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ANDREW: Excuse me, I was told to come here for advice about, erm, Management Diploma courses?

安德鲁：打扰一下，别人告诉我到这里来是不是可以获得有关管理学文凭课程的建议？

MONICA: You've certainly come to the right place.

莫妮卡：您当然来对了地方。

Hi, my name is Monica.

您好，我是莫妮卡。

ANDREW: Nice to meet you.

安德鲁：很高兴见到您。

My name is Andrew, Andrew Harris.

我的名字叫安德鲁，安德鲁哈里斯。

MONICA: So, Andrew, have you seen our diploma course prospectus yet?

莫妮卡：那么，安德鲁，您有没有看过我们的文凭课程说明手册呢？

ANDREW: Yes, I've already looked at it.

安德鲁：是的，我已经看过了。

In fact, I thought the information on course content was really useful, but I'm afraid I'm a bit confused by all the different ways you can do the course: full-time intensive, part-time and so on.

实际上，我觉得有关课程内容的信息十分有用，但是我被各种上课的方式搞的有点迷惑了：脱产密集型，兼职等等。

MONICA: Well, let's see if I can help.

莫妮卡：那么，让我来看看能不能帮助您。

I think each course type has its advantages and disadvantages, so it really depends on you - your own study habits, and your financial circumstances, of course.

我想，每种课程类型都有它的优点和不足，所以这真的取决于您——您自己的学习习惯，当然还有您的财务情况。

Are you working at the moment?

您现在在工作吗？

ANDREW: Yes. I've been working in the administration section of the local hospital for the last three years.

安德鲁：是的。在过去的三年里，我一直在本地医院的行政部门工作。

And before that I worked in the office of a computer engineering company for two years.

在此之前，我在一家电脑工程公司工作了两年。

So, I've got about five years of relevant work experience.

所以，我总共有大约5年的相关工作经验。

And what I'm hoping to focus on is Personnel Management.

我现在想把重点放在人力管理上。

MONICA: I see. And are you planning to leave your current job to study, or are you thinking about just taking a year off?

莫妮卡：我明白了。您现在计划离职来学习，还是考虑停休一年假呢？

ANDREW: I want to know what my options are, really.

安德鲁：我真的想知道我的选择有什么。

I don't want to quit my job or anything and my employers are keen for me to get some more qualifications but obviously, it would be better if I could do a course without taking too much time away from work.

我不想离开我的工作或者怎样，我的老板积极地让我拿到更多的资格证，但是显然，如果我能在上课的同时不占用太多工作的时间，那会更妥当些。

MONICA: Right, so you don't really want to do the full-time course, then?

莫妮卡：好的，那所以你不太想上脱产的课程？

ANDREW: No, not really. It's also a question of finances.

安德鲁：不，不是很想。这也是一个钱的问题。

You see, my office have agreed to pay the cost of the course itself, but I would have to take unpaid leave if I want to study full-time and, well, I don't think I could afford to support myself with no salary for a whole year.

你看，我的办公室同意支付我课程的学费，但是如果我想学脱产的课，我就必须要停薪留职，但是，我觉得我不太可能在一整年没有薪水的情况下养活自己。

MONICA: OK. Well, you have two other possibilities: you could either do the part-time course - that would be over two years and you wouldn't have to take any time off work - or you could do what we call a 'modular' course.

莫妮卡：好的。那您还有另两个选择：您既可以参加兼职课程——为期两年，这个不需要您请任何假——或者您也可以参加被我们叫做“模块式的课程”。

You could do that in eighteen months if you wanted - or longer, it's quite flexible and it would be up to you.

如果您想，您可以在18个月内完成——也可以更久，这个比较灵活，全都看您。

ANDREW: Mmm. So what does the part-time course involve?

安德鲁：好的。兼职的课程都包括什么呢？

MONICA: For that you would join an evening class and have a lecture twice a week.

莫妮卡：对于这个，您需要参加一个晚课，并且每周上两次讲座。

Then, you'd have to attend a seminar or discussion workshop one weekend a month.

之后，每月有一个周末，您必须要参加一个研讨会或者讨论课。

ANDREW: What kind of coursework would I have to do?

安德鲁：我会做哪类的作业呢？

MONICA: Well, it's a mixture.

莫妮卡：什么都有。

You'd be expected to write an essay each month, which counts towards your final assessment.

每月您需要完成一篇论文，这会和您的最终测试挂钩。

You have a case study to do by the end of the course, which might involve doing a survey or something like that, and also you need to hand in a short report every four weeks.

课程结束的时候要完成一个案例研究，里面可能会包含调查一类的内容，然后，你还要每四周提交一份简短的报告。

ANDREW: So, that's quite a lot of work, then, on top of working every day.

安德鲁：所以，除了每天的工作，作业还挺多的。

It sounds like a lot of studying - and really tiring.

听起来学习的量很大——很累。

MONICA: Yes, you certainly wouldn't have much free time!

莫妮卡：是的，这样您就不会有太多休息的时间了！

ANDREW: What about the 'modular' course?

德鲁：那个“模块式课程”怎样？

What would I have to do for that?

按那个课程我需要做些什么？

MONICA: That's where you get the opportunity to study full-time for short periods.

莫妮卡：在这个课程里，您有机会在若干较短的周期内内进行脱产的学习。

That way you can cover a lot of coursework and attend lectures and seminars during the day.

这样可以覆盖很多课程作业，并且可以在白天参加讲座和研讨会。

And each module lasts for one term, say, about twelve weeks at a time.

每个模块时长一学期，也就是一次大约12周。

There are obvious advantages in this - the main one being that you can study in a much more intensive way, which suits some people much better.

这样有着明显的优势——最主要的是您可以更紧凑的学习，这样更适合某些人。

ANDREW: And how many of these 'modules' would I have to do to get the diploma?

安德鲁：要得到这个文凭，我要学多少个模块？

MONICA: The current programme is two modules - and then you have to choose a topic to work in more depth - but you can base that on your job, and so you don't need to be away from the office, and how long it takes is up to you.

莫妮卡：目前的项目是两个模块——之后您需要选择一个课题深入研究——但是这个可以是基于您的工作的，所以您不需要离开办公室，至于需要多久就看您的安排了。

The important thing is that you don't have to study and work.

重要的是您不需要同时又工作又学习。

You can focus on one thing at a time.

您可以一次专注于一件事。

ANDREW: Yes, I can see that.

安德鲁：是的，我也发现了。

It certainly sounds attractive!

这个的确听起来很有吸引力！

It would be more expensive, though.

但是也更贵些。

I mean, I'd have to support myself without pay for each module.

我的意思是，每个模块上课期间，我不挣钱还要养活自己。

MONICA: That's true, so that might be a problem for you.

莫妮卡：的确是这样，这对于您可能是个问题。

Look, why don't you talk this over with your employers and ...

看，您为什么不和您的老板商量一下呢……