Hello. Er I'm Dawn Matthews.
你好,我是道恩·馬修斯。
Yes, hello. I'v been referred to you because I'm enquiring aboul the refresher courses that you run.
你好。我想找你詢問一下你的進修課程。
I'd like to find out a bit more about them.
我想多了解點兒信息。
OK. Well, we run quite a few difTerent short courses for students who are either returning to study or studying part-time.
好的,我們為重返校園和利用業余時間讀書的學生提供一些不同的短期課程,
Um, tell me about your situation.
跟我說說你的情況。
Well, I think that I really need some help in preparing for the coming semester, especially to build up my confidence a bit and help me study effectively
我想我真的需要一些幫助為了下學期做準備,特別是重塑我的自信心,提高我的學習效率。
because, you see. I've been out in the work-force for nearly twelve years now, so it really is a long time since I was last a student.
因為我已經離校工作了將近12年,所以離我還是學生的時代有點久遠了。
Yes, it can seem like a long time, can't it?
是的,確實是很長時間了,不是嗎?
Um, well, let me start by telling you what courses we have that might suit you.
我先告訴你我們的哪些課程可能適合你。
Are you an undergraduate or a postgraduate? Arts or Sciences?
你是本科生還是研究生,文科還是理科?
Undergraduate, and I'm in the Business faculty.
我是本科生,在商學院。
Right then. First of all, there's our intensive Study for Success seminar on the first and second of February. Uh-huh.
好的。首先,我們在二月第一天和第二天有集中化的“成功學習”研討班。嗯哼。
It's aimed at students like you who are uncertain about what to expect at college,
受眾群體是像你一樣不確定在大學學些什么,
and looks at a fairly wide range of approaches to university learning, to motivate you to begin your study and build on your own learning strategies.
沒有一個具體的學習方法的學生們。目的是激發你們的學習動力,建立你們自己的學習策略。