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W: Thanks for meeting with me, Dr. Pearl. I need permission to drop your class, Literature and Writing.
谢谢你和我见面，珀尔医生。我需要你放弃你的课，文学和写作。
M: It's only the second week of class, Stacey, why are you giving up so quickly? We've only written one essay so far, and you won't get your grade back until next Wednesday!
男：这只是上课的第二个星期，斯泰西，你为什么这么快就放弃了？到目前为止，我们只写了一篇文章，直到下星期三你才会恢复你的分数.！
W: I know, sir. But as a third-year engineering student, I don't want to risk lowering my grade point average by scoring poorly in a writing class!
我知道，先生。但作为三分之一年工程专业的学生，我不想在写作课上成绩不好而降低我的平均分数.！
M: OK ... What's worrying you?
男：好的…什么让你担心？
W: I spent two weeks reading Great Expectations, and then it took me 10 hours to write the three-page essay. Well, engineering courses are easy but important, as we know. But a writing course ... I don't know. I'll just take a film class next semester, not hard at all – a two-paragraph review for each film. That will cover my humanities requirements. 女：我花了两个星期读了很高的期望，然后花了我10个小时写了这篇长达三页的文章.。嗯，工程学课程很简单，但很重要，因为我们知道。但写作课程…我愿意不知道。我下学期只上一门电影课，一点也不难--每部电影的一二段评论.。这将涵盖我的人文要求。
M: OK Stacey, listen: In college, I was the opposite. Math was hard; literature was easy. But later, when I opened my coffee shop, The Found Librarian, located on the 15th street, math helped me!
男：好的，斯泰西，听着：在大学里，我是相反的。数学很难，文学很容易。但后来，当我打开我的咖啡馆，发现图书馆员，位于第十五街，数学帮助我！
W: Wait! You own The Found Librarian? That's our favorite coffee place. We get coffee and dessert there every week — and work on math homework.
女：等！你拥有找到的图书管理员吗？那是我们最喜欢的咖啡馆。我们每周都在那里喝咖啡和甜点，然后做数学作业.。
M: Yeah, that's my shop. Stacey, let's reconsider. Success in life needs a variety of skills. Humanities majors need math. Engineering majors need writing skills. This writing class will serve you well. Go to the University Writing Center and sign up for free tutoring. Then stop by my office each Friday at 11 a.m. and I'll work with you. Together you can succeed in becoming a strong writer. A good deal?
是的，那是我的商店。斯泰西，让我们重新考虑。生活中的成功需要多种技能。人文专业学生需要数学。工科专业需要写作技巧。这样的写作课将为你服务好去大学写作中心，报名免费辅导。每个星期五早上11点到我办公室来，我会和你一起工作。你可以成为一个坚强的作家。一个好的交易吗？ W: Yes! Thank you, Dr. Pearl!
女：是的！谢谢你，珀尔博士！
Q1: Why does Stacey come to Dr. Pearl's office?
Q2: What is worrying Stacey about her studies?
Q3: Which of the following does Dr. Pearl suggest Stacey do?
Q4: What is Dr. Pearl's attitude toward Stacey?
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W: Happy Friday Chris! Isn't that mountain beautiful today ... Gosh Chris, are you OK? Are you crying? Did I say something?
女：快乐星期五克里斯！今天那座山不漂亮吗…天啊，克里斯，你还好吗？你在哭吗？我说了什么吗？
M: No, it's fine, Sally. It's just that today is the one-year anniversary of my father's death.
男：不，很好，莎丽。今天是我父亲去世的一周年纪念日。 W: I'm so sorry. Today must be especially difficult. 女：我很抱歉。今天一定特别困难。
M: I woke up this morning, looked out at Mount Rainier for 45 minutes thinking about him. It was his favorite mountain, and from the time when I was seven years old until he died last year, every year, every year we would go hiking and camping together up that mountain at least three or four times.
M：我早上醒来，看了看45分钟，想着他芒特雷尼尔。这是他最喜欢的山，从我七岁的时候，直到他去年去世，每年每年我们都会去爬山和露营至少三到四次。
W: Wow. That's my favorite place too. I love all the blue and yellow flowers that cover the slopes in early summer.
哇哦。那是我最喜欢的地方。我爱所有的蓝色和黄色的花朵覆盖在初夏斜坡。
M: He loved those flowers too, and we had baskets and bunches of them at the funeral.
男：他喜欢那些花，我们在葬礼上有篮子和串他们。
W: That sounds really special. Those little details can be such a comfort. 听起来真的很特别。那些小小的细节可以如此舒适。
M: Yes, it was a reminder of our happiest memories together. Honestly, I hope to die as peacefully as he did. We had just come home from a five-day hiking and camping trip in June. We had caught six fish for dinner and mom was preparing them in the kitchen. Dad sat down in his favorite green chair and had a heart attack and died quickly and peacefully.
男：是的，这是一个提醒我们最幸福的回忆在一起。老实说，我希望和他一样平静地死去。我们刚刚回家从五天的远足和露营在六月。我们捉到了六个鱼吃饭，妈妈正在准备他们的厨房。爸爸坐在他最喜欢的绿色椅子上，心脏病发作，很快就平静地死去了。
W: It's tough to lose someone you love, but it sounds like he had a great life.
