『新东方在线托福听力』为托福考生准备了ETS托福TPO/Official 17 Con 2听力练习：What activity does the man want to be able to do at dinnertime?原文题目答案解析，TPO/Official 17 Con 2听力原文范文音频翻译。

托福TPO/Official 17 Con 2听力原文What activity does the man want to be able to do at dinnertime?-新东方托福官方网校手机版

旁白：听一段学生和餐饮服务经理之间的对话。

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and a food service manager.

学生：不好意思，打搅了，汉森夫人。

我在学校餐厅教职工窗口上班，当服务员。

I work as a waiter in the campus dining hall, in the faculty dining room.

经理：我能帮你做些什么呢？约翰。

学生：嗯，我在除周五外每周的晚上上班。

Student: Well, I work weeknights, except for Friday.

我一直在考虑我是否能够把班次从晚餐调整到午餐。

I was wondering if I could switch from working the dinner service to working at lunch.

我们午餐时间没有人员空缺了。

I am afraid we don't have any openings at lunch time.

很多学生都想在那个时间上班，所以我们很难在那个时间段找到一个空缺。

A lot of students want to work then, so it is really rare for us to have an open spot at that time of day.

学生：哦，你知道的！我参加了学校爵士乐队，乐队的排演时间恰好在晚餐饭点附近。

Student: Oh, you see, I've joined this group, the University Jazz Band, and the band's practice time is right around dinner time.

您也知道，要加入这个乐队是很困难的，从入校开始我必须参加差不多十次试音，所以我想……

You know, it's so hard to get into this group, I must've auditioned like ten times since I've been at the school, so I am...

不管怎样，我真的希望我晚餐时能够有空参加排练。

Anyway, so I was really hoping to have the dinner hour free so I can go to practice.

经理：嗯，我们确实有些时间有空位，比如早餐。

Manager: Well, we do have other open times, like breakfast.

学生：嗯，那个时间也不行，真抱歉。

Student: Eh, that won't work, I am sorry.

我的意思是，我不能那么早来上班。

我现在有非常重要的音乐课，这是我早上排第一位的事。

I have this really important music class I got to take, and it is like, first thing in the morning.

经理：嗯，如果你不介意在厨房里干活的话，我们的备餐员工作时间倒是很灵活，从早到傍晚都没有问题。

Manager: Well, if you don't mind working in the kitchen, we've got some pretty flexible hours for students doing food-prep work, anything from early morning to late afternoon.

比如为汤食切蔬菜，或者洗净将要做成沙拉的绿叶菜。

You know, like cutting up vegetables for soup, or cleaning greens for salads.

学生：嗯，这听起来，我的意思是……

Student: Oh, that doesn't sound, I mean...

当一个服务员的话，我可以用不一样的方式和很多教授碰面，比如开开玩笑啊啥的。

Being a waiter, I get to see a lot of the professors, like in a different light, we joke around a little you know.

教室里他们只能表现得很正式的样子，不过……

In the classroom, they always have to be pretty formal, but ...

经理：嗯，薪水没有区别，无论学生干的是餐点生产的哪个工序，我们都付给一样多的工资，所以这就看你的了。

Manager: Well, the money is no different since we pay students the same amount for any of the jobs here in food service, so it's up to you.

学生：哦，上帝啊。我总是认为为艺术事业牺牲就意味着像音乐家长时间工作，却没有工资一样。

Student: Oh, man. I always thought that sacrificing for my art, that'd mean working long hours as a musician for, like, no money.

我没有想到，它也会意味着我要去，去削胡萝卜。

I didn't think it'd mean, peeling carrots.

经理：让我想想，我要给你一份满足你时间要求的，在学校的，挣钱和当服务员一样的，端得起架子的工作这是相当大的牺牲。

Manager: Let me see, I am offering you something that has the hours you want, it is right here on campus, and you make as much money as you did being a waiter, quite a sacrifice.

学生：对不起，我知道您尽力帮我了。

Student: I am sorry, I know you are just trying to help.

I guess I should look into the food-prep job.

经理：好吧，那稍后我就告诉后厨经理你明天会过来谈新的工作安排和时间。

Manager: Ok, then, I'll tell the kitchen manager that you will stop by tomorrow to talk about the job and schedule your hours.

我还会告诉大堂经理他需要再招一位晚餐服务员。

And I will let the dining hall manager know that he needs to find a new waiter for the evening.

学生：哦，好的，我想就这样吧。

What activity does the man want to be able to do at dinnertime?

The woman asks the man to consider a different job. What kind of work would the man have to do for the new job?

What does the man imply about his job as a waiter?

What does the woman imply when she says this:

Narrator 
Listen to a conversation between a student and a food service manager. 
Student 
Excuse me, Mrs. Hanson. My name is John, John Grant. I work as a waiter in the campus dining hall, in the faculty dining room. 
Manager 
What can I do for you, John? 
Student 
Well, I work week nights, except for Friday. I was wondering if I could switch from working the dinner service to working at lunch. 
Manager 
That’s going to be a problem. I am afraid we don’t have any openings at lunch time. A lot of students want to work then, so it is really rare for us to have an open spot at that time of day. 
Student 
Oh, you see, I have joined this group, the University Jazz Band, and the band’s practice time is right around dinner time. You know, it is so hard to get into this group, I must have auditioned like ten times since I have been at the school, so I am ... Anyway, so I was really hoping to have the dinner hour free so I can go to practice. 
Manager 
Well, we do have other open times, like breakfast. 
Student 
Eh, that won’t work, I am sorry. I mean that, I can’t work that early. I have this very important music class I got to take, and it is like, first thing in the morning. 
Manager 
Well, if you don’t mind working in the kitchen, we’ve got some pretty flexible hours for students doing food-prep work, anything from early morning to late afternoon. 
Student 
What’s prep work? 
Manager 
You prepare food for the cooks. You know, like cutting up vegetables for soup, or cleaning greens for salads. 
Student 
Oh, that doesn’t sound, I mean... Being a waiter, I get to see a lot of the professors, like in a different light, we joke around a little you know. In the classroom, they always have to be pretty formal, but ... 
Manager 
Well, the money is no different since we pay students the same amount for any of the jobs here in food service, so it’s up to you. 
Student 
Oh, man. I always thought that sacrificing for my art, that’d mean working long hours as a musician for, like, no money. I didn’t think it’d mean, peeling carrots. 
Manager 
Let me see, I am offering you something that has the hours you want, it is right here on campus, and you make as much money as you did being a waiter, quite a sacrifice. 
Student 
I am sorry, I know you are just trying to help. I guess I should look into the food-prep job. 
Manager 
Ok, then, I’ll tell the kitchen manager that you will stop by tomorrow to talk about the job and schedule your hours. And I will let the dining hall manager know that he needs to find a new waiter for the evening. 
Student 
Oh, ok, I guess that’s it. Thanks, Mrs. Hanson.