托福official55听力conversation1 Campus Hotel Project原文解析+翻译音频

[00:00.00]NARRATOR: Listen to a conversation between a student and her environmental science professor. 
[00:05.20]FEMALE STUDENT: You know, the DVD we watched yesterday on ways we can protect the environment was really eye-opening…
[00:11.08]MALE PROFESSOR: Well, I’m glad to hear that. Sometimes a DVD like this can bring to life concepts that my lectures can’t. [00:17.89]Of course lectures are important, but other forms of presentation—like DVDs—help get across the concepts I want you to understand, too.
[00:26.30]FEMALE STUDENT: I agree. And the DVD got me thinking about the project you assigned. [00:30.45]Now, I know we’re not supposed to work with anyone else for this assignment, but two of us think we have a really good idea.
[00:37.62]MALE PROFESSOR: OK, I’m listening.
[00:39.58]FEMALE STUDENT: Well, the student from class who I wanna work with—it’s Jessica Smith—you see, she has a part-time job at the hotel on campus… uh… where parents and people who are here for conferences stay?
[00:50.58]MALE PROFESSOR: Ah, yes. The environmental science department just hosted a conference not too long ago, and we had several attendees who stayed there. [00:58.07]They really enjoyed staying at that hotel.
[01:00.47]FEMALE STUDENT: I’m sure. Jessica says it’s really nice, but it’s not so environmentally friendly.
[01:06.26]MALE PROFESSOR: Hmm… I see. Well, hotels may be reluctant to make changes to protect the environment if it could be perceived as negatively affecting the comfort of hotel guests.
[01:17.85]FEMALE STUDENT: Well, that has to do with our idea for the project. [01:21.32]Uh… Jessica and I wanna do an assessment of the hotel and see what they can do to save energy, and create less pollution—without interfering with the positive experience of patrons. [01:33.07]And I figured since she works there, it’d be easier for us to do the project together. [01:37.61]Plus she already ran the idea by the hotel manager, and he’s on board with it. [01:41.98]He was even telling her how he can use our work to apply for a grant from a local environmental foundation for money to make energy-saving upgrades and stuff! [01:51.47]So we’d make recommendations, then he’d use our findings to make real changes.
[01:56.32]MALE PROFESSOR: That’s certainly a compelling idea—and it definitely fits within the general guidelines of the project. [02:02.50]OK. Just give me an outline of what you plan to do, and, well, I’m a little worried.… [02:09.78]I’ll still need you to submit the paper in the format we discussed in class, not whatever format the hotel manager might want.