PAM: Hi Jun. As you know, I've asked you here today to discuss the future of our Self-Access Centre.

帕姆：嗨，君。你知道，我今天叫你来这里讨论我们的自学中心的未来。

We have to decide what we want to do about this very important resource for our English language students.

我们必须决定我们希望如何处理这个对于英语语言学生非常重要的资源。

So, can you tell me what the students think about this?

所以，可否告诉我学生怎么想的？

JUN: Well, from the students' point of view, we would like to keep it.

君：嗯，从学生的角度，我们想要保留它。

The majority of students say that they enjoy using it because it provides a variation on the classroom routine and they see it as a pretty major component of their course, but we would like to see some improvements to the equipment, particularly the computers; there aren't enough for one each at the moment and we always have to share.

大部分学生说他们喜欢使用它，因为它为课堂学习以外提供变化，他们认为它是课程很重要的组成部分，但我们希望设备能有改善，特别是电脑；现在不够人手一台，我们总要共用。

PAM: Well yes, the teachers agree that it is a very valuable resource but one thing we have noticed is that a lot of the students are using it to check their personal emails.

帕姆：是的，老师们也同意这是非常有价值的资源，但我们注意到一件事，很多学生使用它查看个人邮件。

We don't want to stop you students using it, but we think the computers should be used as a learning resource, not for emails.

我们不想阻止学生使用它，但我们认为电脑是用来学习的资源，不是查看电邮。

Some of us also think that we could benefit a lot more by relocating the Self-Access Centre to the main University library building.

我们中一些人也认为把自学中心搬到主图书馆的楼里会更好。

How do you think the students would feel about that, Jun?

君，你认为学生对这个会怎么想？

JUN: Well, the library is big enough to incorporate the Self-Access Centre, but it wouldn't be like a class activity anymore.

君：嗯，图书馆足够大，能容纳自主学习中心，但是它就不像是课程活动了。

Our main worry would be not being able to go to a teacher for advice.

一个主要的担忧是没法去问老师意见了。

I'm sure there would be plenty of things to do but we really need teachers to help us choose the best activities.

我确定会有很多事情做，但我们真需要老师你们给帮忙选择最好的活动。

PAM: Well, there would still be a teacher present and he or she would guide the activities of the students, we wouldn't just leave them to get on with it.

帕姆：好吧，还是会有一个老师在场，他或她会指导学生的活动，我们不会丢下他们。

JUN: Yes, but I think the students would be much happier keeping the existing set-up; they really like going to the Self-Access Centre with their teacher and staying together as a group to do activities.

君：是的，但是我觉得如果可以保留现有的模式，学生们会更高兴；他们真心喜欢和老师们一起去自学中心，在一起作为一个小组做活动。

If we could just improve the resources and facilities, I think it would be fine.

如果只是改善资源和设备，我觉得就可以了。

Is the cost going to be a problem?

花费会是问题吗？

PAM: It's not so much the expense that I'm worried about, and we've certainly got room to do it, but it's the problem of timetabling a teacher to be in there outside class hours.

帕姆：倒不是因为我担心费用，我们已经得到了一定的预算去做这个，倒是问题在于在课外时间给老师排课。

If we're going to spend a lot of money on equipment and resources, we really need to make sure that everything is looked after properly.

如果我们要花费大量的钱在设备和资源上，我们真的需要确保所有的东西都被妥善保管。

Anyway, let's make some notes to see just what needs doing to improve the Centre.

无论如何，让我们做一些笔记，看看需要做什么来改善中心。