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Hello. Hilary Lodge Retirement Home. Cathy speaking.
你好，希拉里·羅季退休老人福利院。我是凱西。
Hello, my name's John Shepherd. Could I ask if you're the manager of the home?That's right.
你好，我叫約翰·謝潑德。請問你是老人院的經理嗎？沒錯。
Oh, good. Hello, Cathy. A friend of mine is a volunteer at Hilary Lodge, and I'd like to help out, too, if you need more people. I work part-time, so I have quite a lot of free time.
太好了。凱西，你好。我有個朋友在希拉里·羅季老人院當志愿者。假如你們還需要更多人手，我也想來幫忙。我在兼職，所以我有很多空閑時間。
We're always glad of more help, John. Shall I tell you about some of the activities that volunteers get involved in? Please.
約翰，我們很高興能有更多人幫忙。我給你講講一些志愿者參與的活動好嗎？請講。
Well, on Monday evenings we organise computer training.
在周一晚上，我們會組織計算機培訓。
We've got six laptops, and five or six residents come to the sessions regularly.
我們有六臺手提電腦，固定會有五到六位住客來上課。
They're all now fine at writing and sending emails, but our trainer has just moved away, and we need two or three volunteers who can help the residents create documents. Just simple things, really.
現在他們寫郵件和發郵件都沒問題，但我們的培訓師搬走了，我們需要兩三位志愿者來幫忙教居民建立新文件。其實就是些很基礎的東西。
I'd certainly be interested in doing that.
我對此很有興趣。
Great. Then on Tuesday afternoons, we have an informal singing class, which most of the residents attend.
好。在周二下午，我們有一個非正式的歌唱班，大部分居民都會來。
We've got a keyboard, and someone who plays, but if you'd like to join in the singing, you'd be very welcome.
我們有臺電子琴，也有人彈琴，但如果你也想來唱歌，大家無任歡迎。
I work on Tuesdays at the moment, though that might change. I'll have to give it a miss for now, I'm afraid.
我目前周二要上班，但可能會有變動，恐怕暫時我只能跳過這項活動了。
OK. Then on Thursday mornings we generally have a session in our garden.
好的。在周四早上，我們一般在花園里上課。
Several of our residents enjoy learning about flowers - where they grow best, how to look after them, and so on.
好幾位住客很喜歡學習花卉知識——哪里是最佳生長地，怎么照料花卉等等。
Is that something you're keen on?
你感興趣嗎？
I'm no expert, but I enjoy gardening, so yes, I'd like to get involved. Do you have your own tools at the home?
我不是這方面的專家，但我很喜歡愿意，所以，是的，我想參加。你們在老人院那兒有工具嗎？
We've got a few, but not very many.
我們有一些工具，但不多。
I could bring some in with me when I come.
我可以帶些來。
Thank you very much. One very important thing for volunteers is that we hold a monthly meeting where they all get together with the staff.
太感謝你了。對志愿者來說，有一件事很重要：我們每月會開一次會，志愿者們和老人院員工一起。
It's a chance to make sure we're working well together, and that everyone knows how the residents are, and what's going on in the home. Aha.
我們借此機會確保合作融洽，也確保大家都知道住客都有哪些人，老人院里的大小事務等。好。
Now, obviously we'd need to get to know you before yon become one of our volunteers. Of course.
顯然，在你成為志愿者前，我們需要了解一下你。當然。
Could you come in for an informal interview, later this week, maybe?
你能這周晚些時候來一趟，接受一次非正式面試嗎？
I'm busy the next couple of days, but would Saturday be possible?
我接下來幾天都挺忙的，周六可以嗎？
Certainly. Just drop in any time during the day.
當然。白天任意時候過來一趟就可以。
I won't be working then, so you'll see my assistant, Mairead.
我那時候不上班，你見到我的助手瑪瑞德。
Sorry, how do you spell that? It's M-A-I-R-E-A-D, Mairead.
抱歉，你能拼寫一下嗎？M-A-I-R-E-A-D，瑪瑞德。
OK, got that. It's not a name I'm familiar with.
好的，知道了。我對這個名字不熟悉。
It's an Irish name. She comes from Dublin.
這是個愛爾蘭名字，她來自都柏林。
Right. And the road that Hilary Lodge is in is called Bridge Road, isn't it? That's right. Number 73. Fine.
好。希拉里·羅季老人院所在的路名是大橋路，對嗎？沒錯，73號。好的。
Oh, one other thing you might be interested in - we're holding a couple of "open house" days, and still need a few volunteers, if you're available.
噢，還有一件事，你可能會有興趣：我們要舉辦幾天的“開放日”活動，還需要幾位志愿者幫忙，如果你有空的話。
What are the dates?
具體什么日期呢？
There's one on April the 9th, and another on the 14th of May. They're both Saturdays and all-day events.
四月九日有一天，五月十四日有一天，都是在周六，活動持續一整天。
I can certainly manage May the 14th. I've got another commitment on April the 9th, though.
我可以參加五月十四日的活動，但在四月九日我有別的事情。
That would be a great help.
這可幫了我們不少忙。
We're having several guest entertainers: singers, a brass band, and so on. And we're expecting a lot of visitors.
我們邀請了幾位演藝人員：歌手、銅管樂隊等等。我們預計會有很多人來參觀。
So one possibility is to help look after the entertainers, or you could spend an hour or so organising people as they arrive, and then just be part of the team making sure everything's going smoothly.
所以，你可以幫忙安排演藝人員，或者可以花一個多小時安排到場觀眾，然后就和其他人一起確保活動順利進行。
Well, shall I show people where they can park?
我能為人們指示停車處嗎？
Lovely. Thank you. One reason for holding the open house days is to get publicity for Hilary Lodge locally.
很好。謝謝。我們舉辦開放日的一個原因是在當地宣傳一下希拉里·羅季老人院。
So you may find you have someone from a newspaper wanting to interview you.
你可能會遇到某家報社的人想采訪你。
They'll want to find out from two or three people why they volunteer to help at the home.
他們希望訪問兩三個人，問問為什么志愿者來老人院幫忙。
We're trying to get a TV station to come, too, but they don't seem very interested.
我們正在努力爭取讓電視臺也來，但他們似乎不太感興趣。
I don't mind being interviewed.
我不介意接受采訪。
Good. Well, if you come in for a chat, as we arranged, we'll take it from there.
好，如果你照此前安排過來聊聊天，我們屆時再看情況吧。
Thank you very much for calling.
非常感謝你的來電。
My pleasure. Goodbye! Bye!
我的榮幸。再見！再見！
That is the end of section 1, you now have half a minute to check your answers.
第一部分結束，你現在有半分鐘時間檢查答案。
