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1 .listen to part of a conversation at the information desk in the library

听一段发生在图书馆询问台的对话

1 .Hi. Can I help you ?

你好。我能为你做些什么？

1 .Where do I go, besides the computers, to look for books on New Zealand?

除了电脑，我去哪里找关于新西兰的书？

1 .OK. You mean you don't want to use the computer?

你的意思是你不希望使用电脑吗？

1 .Well, I haven't had any luck on the computers here.

嗯，我不会用这里的电脑。

1 .OK. I mean the reason why I am asking is you pretty much have to go to the computer to find out where the book is.

我问你这个问题的原因是你必须用电脑去找到一本书的位置。

2 .But I can help you find it on the computer if you like.

不过，我可以帮你在电脑上找到它，如果你愿意。

1 .That would be great, I just spent half an hour and couldn't find anything.

那太棒了。我花了半小时，什么也没找到。

1 .I know how you feel.

我知道你的感受。

2 .When I first started working here, I couldn't find anything either.

当我刚开始在这里工作，我也找不到。

3 .So you are looking for information on New Zealand, is that right?

所以，你正在寻找关于新西兰的信息，是这样吗？

1 .Yes.

是

1 .Is it like travel information that you are looking for?

你是不是在寻找旅游信息？

1 .Uh... No, actually what I am looking for is information on a volcano in New Zealand.

呃...不是，其实我在找的是在新西兰一座火山的信息。

1 .Oh, OK.

好的

2 .Because I know a travel agency that specializes in tours in New Zealand and Australia.

因为我知道一个专门经营新西兰和澳大利亚之旅的旅行社。

1 .Oh. I'd love to go. I heard it's beautiful.

哦。我很想去。我听说那很美。

1 .Yeah.

是的

1 .Maybe someday.

也许有一天我会去。

1 .Yep. OK. Let's see...

让我想一想……

2 .OK. If you want search the library holdings and don't know the author's name or exact title of the book or an article, you have to set up a keyword search.

如果你要搜索的图书馆馆藏，不知道作者的名字，著作或一篇文章的完整标题，你必须设置一个关键字搜索。

3 .It is a special function.

它是一种特殊的功能。

4 .Then you can just type in some keywords and let the computer do the search.

然后，你可以输入一些关键字，并让电脑搜索。

1 .I see.

我明白。

1 .OK. Oh, how about we search for volcanos and New Zealand.

我们搜索火山和新西兰怎么样？

1 .Sounds good.

听起来不错。

1 .It's for geology class.

这是为了地质学课？

1 .Mhmm.

恩

1 .Ha! You must be from Professor Simpson's class.

哈！你一定上的是辛普森教授的课。

1 .No.

不是

1 .Oh. Well, he is volcano expert, so I thought he might be teaching your class.

他是一个火山专家，所以我以为他在给你上课。

1 .No, I've heard he is really good though.

不，尽管我听说他是真的很不错。

1 .Yeah. That's what everyone says. Do you know the name of the volcano?

是啊。大家都这么说。你知道火山的名字吗？

1 .Mount Ruapehu.

鲁阿佩胡火山。

1 .Can you spell that?

你能拼写吗？

1 .Sure, it's R-U-A-P-E-H-U.

当然可以。这是R-U-A-P-E-H-U。

1 .OK. Mount Ruapehu. Let's see. So are you a geology major?

好。鲁阿佩胡火山。让我们来看看。所以，你是地质学专业？

1 .Hardly.

不是。

2 .Let me guess, you have to take a science course and you don't want to have to deal with biology, chemistry or physics.

让我猜猜，你必须上科学类课程，你不希望上生物，化学或物理。

1 .Exactly. But it's actually turned out to be a pretty interesting class.

没错。但地理原来竟是一个很有趣的课。。

1 .Well, that's good. Um... does it have to be a book? Or could you use a journal article?

嗯，那很好。嗯......必须是一本书吗？或者，你可以使用一个期刊文章？

1 .Uh-huh... no, either one would be fine.

不，任何一个都可以了。

1 .OK, well, here's a journal article. Let me check to see if we have it. OK. We have the article, but it is from 2001. Is that ok, you think?

好。那么，这是一篇期刊文章。让我检查一下看看我们是否现在有。我们有这篇文章，但它是2001年的。你觉得可以吗？

1 .Well, I'd like to have a look at it.

嗯，我想看一看。

2 .The focus is really on eruptions in the last five years, but it might have some useful background material.

重点是在过去五年中的火山爆发，但它可能有一些有用的背景资料。

1 .OK, well, let's see what else we can find.

好的。那么，让我们看看我们还能找到什么。

1 .Sounds good.

听起来不错。