『新东方在线托福听力』为托福考生准备了ETS托福TPO/Official 10 Con 2听力练习：Why is the professor not going to discuss the book by Jane Bowles in the class?原文题目答案解析，TPO/Official 10 Con 2听力原文范文音频翻译。

托福TPO/Official 10 Con 2听力原文Why is the professor not going to discuss the book by Jane Bowles in the class?-新东方托福官方网校手机版

旁白：听一段学生和大学书店员工的对话。

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and an employee in the University bookstore.

学生：嗨，我在本学期初买了这本书，但是，中间出了点事情，我想退回来。

Student: Hi, I bought this book at the beginning of the semester, but, some thing’s come up and… I’d like to return it.

员工：呃，全额退还，我们店里的政策是在购买后的两个星期内归还商品才行。

Employee: Well, for a full refund, store policy is that you have to return merchandise 2 weeks from the time it was purchased.

呃，但是对于科技类教科书或者与专业课程相关的书籍呢。

Uh... but for science textbooks or anything having to do with specific courses.

员工：嗯，专业课书籍的归还期限是在学期初的4周内。

Employee: Well... for course books, the deadline is 4 weeks after the beginning of the semester.

现在是秋季学期，截止日期应该是10月1日。

So for this fall semester, the deadline was October 1st.

学生：天啊，那我就错过时间了。

员工：呃，我想是因为学期规划阶段吧。

Employee: Well, I guess the reasoning is the by October 1st, the semester is in full gear.

每个人都知道这学期有什么课程可以上。

And everyone kinda of knows what courses they’ll be taking that semester.

学生：我明白了。所以一般是针对那些放弃正在学的课程，然后尽快换新课程的人。

Student: I get it, so it’s mainly for people who decide to withdraw from… or to change to new courses early on.

当然书本一定要保持完好无损才成。

The books have to be in perfect condition of course.

我的意思是可以标上价，或者作为其他用途使用。

They can’t be marked up or looked used in any way for the full refund, I mean.

学生：呃，但是我的情况有些特殊。

Student: Well, but my situation is a little different.

I hoped you might be able to make an exception.

员工：一般我们的政策是很严格的，而且这学期已经快结束了。

Employee: Well, the policy is  generally pretty rigid and the semester is almost over.

Um~ I think my professor really miscalculated.

不管怎么样吧，我们的教学大纲在我来看任务量太重了。

Anyway the syllabus was way too ambitious in my opinion.

上学期我们仅有两周的课程，但是大纲上的六本书我们还碰都没有碰过。

There’re only 2 weeks of classes left in the semester and there are like 6 books on the syllabus that we haven’t even touched.

员工：明白了。所以你希望退还这本书。

Employee: I see. So you were hoping to return this one.

学生：是的。教授已经说我们无需读一本简布恩的书以及我买的其他几本书。

Student: Yeah, the professor already announced that we won’t be reading this one by Jane Bowles and all the others I bought used.

Employee: Jane Bowles? Which book of hers?

学生：叫做《两位严肃的女人》。

Student: It is called “Two serious ladies”.

员工：哦，但是你应该留着那本书。

Employee: Oh, but you should keep that one.

员工：你很幸运，因为你的教授涵盖了像她这样优秀作家的书目在教学大纲里面，你知道，她和一般的作家不一样。

Employee: You are lucky to have a professor who includes the lesser-known writer like her on the syllabus, you know, not the usual authors we’ve all read.

员工：是的。尤其是你对文学感兴趣。

Employee: I do. And especially if you’re into literature.

学生：嗯，我倒没想这么多，我的意思是，哇哦……

Student: Hmm... Well, this I wasn’t expecting. I mean...uh... Wow!

Employee: I hope you don’t think I am being too pushy.

如果你没意见的话，你可以把书归还回来，然后换取一些书店信用值。

If you prefer, you can return the book and arrange for a store credit.

毕竟规定就是规定，但是你可以换成你下学期能用到的其他书目。

Policy is policy after all, but you can make an exchange and you can use the credit for your books for next semester.

信用值可以从一个学期延迟到下一个学期继续使用。

The credit carries over for one semester to the next.

学生：嗯，那也不错。但是现在我还真的是感兴趣了。

Student: Hmm…that’s good to know, but now I am really intrigued.

我想在课堂上我们没有时间来读，但不意味着我平时没有时间读。

I guess that just because we run out of time to read this book in class, doesn't mean that I can’t read it on my own time.

Why does the student go to the bookstore?

What is the store's policy about giving refunds on books?

Why is the professor not going to discuss the book by Jane Bowles in the class?

What does the woman imply about the book written by Jane Bowles?

What does the man mean when he says this:

Narrator 
Listen to a conversation between a student and an employee in the University bookstore. 
A: Hi, I bought this book at the beginning of this semester, but something’s come up, and I’d like to return it. 
B: Well, for a full refund, store policy is that you have to return the merchandise 2 weeks from the time it was purchased. Un…but for science text books or anything having to do with the specific courses. Wait! Was it for specific course? 
A: Yeah! But actually… 
B: well. For course books, the deadline is 4 weeks after the beginning of the semester, so for this fall semester, the deadline was Oct.1st. 
A: Ouch, then I missed it. But, why Oct. 1st? 
B: Well. I guess the reason is by Oct 1, the semester is in full gear, and anyone can kind of knows what courses are we taking that semester. 
A: I get it, so it’s mainly for people who decide to withdraw from or change to new courses that newly early on. 
B: Well, for a full refund, store policy is that you have to return the merchandise 2 weeks from the time it was purchased. Un…but for science text books or anything having to do with the specific courses. Wait! Was it for specific course? 
A: Yeah! But actually… 
B: well. For course books , the deadline is 4 weeks after the beginning of the semester, so for this fall semester, the deadline was Oct.1st. 
A: Ouch, then I missed it. But, why Oct. 1st? 
B: Well. I guess the reason is by Oct 1, the semester is in full gear, and anyone can kind of knows what courses are we taking that semester. 
A: I get it, so it’s mainly for people who decide to withdraw from or change to new courses that newly early on. 
B: Exactly! The books have to be in perfect condition, of course, they can’t be marked up or look used anyway, for the full refund I mean, refund, I mean. 
A: Well, but my situation is a little different. I hope u might be able to make it an exception. 
B: Well, the policy is generally pretty rigid, and the semester is almost over. 
A: Ok, here is what had happened. Uh I think my professor really miscalculated. Anyway this syllabus is way too ambitious, in my opinion, there are only 2 weeks of classes left in this semester, and there’re like 6 books on the syllabus that we haven’t even touched. 
B: I see. So you’re hoping to return this one. 
A: Yeah, the professor already announced that we won’t be reading this one by Jane Bowles and all the others I bought used. 
B: Jane Bowles? Which book of hers? 
A: It’s called 2 Serious Ladies 
B: Oh, but you should keep that one. Are you interested in literature? 
A: Well, I’m an English major. 
B: You’re lucky that to have a professor who includes a lesser-known writer like her on the syllabus, you know, not the usual authors we’ve all read . 
A: So, you really think ….? 
B: I do, and especially if you are into literature. 
A: Well, this I wasn’t expecting, I mean en… 
B: I hope you don’t think I am being too pushy. If you prefer you can return the book and arrange for store credit, you don’t qualify for refund. Policy is policy after all, but you can make an exchange and you can use the credit for your books for next semester, the credit carries is over from the one semester to the next. 
A: That’s good to know, but now I’m really intrigued? 
I guess just because I run out of time to read this book in class doesn’t mean that I can’t read it on my own time. You know, I think I will give it a try.