Conversation Two
對話二
M: Good morning, Mrs. Thomson.
M:早上好。湯普森太太。
W: Oh, Mr. Minizuka. Please come in and sit down. I want to talk to you about something that has come up.
W:哦,米尼祖卡先生。請進來坐下。我想跟你談一下發生的一些事情。
M: What's up? Anyway, I'll be glad to help you with anything I can.
M:怎么了?總之,我能幫助的事情我會很高興幫助你。
W: Some advice, Mr. Minizuka. I have been offered a new job.
W:一些建議,米尼祖卡先生。我被提供了一份新工作。
M: A new job?
M:一份新工作?
W: As a matter of fact, it isn't the bank in New York.
W:事實上,它不是紐約銀行。
M: It's the offer from another bank?
M:是來自別家銀行的聘用?
W: It's from the international bank for reconstruction and development in Washington.
W:是來自華盛頓的國際重建和發展銀行。
M: You mean the World Bank?
M:你是說世界銀行?
W: That's right. And it's really very unexpected, I must say.
W:是的。我必須說,真的非常意外。
M: You've established reputation in international banking circles. May I ask what kind of position they've offered you?
M:你已經在國際銀行圈建立了名聲。我能問一下他們給你提供了什么樣的職位嗎?
W: A rather important one, as a matter of fact, deputy director of the international finance corporation.
W:一個非常重要的,事實上,國際貸款公司的副總監。
M: Isn't that the part of the bank that makes loans to private companies in the developing countries?
M:那不是銀行給發展中國家私人公司提供貸款的部門嗎?
W: Yes, it is. It's a job that certainly offers a chance for public service.
W:是的,就是。它是一個確實提供了一個為公眾服務的機會的工作。
M: It seems to me that it's a real honor for you.
M:在我看來,這對你來說是一個真正的榮譽。
W: Yes, it is. But I've been with this bank for so many years. Ever since I graduated from college, in fact.
W:是的,它是。但是我在這家銀行很多年了。事實上,從我大學畢業開始。
M: But it's an honor for the bank, too, for the training and experience it's given you.
M:但是這對銀行來說也是一個榮譽,因為它給了你培訓和經驗。
W: Yes, I suppose I can think of it that way.
W:是的,我想我能那樣認為。
M: Then, you've decided to accept the offer?
M:那么,你決定接受聘用了?
W: Probably, yes. Almost certainly. I'd like to think I can do some work that will contribute to international cooperation and understanding.
W:可能,是的。差不多肯定。我想我能做一些能為國際合作和理解做貢獻的工作。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
問題12到15是基于你剛剛聽到的對話的。
Question 12.What does the woman want to discuss with the man?
問題12. 女人想喝男人討論什么?
Question 13.Who offered the woman the new job?
問題13.誰給女人提供了新工作?
Question 14.What will be the woman's main responsibility as a deputy director?
問題14.作為副總監女人主要責任是什么?
Question 15.What does the man think of the job offer?
問題15.男人如何認為這個工作機會?