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Conversation One
对话一
M: Hi, Lynn. I saw you at registration yesterday. I sailed right through, but you were standing in a long line.
男：嗨，林恩。我昨天在登记处见到你了。我正好路过那里，但是你正在排长队。
W: Yeah. I waited an hour to sign up for a distance-learning course.
女：是的。我为了注册一个远程课程等了一个小时。
M: Distance learning? Never heard of it.
男：远程课程？从来没听说过。
W: Well, it's new this semester. It's only open to psychology majors. But I bet it'll catch on elsewhere. Yesterday, over a hundred students signed up.
女：嗯，它是这学期新开的。它只对心理学专业开放。但是我打赌它不久就会面向其他专业开放。昨天一百多位学生注册了这个课程。
M: Well, what is it?
男：哇！它是关于什么的？
W: It's an experimental course. I registered for child psychology. All I have got to do is watch a twelve-week series of televised lessons. The department shows them seven different times a day and in seven different locations.
女：它是一个实验课程。我注册了儿童心理学。我只需看一部为期十二个月的系列电视课程。系里会在七个不同的地点，一天七次滚动播放这个课程。
M: Don't you ever have to meet with professor?
男：你必须和教授见面吗？
W: Yeah. After each part of the series I have to talk to her and the other students on the phone, you know, about our ideas. Then we'll meet on campus three times for reviews and exams.
女：是的。学习过系列课程的每个部分后，我必须和教授还有其他同学通过电话讨论想法。这之后，我们还要在校园进行三次当堂复习，然后考试。
M: It sounds pretty non-traditional to me. But I guess it makes sense, considering how many students have jobs. It must really help with their schedules, not to mention how it will cut down on traffic.
男：在我看来，这很非传统。但我想这是有道理的，考虑到那么多的学生都找到了工作。 这样的课程安排方便学生们安排自己的时间表，更不用说会大大减小交通的压力了。
W: You know, last year my department did a survey and they found out that 80 percent of all psychology majors were employed. That's why they came up with the program.
女：你知道吗，去年我们系里做了一个调查，他们发现有百分之八十的心理专业的学生都找到了工作。这就是为什么他们提出了这样的课程安排。
M: Look, I'll be working three days a week next semester and it was either cut back on my classes or try this out.
男：看，下学期我一周要工作三天，而学校既没有减少我的课程，甚至没有尝试减少。
W: The only thing is: doesn't it seem impersonal though? I mean, I miss having class discussions and hearing what other people think.
女：只有一点：这样似乎没有人情味？我的意思是，我还是怀念，在课堂上讨论和听取他人的想法。
M: Well, I guess that's why phone contact's important. Any way, it's an experiment.
男：嗯，我猜想这就是电话联系很重要的原因。无论如何，这会只是试验。
W: Maybe I'll end up hating it.
女：可能到最后我会很讨厌这种方式。
M: Maybe. But I'll be curious to see how it works up.
男：有可能。但是我很好奇它到底效果如何。
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
问题1至问题4是基于刚才你所听到的这段对话
Question 1. What's the view of the woman about the distance-learning course?
问题1 对话中的女人对远程课程的观点是什么？
Question 2. How does the man feel about the distance-learning course?
问题2 男人认为远程课程怎么样？
Question 3. Why was the distance-learning program offered to psychology majors?
问题3 为什么远程课程对心理学专业开放？
Question 4. What's the woman's concern about the program?
问题4 女人关心远程课程的什么方面？
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