courses
官:是的,它可以看起来很长一段时间,可以吗?嗯,好吧,让我先告诉你哪些课程
we have that might suit you. Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate? Arts or Sciences? 我们有可能适合你。你是本科还是研究生?艺术还是科学? Student: Undergraduate, and I'm in the Business faculty.
学生:本科,我的业务能力。
Officer: Right then. First of all, there's our intensive \ for Success\ seminar on the first and
官:没错。首先,是我们的密集”研究成功的“第一和研讨会
second of February. It's aimed at students like you who are uncertain about what to expect at college,
第二个2月。这是针对学生喜欢你谁不确定会发生什么在大学,
and looks at a fairly wide range of approaches to university learning, to motivate you to begin your
,看上去相当广泛的方法来大学学习,激励你开始
study and build on your own learning strategies. Student: Mm, that sounds good. What're some of the strategies that are presented.
研究和建立自己的学习策略。学生:嗯,听起来不错。什么是提出了一些策略。
Officer: Well, we try to cover all aspects of study. Some of the strategies in writing, for example,
官:嗯,我们试图涵盖所有方面的研究。例如,一些写作的策略
would be improving your planning for writing, organising your thinking and building some techniques
会提高你的写作计划,组织你的思想和构建一些技巧吗
to help you write more clearly. With reading, there will be sessions aimed at getting into the habit of
帮助你更清楚地写。阅读,会有会议旨在进入的习惯
analysing material as you need it, and tips help you record and remember what you have read. It really
分析材料你需要它,和技巧帮助你记录和记得你读过什么。它真的 is very important to begin reading confidently right from the beginning. 自信地开始阅读是很重要的开始。 Student: Mm. 学生:毫米。
Officer: There's also advice on how to get the most from your lectures and practice in giving confident
官员:还有如何获得最大的从你的讲座和实践给予信心 presentations as well as how to prepare for exams. 演讲以及如何为考试做准备。
Student: What about the motivational side of things? 学生:励志的一面呢?
Officer: Ar, well, there's a range of motivational exercises that we do to help student feel positive and
官员:基于“增大化现实”技术,有一系列的动机练习帮助学生积极和感觉
enthusiastic about their study. The process of learning and exploring a subject can lead to a whole new
对他们的学习热情。学习和探索的过程会导致一个全新的主题
way of looking at the world and the study skills and techniques you build up can be applied in all sorts
看待世界的方式和你建立的学习技巧和技术可以应用在各种 of different ways. 不同的方式。
Student: Actually, I... I'm very excited about the whole thing of taking up study again but, you know,
学生:实际上,我??我很兴奋再次占据了研究的整体,但你知道,
I'm a little nervous about whether I'll manage to get everything done. I suppose it's the same for all
我有点担心是否我会设法完成一切。我想是一样的 mature students? 成熟的学生吗?
Officer: Of course, it is. Two of the key components of the course are time management and
官:当然,它是。两个关键组件的管理和课程时间
overcoming procrastination. People discover that, once they learn to plan their days, all the work can
克服拖延症。人们发现,一旦他们学会计划自己的日子里,所有的工作 be accomplished and there'll still time be for leisure. 完成,仍有时间休闲。
Student:Is there an enrolment fee?
学生:有招生费吗?
Officer:Well, er, oh, just a minute, let's see... Ah, the cost is 30 pounds, which includes all cost
官:嗯,呃,哦,等一下,让我看看?啊,成本是30磅,包括所有成本 materials and morning tea. You have to arrange your own lunch.
材料和早茶。你必须安排你自己的午餐。
Student: That won't be a problem. Er, I already make sandwiches for my three kids and my wife and
学生:这不会是一个问题。呃,我已经开始做三明治当我和我的妻子和三个孩子 myself every day. I won't have to change my routine.
自己每一天。我不需要改变我的习惯。
Officer: No. Now, I need to tell you that this is a very popular course and it's essential that you book
官员:没有。现在,我需要告诉你,这是一门课很受欢迎,它是必不可少的,你的书
well ahead of time. In fact, the Course Convenor tells me that there're only five places left. 走在时代的前面。事实上,课程召集人告诉我,只有五个地方。 Student: What other course might be good for me? 学生:还有什么其他课程可能很适合我吗?
Officer: There's one other that you can benefit from. It's simply called 'Learning Skills for
University
官员:还有一个,你可以从中受益。它只是被称为大学的学习技能
Study' and is on three consecutive mornings starting on a Monday from 9 to 12 and costs 25 pounds.
研究”,并连续三早上开始于星期一从9到12和25磅的成本。
This is aimed at upgrading the study skills most school-leavers have and help them cope with the
这是旨在提高研究技能大多数毕业生和帮助他们应对
increased demands of university study. It focuses mainly on making student more responsible for their
增加大学研究的要求。它主要关注让学生更加负责 own success.
自己的成功。
Student: What sort of things are covered in this course?
学生:本课程所涵盖的东西是什么?
Officer: Well, basically, it's more advanced thinking, note taking, reading and writing strategies but
官:嗯,基本上,是更高级的思考,做笔记,但是阅读和写作策略 also some input about stress management. 也对压力管理一些输入。
Student:I think I'd better off starting from the basics and looking at all the strategies, don't you? 我认为我最好从基础知识开始,看着所有的策略,不是吗?
Officer: Yes, from what you've told me, I think that's more in line with your situation. 警察:是的,从你告诉我,我认为这是更符合你的情况。
Student: Alright then, um, can I book a place on the 'Study for success' seminar course now? 学生:好吧,嗯,我能订一个地方研究成功的研讨会课程了吗?
Officer:Yes, let me just get out a registration form and take down your details.
官员:是的,让我离开一个注册表单并记下你的细节。 test3_section4 test3_section4
We're very grateful that the Committee has agreed that a representative for the Students' Union can
我们非常感谢委员会同意,学生会的代表
present students' suggestions about the design for the proposed new Union building. We appreciate that some of our ideas may not be feasible in the circumstances. But we do feel that it is important that
现在学生建议的设计提出新的工会大楼里。我们感谢我们的一些想法可能不是可行的在这种情况下。但我们确实认为,这是很重要的
the ultimate beneficiaries of the facilities should have some say in its design. 最终的受益者的设施应该有人说设计。
If I could start by briefly explaining what steps were taken to find out student opinion, and how we
如果我首先会介绍哪些步骤是找出学生的意见,以及我们如何
have arrived at conclusions. Firstly, a meeting was held in the current Union for our SU committee to
到达的结论。首先,举行了一个会议在当前我们的联盟委员会
explain the options. Then we invited all students to submit written suggestions for the design, placing
解释的选项。然后我们邀请所有学生提交书面建议设计,放置
cards in a suggestion box. Theses suggestions then provided the basis for the design of a questionnaire
卡在一个意见箱。论文建议然后问卷的设计提供了依据
which was completed by approximately two thousands of the College students over a period of three
完成的大约两个成千上万的大学生在一段时间内的三个
weeks. Finally, the SU Committee collected the results and drew up a report. If I can just hand around
周。最后,苏委员会收集结果和起草了一份报告。如果我可以传阅
a copy of that report. This presentation is essentially a summary and discussion of the key points of
该报告的一个副本。这个演讲本质上是一个总结和讨论的要点 this report.
这份报告。
So, in broad terms, the consensus was as follows. Firstly, regarding the crucial matter of the site, we
因此,从广义上讲,该共识是如下。首先,关于网站的关键问题,我们
presented the three options that you have proposed. One: in the city centre, near the Faculty of
你提出的三个选项。一:在市中心,在学院附近
Education; two: on the outskirts of the city, near the park , and three: out of town, near the halls of
教育;二:城市的郊区,附近的公园,和三个:出城,大厅附近的
residence. We asked students to cite reasons for and against these sites, and .... and there was
住宅。我们要求学生把原因和这些网站,和....有
remarkable agreement on all three. Site One was unpopular because of traffic and parking problems.
在所有三个显著的协议。网站是不受欢迎的,因为交通和停车问题。
Site Two had a number of supporters, mainly because it was close to most lecture rooms. And Site
网站两人的支持者,这主要是因为它是最接近讲座的房间。和网站
Three, out of town, near the halls of residence, was clearly the most popular because of access from
三,出城,附近的宿舍,因为访问显然是最受欢迎的
living quarters. It was clear that the Union was mainly to be used after lectures. It was also felt the
生活区。很明显,欧盟主要是讲座后使用。它也感觉到了 larger site would allow more room for a choice of facilities.
大的网站将允许更多的选择空间设施。
Our second area of interest was obviously the facilities. There was minimal interest in having a library
我们的第二个感兴趣的领域是明显的设施。有最小的兴趣有一个图书馆
on the premises. But one option seemed to be a reading room instead, more useful. We would like the
的前提。但一个选择似乎是一个阅览室相反,更有用。我们希望的
current table games room to be replaced with a small gym and if possible, small swimming pool, not,
当前表游戏室被替换为一个小的健身房,如果可能的话,小的游泳池,没有,
of course, Olympic size. There was a large number of respondents in favour of a travel agent's and
当然,奥运会的规模。有大量的受访者支持旅行社的
insurance centre. We also request that there be the offices of the Student Counselling Centre, moving
保险中心。我们也要求有学生咨询中心的办公室,移动
this from the Refectory. There was however much disagreement about whether to build a drama
这个餐厅。无论分歧有关于是否建立一个戏剧
theatre. Just over forty percent of the respondents were in favour, but largish minority were strongly
剧院。超过百分之四十的受访者赞成,但稍大的少数民族都强烈
against it, claiming that it is elitist and a waste of funds. Essentially the jury is out on that. 反对,声称它是精英和资金的浪费。本质上是与生俱来的。
Finally, given a number of unfortunate incidents in the current Union over the past few months, a
最后,鉴于当前联盟一些不幸的事件在过去的几个月里,
strong point was repeatedly made about security. The recommendations would be at least video
强项是多次对安全。建议将至少视频
surveillance and security personnel who would check Student Union cards on request. We doubt if it
监测和安全人员检查学生会牌请求。我们怀疑它
would be feasible to have a check reception of all people coming in. 可行的检查接待所有的人进来。