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1 .<-NARRATOR:->Listen to part of a conversation at the information desk in the library.

旁白：听一段在图书馆信息咨询处的对话。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Hi. Can I help you?

工作人员：你好，我能帮你什么吗？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Where do I go, besides the computers, to look for books on New Zealand?

学生：除了用电脑，我还能在哪里找到关于新西兰的书？

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Okay. You mean you don't want to use the computer?

工作人员：好。你是指你不想用电脑？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Well, I haven't had any luck on the computers here.

学生：在这的电脑上我可没什么好运气。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Okay. I mean, the reason I'm asking is you pretty much have to go to the computer to find out where a book is.

工作人员：好。我之所以这么问是因为你需要用电脑才能找到那本书在哪里。

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

但如果你愿意，我能帮你在电脑上找到书。

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->That would be great. I just spent half an hour and I couldn't find anything.

学生：那太好了。我刚花了半小时，什么都没找到。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->I know how you feel. When I first started working here I couldn't find anything either... So you're looking for information on New Zealand. Is that right?

工作人员：我明白你的感受。当我刚在这儿工作的时候，我也什么都找不到。你在找关于新西兰的信息对吗？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Yes.

学生：对。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:-> Is it like travel information that you're looking for?

工作人员：你找的是旅游信息吗？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Uh, no, actually what I'm looking for is information on a volcano in New Zealand.

学生：不。事实上我找的是关于一座新西兰的火山。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Oh, okay. Because I know a travel agency that specializes in tours to New Zealand and Australia.

工作人员：噢，好。因为我知道一家旅行社，他们在组织新西兰和澳大利亚的旅游很在行。

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Oh, I'd love to go. I've heard it's beautiful.

学生：噢，我很想去那儿。我听说那里很美。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Yeah.

工作人员：对。

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Maybe someday.

学生：也许有一天会吧。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Yep. [ready to start computer search] Okay, let's see. Okay, if you want to search the library holdings, and don't know the author's name or the exact title of the book or an article, you have to set up a keyword search.

工作人员：好。让我们来看看……好。如果你想查图书馆的存书，但不知道作者名字，或是不知道书或文章的标题，你就要设置一个关键词搜索。

1 .It's a special function. Then you can just type in some key words and let the computer do the search.

这是个特殊功能。然后你就可以输入一些关键词，让电脑自己搜索。

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->I see.

学生：我明白了。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->[typing in key words] Okay, how about if we search for "volcanos" and "New Zealand?"

工作人员：好，我们搜搜“火山”和“新西兰”怎么样？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Sounds good.

学生：听起来不错。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->[as he conducts search] Is this for a geology class?

工作人员：是为了地理课吗？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Mhm.

学生：嗯。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->[laughing] You must be in Professor Simpson's class.

工作人员：你肯定是辛普森教授带的班里的。

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->No.

学生：不。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Oh. Well, he's a volcano expert, so I thought he might be teaching your class...

工作人员：噢。他是个火山专家，所以我以为他教你的班。

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->No. I've heard he's really good, though.

学生：不，不过，我听说他很棒。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Yeah, that's what everyone says. Do you know the name of the volcano?

工作人员：对，大家都这么说。你知道火山的名字吗？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Mount Ruapehu.

学生：鲁阿佩火山。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Can you spell that?

工作人员：你能拼出来吗？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Sure. It's R-U-A-P-E-H-U.

学生：当然。RUAPEHU。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Okay. Mount Ruapehu. Let's see. [continuing search] So, uh, are you a geology major?

工作人员：好的。鲁阿佩火山。来看看吧。你是地理专业的？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->[laughs] Hardly.

学生：不算是。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Let me guess. You have to take a science course, and you don't want to have to deal with biology, chemistry or physics.

工作人员：让我猜猜，你必须要上科学课，但你不想上生物、化学或物理。

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Exactly. But it's actually turned out to be a pretty interesting class.

学生：对。但事实上这是个很有趣的课。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Well, that's good. Um, uh, does it have to be a book, or could you use a journal article?

工作人员：那挺好的。嗯……这必须是本书吗？你能用一篇期刊论文吗？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Mm, no, either one would be fine.

学生：嗯……不，哪一种都可以。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Okay, well here's a journal article...[pauses while searching, then wonders if the article is too old] Let me check to see if we have it... Okay, we have the article, but it's from 2001. Is that okay, do you think?

工作人员：好，这里有一篇期刊文章。让我检查一下，是否有...，有一篇文章，但它是2001年的。你觉得可以吗？

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Well, I'd like to have look at it. The focus is really on eruptions in the last five years, but it might have some useful background material.

学生：我想看看。关注的重点其实是在最近5年的火山爆发，但这也许能提供些有用的背景资料。

1 .<-MALE EMPLOYEE:->Okay, well, let's see what else we can find.

工作人员：好。来看看我们还能不能找到别的东西。

1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Sounds good.

学生：听起来不错。