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托福聽力測驗 2人的Conversation (二)  

其實這兩篇托福的conversaion 並沒有談論很多深入性的話題，像第一篇聽力的關鍵字是教授和學生簡單談論有關 food science 的課程內容和相關經驗，但並不是講座那般深入講解上課；而另外一篇就是faculty advisor 指導教授 和學生談論有關校園新聞內容，就托福聽力內容可以判斷其實就托福聽力有關coversation 絕大多數都是考生於國外學院唸書時可能會發生的一些學業生活、社交上會發生的溝通，其實由此也可以側面了解到托福這個考試測驗目的就是要讓考生不僅可以在自己專科上有辦法獨立學習，就連生活上也亦同，能夠融入國外生活中而不至於有溝通上的障礙。

 Professor : Before we get started, I...I just wanted to say I’m glad you chose food science for your major course of study.      

Student : Yeah, it seems like a great industry to get involved with. I mean with a four-year degree in food science, I'll always be able to find a job.      

 Professor : You're absolutely right. Before entering academia, I worked as a scientist for several food manufacturers and for the US Food and Drug Administration. I even worked on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska a couple of summers while I was an undergraduate. We’d bring in the day's catch to a floating processor boat where the fish got cleaned, packaged and frozen right at sea.      

Student : That's amazing! As a matter of fact, I'm sort of interested in food packaging.      

 Professor : Well, for that, you'll need a strong background in physics, math and chemistry.

Student: Those are my best subjects. For a long time, I was leaning towards getting my degree in engineering.      

 Professor : Well, then you shouldn’t have a problem. Uh, and fortunately, at this university, the department of food science offers a program in food packaging. Elsewhere, you might have to hammer courses together on your own.      

Student : I guess I luck out then. I am… so since my appointment today is to discuss my term paper topic, I wanted to ask, could I write about food packaging? I realize we're supposed to research food-born bacteria, but food packaging must play a role in all of that, right?      

 Professor: Absolutely! Maybe you should do some preliminary research on that.      

Student : I have! That's the problem. I'm overwhelmed.      

 Professor : Well, in your reading, did anything interest you in particular? I mean something you’d like to investigate.      

Student : well, I was surprised about the different types of packaging used for milk. You know, clear plastic bottles, opaque bottles, carton board containers...      

Professor : True! In fact, the type of packaging has something to do with the way milk's treated against bacteria.      

Student : Yeah, and I read a study that showed how light can give milk a funny flavor and decrease its nutritional value. And yet most milk bottles are clear. What's up about that?      

 Professor : Well consumers like being able to visually examine the color of the milk. That might be one reason that opaque bottles haven't really caught on. But that study... I'm sure there is more studies on the subject. You shouldn't base your paper on only one study

Listen to a conversation between a student and the faculty advisor of the campus newspaper .      

Student: Hi! I talked to someone on the phone a couple of weeks ago, Anna , I think it was?      

Advisor: I'm Anna, the faculty advisor      

Student: Oh, great! I'm Peter Murphy. You probably don't remember me, but …      

Advisor : No! No! I remember you . You're interested in working for the paper.      

Student : Yeah, as a reporter .      

Advisor : That's right. You're taking a journalism class and you have done some reporting before in high school, right?

Student: Wow, you have a good memory.      

Advisor: Well we haven ’ t had many students applying lately so … so anyway, you still want to do some reporting for us?      

Student: Yeah, if you have room for me on the staff .      

Advisor: Well we always need more reporters, but you know, we don't pay anything, right?      

Student: Yeah, I know, but I huh.. . I'd like the experience. It would look good on my resume .      

Advisor: Absolutely! Let's see . I think I told you that we ask prospective reporters to turn in some outlines for possible articles .      

Student: Yeah, I sent them in about a week ago, but I haven't heard anything back yet, so, so I thought I'd stop by and see, but I guess you haven't looked at them yet .      

Advisor : Oh, Max, the news editor. He looks at all the submissions      

Student: Oh , so he hasn't made any decision about me yet?      

Advisor: Well I just got here a few minutes ago... haven't been in for a couple of days. Just give me a second to check my e-mail. Uh … here is a message from Max. Let ’ s see. Well it seems you ’ ve really impressed him. He says it would be wonderful if you could join our staff.      

Student:  Oh, great! When can I start?      

Advisor: Well, you turned in an outline on something to do with the physics department?      

Student: Yeah, they're trying to come up with ways to get more students to take their introductory courses.      

Advisor: Right, well , apparently, nobody else is covering that story , so he wants you to follow up on it.      

Student: OK. Uh … what the other outline I sent in, about the proposed increase in tuition fees?       

Advisor: Oh, it looks like we've got that covered      

Student: So I am starting with an article about the physics department. I guess I'd better get to work. Do you have any advice on how I should cover the story?      

Advisor : Well, Max will want to talk to you but I am sure he will tell you to find out things like why the physics department's worried about enrollment. Has the number of students been getting smaller in recent years? By how much? What kinds of plans are they considering to address this problem?      

Student: Right, some of those issues are already in what I proposed .      

Advisor: And you'll want to do some interviews, you know, what do the professors think of the plans , what do the students think you get the idea but …      

Student: But wait till I talk to Max before proceeding .  

Advisor: Right, he'll cover everything you need to know to be a reporter for us. Can you come back this afternoon? He will be here until 5 o'clock .