<-NARRATOR:->Listen to a conversation between a student and a Department Secretary.

旁白：听一段学生和系秘书之间的谈话。

<-MALE STUDENT:->Hi. Miss Hendrix.

学生：嗨，Hendrics 小姐。

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->Hi Bret, how are you?

秘书：嗨，Brad，你好吗？

<-MALE STUDENT:->I'm fine except I have a question about my paycheck.

学生：我很好。只是，关于工资账单，我有点问题。

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->Sure. What's up?

秘书：当然，怎么了？

<-MALE STUDENT:->Well it's already been several weeks into the semester and my paycheck was supposed to go directly into my bank account but there haven't been any deposits.

学生：这个学期已经好几周了，我的薪水应该直接转到我银行账户里，但还查不到任何存款（转账）记录。

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->That's odd.

秘书：那就怪了。

<-MALE STUDENT:->Yeah, I thought graduate teaching assistants will automatically put on the payroll at the beginning of the semester.

学生：是啊，我以为研究生教学助理会在开学的时候自动发放工资。

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->They are... Let's see... did you complete all the forms for payroll?

秘书：就应该是这样的啊。我们看看⋯⋯工资名单的材料你都填了吗？

<-MALE STUDENT:->I filled in whatever they sent me, and... I returned it like, at the end of August.

学生：我把他们寄来的材料都填了，而且我差不多八月底就寄回去了。

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->Hum, well, you definitely should have been paid by now.At least two pay periods have passed since then.

秘书：嗯，照理说你应该领工资了。已经过去至少两个发薪周期了。

<-MALE STUDENT:->I asked the bank and they didn't know anything.Who should I talk to about this, payroll?

学生：我问银行了，他们什么都不知道。关于这件事我应该跟谁谈呢，（管理）工资名单的人？

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->I'm going to contact them for you.There was a problem in processing some of the graduate students' payroll paper work, ‘cause their computer program crashed after all the information was processed, and some people’s information couldn’t be retrieved.

秘书：我会替你联系他们的。处理研究生工资单工作的时候好像出了点问题，因为他们的电脑系统在处理完这些程序之后崩溃了，有些人的信息可能丢失了。

<-MALE STUDENT:->[very annoyed] Oh... but... why didn't anyone let me know?

学生：哦，可为什么没人告诉我呢？

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->I don't know how they work over there, ‘cause they couldn't even figure out whose information was missing.And this isn't the first time: Seems like something like this happens every semester.

秘书：我不知道他们那边是怎么样运作的，因为他们可能连丢失的是谁的信息都不知道。而且这不是第一次了，好像每学期都会出这种事。

<-MALE STUDENT:->So... how do I find out if my information was lost?

学生：那我怎样才能知道我的信息是否丢失了？

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->I will contact them tomorrow morning to see if you're in the system, but you’re probably not.

秘书：我会明天早上联系他们，看你是否在他们的电脑系统里，但估计你不在。

<-MALE STUDENT:->Well, then, what will I need to do?

学生：那接下来我应该做什么？

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->Sorry but you will need to fill out those forms again and then I will fax them over the payroll office.

秘书：抱歉了，但你需要把那些资料重填一下，然后我会发传真到负责工资的办公室。

<-MALE STUDENT:->[exasperated] And then what? ...well... what I really need to know is... how long till I get some money? I'm already a month behind on my bills and my tuition's due soon.

学生：那然后呢？我真正关心的是我多久能拿到钱？我的账单已经拖欠一个月了，而我的学费又快要缴费了。

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->They'll get you into the system the same day they receive your paperwork, so if you do that tomorrow, you’ll get paid next Friday.

秘书：他们会在收到你资料的同一天把你输入进工资名单的系统，所以如果你明天就去，下周五就能收到钱。

<-MALE STUDENT:->That's a long time from now. [frustrated] Will that paycheck include all the money I’m owed?

学生：那还有很久呢。那笔工资会涵盖他们欠我的所有工资吗？

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->It should. I will double-check with the payroll department.

秘书：应该是，我会跟工资办公室核实的。

<-MALE STUDENT:->And another thing: Is there any way I could get paid sooner? I have been teaching all these weeks...

学生：还有，有什么办法可以让我尽快拿到钱吗？我教了这么长时间的课...

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->I know it's not fair but... I don't think they can do anything. All the checks are computed automatically in the system.They can't just... write checks.

秘书：我知道这不公平，但我觉得他们没有其他办法了。所有的工资支票都是电脑自动计算的。他们不能写入支票金额。

<-MALE STUDENT:->But... they are the ones that made a mistake... and... they never told me.

学生：但是他们出错了，而且从来都没告诉过我。

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->I understand how you feel . If I were you, I'd be upset too.I'll tell you what. when I call them, I will explain the situation and ask if there is any way you can be paid sooner.But I have to tell you that, based on past experiences, you shouldn't count on it.

秘书：我明白你的感受，如果我是你，我也会很生气的。这样吧，等我给他们打电话的时候，我会告诉他们你的情况，问问他们有没有任何办法可以让你尽快拿到钱。但我必须告诉你，根据以往经验，你不应该抱太大希望。

<-MALE STUDENT:->[turning appreciative] I understand. Thanks. I know it's not your fault, and that you're doing everything you can.

学生：唉，我了解了，谢谢。我知道这不是你的错，你在尽力帮助我。

<-FEMALE SECRETARY:->Well, what I CAN do is make sure that your first check for the total amount the university owes you.

秘书：我能做的就是确保你收到的这第一笔钱涵盖了学校欠你的全部金额。

<-MALE STUDENT:->That'll be great! Thank you. I will be on campus about 10 tomorrow morning, and I will come by to see you then.

学生：那太好了！谢谢。我明天会上午十点的时候来学校，到时候我会过来见你。