新标准大学英语_视听说教程3原文及翻译(3)

当我听到这个消息的时候，我知道我必须去帮助他们——你不可能什么都不做。我

最终成为一名医生小组的口译员。那是一个十分艰难的时期，但是你知道，即使是

在这样巨大的灾难之中，仍然会有很多人性的善良。

采访者：真的很震惊！那么它改变了你对未来的想法么？

Passage two

Tony: Talking to us today in our Life Choices series is Joan Robinson, an academic counselor at

Manchester University. She gives advice to school students on choosing the right subject to

study at university. Joan, welcome to the show.

Joan: Thanks Tony.

Tony: So Joan, what do our listeners need to think about when choosing a course? It‘s a huge,

potentially life-changing decision, isn‘t it?

Joan: Yes. I generally give students advice in two areas. Firstly, know yourself, and secondly,

think to the future.

Tony: When you say ―know yourself‖ what do you mean?

Joan: Basically, I mean evaluate your own personal strengths and weaknesses, your personality

traits and the things you like.

Tony: I see…So how can our listeners do this?

Joan: Well, start by asking yourself questions to help reflect on your life so far. For example, what

subjects are you good at? Are you an organized and self-disciplined person? Are you

confident and outgoing? Do you like working with others in a team or do you prefer

working alone? These kinds of questions will help you discover more about yourself.

Tony: Sounds like good advice. How about your second point regarding the future?

Joan: Well, your choice of major subject is likely to have a significant impact on your future

career so it‘s important to look into this carefully. I recommend you check not only which

academic subjects will help you get into a particular area of work, but also look carefully at

what universities offer. Each university has its strengths so try to choose one that is the best

in your chosen field. Find out what links the department has to related industries and leading

companies in it.

Tony: Good point. Now I‘d like to take some calls from our listeners. First up we have James on

the line. Hi, James! How can we help?

James: Hi. I‘m interested in career in IT and I‘d like to ask Joan whether she thinks it‘s better to

go to a highly respected university, like Oxford, or to study somewhere that has more of a

vocational focus?

Joan: Well, James, you know it really depends on what you expect to get out of a university and

how you see your future. Basically a handful of the brightest graduates are picked from the

top universities around the world to join the leading IT companies. So I‘d say if you‘re a

high-flyer then this is the route that might be for you. But if you are looking for a more

mainstream career then you should consider a course that helps you acquire practical,

transferable skills that you can use in the workplace…and look at which universities have

the best levels of graduate recruitment for the kind of job you are aiming for.

James: I see! Thanks a lot. That really helps me out…

Tony：今天我们生活选择栏目的嘉宾是曼彻斯特大学的学校顾问乔恩·罗宾逊。她将会给学

生们一些在大学里如何去选择正确的学科的建议。乔恩,欢迎来到我们的节目。

Joan: 谢谢，托尼。

Tony：那么乔恩，我们的听众在选择课程时需要考虑些什么？这是一个重大的，可能改变生

活的选择，对吗？

Joan：是的。我一般给学生们两个方面的建议。第一，要了解自己；第二，要对未来持有看

法。

Tony：你说的“了解自己”，具体是什么意思？

Joan：基本上，我的意思是要评价自己的优缺点、性格特征和兴趣。

Tony：明白。那么我们的听众要怎么做到这一点呢？

Joan：目前，要从自我反思开始。例如，你擅长哪一科？你是不是一个有条理的，能自律的

人？你是不是自信的，开朗的？你喜欢在一个团队中与别人合作还是孤军奋战？这些

问题能帮助你更多地了解自己。

Tony：听起来就是个好建议。那你的第二个关于未来的建议呢？

Joan：你选择的主修课程很有可能对你以后的工作有重大的影响，所以，仔细地对专业进行

调查是很重要的。我要求的不仅仅是调查哪一个专业能让你找到好工作，而且要仔细

地查阅一下学校提供的资源。每一所大学都有自己的特色，所以要试着选择在你选择

范围内的最好的一所。并且要找到那一所大学与相关工厂和首席公司之间的关系。

Tony：好主意。现在我们进入到听众热线的环节。第一个连接上的听众是詹姆斯。詹姆斯你

好！我们有什么能帮助你的？

James：你好。我对IT行业很感兴趣，我想问一下乔恩，她认为进入一所受到尊重的学校，

例如牛津大学好，还是选择一所更加注重技术实践的学校好？

Joan：很好，詹姆斯，你知道这完全决定于你想要从大学里得到什么还有你对未来的看法。

基本上，大把的精英都是从世界顶尖高校中被挑选出来进入到领先世界的IT公司工

作。我想说，如果你是一个有野心的人，这可能是一条属于你的路。但是，如果你正

在寻找主流行业，那么你应该考虑一门能帮助你锻炼在工作中有用处的实践能力与可

传递能力的课程，和比较一下在哪一间大学里，你的目标专业的就业率最高。

James：明白了！非常感谢，这些建议真的让我豁然开朗。

Unit 2

Inside view

Conversion 1

Janet Hey, look at that! It‘s just like I‘ve seen it in the films!

Andy Welcome to London, my hometown. We are in Shoutwark, south of the river. there‘s

London bridge off to your left, and there‘s Tower Bridge.

Janet I‘m really impressed. How old is it?

Andy It‘s only about 120 years old.

Janet well, that‘s quite old.

Andy the London Docks used to be around this area. What happened was that about three or

four times a day, they raised Tower Bridge, so the bigger ships could come right into

London. But because they couldn‘t go under London bridge, they had to stop and

unload here.

Janet Does Tower Bridge still open?

Andy well, not so often. When I was a kid, I think I saw tower bridge go up fairy often, all

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