評論
打印
Listen to a conversation between a student and an employee in the university library.
聽一段學(xué)生和大學(xué)圖書館職員的對話。
Librarian: Ready to check out?
職員：準(zhǔn)備好借書了嗎？
Student: Just about.
學(xué)生：馬上就好。
Before I do though, this book on early navigation...
在我借出之前，這本關(guān)于早期導(dǎo)航的書……
I have been using this book quite a bit for a research project.
我用這本書用了挺長時間，為了做一個調(diào)研項(xiàng)目。
And I would like to own it actually.
我想擁有它。
And well...it's an old book, and there were two copies on the shelf just now, so I was wondering if I could buy one.
而且……這本書挺舊了，而且現(xiàn)在書架上有兩本，所以我想知道我能買下這本嗎？
I was talking to this guy the other day, and he said the library sold books on occasion.
我前幾天問過一個人，他說圖書館偶爾才賣書。
Is that right?
是這樣嗎？
Librarian: He is probably talking about our annual book sale.
職員：他說的應(yīng)該是我們的年度賣書活動。
We have one every spring.
我們每年春天都會辦一次。
Student: OK. How do you decide which books to sell?
學(xué)生：好吧。你們怎么決定賣哪些書呢？
Are they duplicates?
是印刷本嗎？
Librarian: A lot are duplicates.
職員：很多都是印刷副本。
If we have more than one copy of a title and it hasn't been checked out in a few years, in that case it might end up at the sale.
如果我們同一本書有超過一本庫存，而且好幾年都沒人借了，很可能它也會被賣掉。
Student: I've actually tried to find this book online but no luck so far.
學(xué)生：事實(shí)上我之前試過在網(wǎng)上找這本書，但是還沒找到。
I was really hoping to buy it.
我很想買下它。
Librarian: Well, that particular book…well, it probably won't be up for sale this year.
職員：這一本書……很可能今年的賣書活動里不會有。
Most books in the sale come from off-site storage.
賣的書里很多都存在異地。
Student: Off-site storage?
學(xué)生：存在異地？
Librarian: That's where we keep books that haven't been used for several years.
職員：我們把好幾年都沒用過的書存在那兒。
They are still in the catalog, which means they can be checked out if you fill out a form.
這些書還在目錄里，也就是說，只要你填個表，也還是能借這些書的。
It takes maybe a day or two to retrieve one of them.
可能要一兩天時間才能把書取回來這兒。
Student: I see.
學(xué)生：我懂了。
Librarian: And then before we decide to include a book in the sale, we review its circulation history again, which can take a while.
職員：在我們決定要賣這本書之前，我們會回看它的流通歷史記錄，這也要花些時間。
We've got a lot of books in storage.
我們庫存里有很多書。
Student: So it's basically the unpopular books that get put up for sale then?
學(xué)生：所以基本上就是冷門的書會被放出銷售？
Librarian: Well, that...plus the main thing is to make sure students have access to the information in the books.
職員：還有主要的一點(diǎn)是要確保學(xué)生都能獲取書中的信息。
A lot of them are available in electronic format these days, even the really old ones.
很多書現(xiàn)在都有電子版了，哪怕是那些非常古老的書。
You know, they have been preserved that way.
你知道的，它們一直都是這樣保存的。
Student: So most of the books for sale are older books.
學(xué)生：那就是說大部分賣的書都是比較舊的書。
Librarian: Well, we get book donations too.
職員：我們也會收到捐書。
And lots of those are new.
大部分都是新書。
Again, a librarian reviews them and decides whether to catalogue them or put them up for sale.
同樣地，圖書管理員也會檢查一遍，決定要把這些書歸入目錄還是賣掉。
Student: Is this sale open to the public?
學(xué)生：這個賣書活動是面向公眾的嗎？
Librarian: On the second day.
職員：第二天是。
It's a two-day sale.
這個銷售活動有兩天。
The first day is for students, faculty and staff though, which is great.
但是第一天是面對學(xué)生和教職工的，這很好。
We usually need about twenty volunteers for the sale.
我們的銷售活動通常需要20個志愿者。
And well, if you volunteer, you get first shot at everything in advance.
如果你成為志愿者，你就能提前看到所有的書了。
Student: Really? What do volunteers have to do?
學(xué)生：真的？志愿者都要做什么？
Librarian: You help sort the books and set up the tables.
職員：你們要幫忙把書分類，布置好桌子。
But keep in mind those positions fill up quickly.
但要記住，名額很快就會滿了。
Now, about this particular book, it wouldn't hurt to send a formal request to the collection department.
關(guān)于這一本書，你不如發(fā)一封正式請求給收藏部門。
They might be able to let you know if it would be up for sale.
他們也許會讓你知道這本書賣不賣。
Student: I'll do that. Thanks.
學(xué)生：我會的。謝謝。
What is the conversation mainly about?
這段對話主要講了什么？
What does the woman say about books in storage?
關(guān)于儲存的書，那位女士都說了些什么？
What are the criteria for deciding whether a book is put up for sale?
評定是否賣一本書的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是什么？
Why does the woman mention that volunteer positions fill up quickly?
為什么那位女士要提到志愿者名額很快會滿？
What advice does the woman give to the man about the book he wants to buy?
對于那位男士想買的書，那位女士給他提了什么建議？
