got lots of machines there.

为什么不去微机室呢？那里有很多电脑啊。

I know. But it gets so noisy there that I can't keep my mind on my work.

我知道。可是那里太吵了，我根本集中不了注意力。

I mean, when I'm at a computer, I'm not just typing. I'm thinking! So I need quiet to concentrate.

我的意思是，我在电脑前不只是打字，还在思考！所以我需要一个安静的环境才能集中精神。

Maybe you can try going in the morning or evening. It might be less noisy then.

也许你可以试试早上或者傍晚去。那个时间应该没那么吵。

Maybe. But this time of year, everybody's working on papers. It could be crowded even then.

也许吧。可是每年这个时候，所有人都在写论文，即使那会儿人可能也会很多的。

Hmm. What about calling back the computer repair shop to see if they can have your computer ready at the beginning of next week instead?

嗯......要不你给电脑维修店打个电话，问问他们能不能在下个星期开始的时候把电脑修好？

That would still give you enough time to finish your papers by the end of the week.

这样你在下周末之前还能有足够的时间完成论文。

Oh! I haven't thought of that! The only problem is the shop is closed today and tomorrow for the long holiday weekend.

啊！我还没想到过这点呢！不过问题是今天店里关门了，而明天又是漫长的周末假期。

So it'll be a few days before I can talk to them.

所以我得好几天之后才能跟他们联系。

1 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。

2 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。

3 relieved   

a.如释重负的

参考例句：

• You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了，可以放心了。
• Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter. 你来了，省去我写长信的麻烦了。

4 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。