Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and a counselor at the University Counseling Center.

独白：请听一段在大学中学生和指导老师之间的对话。

Student: Hi, thanks for seeing me on such short notice.

学生：您好，谢谢您来见我，通知的很临时，抱歉。

Counselor: No problem. How can I help?

指导老师：没问题，有什么需要帮忙的吗？

Student: Well, I think I might have made a mistake coming to the school.

学生：恩，我想我做了个错误的决定，来这个学校上学。

Counselor: What makes you say that?

指导老师：怎么会这么说？

Student: I'm a little overwhelmed by the size of this place.

学生：这个地方对我来说太大了。

I come from a small town.

我来自一个小城镇。

There were only 75 of us in my high school graduating class.

我的高中毕业班只有75个学生。

Everyone knew everyone.

我们都互相认识。

We all grew up together.

我们都一起长大。

Counselor: So it's a bit of a culture shock for you?

老师：就是说你受到了一些文化冲击？

Being one of 15,000 students on a big campus in an unfamiliar city?

在一个陌生的城市一个陌生的大学校园，和15000名学生一起？

Student: That's an understatement.

学生：还不止这些。

I just can't get comfortable in class or in the dorms.

不管是教室里还是宿舍，我都感到不自在。

You know, socially.

你知道，社交上的问题。

Counselor: Um...well, let's start with your academics.

指导老师：嗯，好吧。我们先从学习上说起，

Tell me about your classes.

跟我说说你上课上的怎样？

Student: I'm taking mostly introductory courses and some are taught in these huge lecture halls.

学生：我现在正在上一些入门课程，而有些是在大讲堂里面进行的。

Counselor: And you are having trouble in keeping pace with the material?

指导老师：你跟不上上课内容吗？

Student: No, in fact I got an A on my first economics paper.

学生：不是的，事实上，我的第一份经济学论文，拿到了A的成绩。

It's just that, it's so impersonal, I'm not used to it.

问题就是，没人情味儿，我很不适应。

Counselor: Are all your classes impersonal?

指导老师：你所有的课都是这么没人情味吗？

Student: No, it's just that...for example, in sociology yesterday, the professor asked a question, so I raised my hand, several of us raised our hands.

学生：不是，就是...比如说，昨天上的社会学课上，教授问了个问题，我就举手回答，我们中几个同学都举手了。

And I kept my hand up because I did the reading and knew the answer.

我一直把手举着，因为我读过文章了也知道答案。

But the professor just answered his own question and continued with the lecture.

但是教授自己把问题答了，继续讲课。

Counselor: Well, in a big room it's possible he didn't notice you.

指导老师：嗯，上课是大教室，他有可能看不到。

Maybe he was trying to save time.

或许他想节省时间，

In either case I wouldn't take it personally.

不管怎么说，我个人不认同你说的。

Student: I suppose. But I just don't know how to, you know, distinguish myself.

学生：我想是吧。但我就是不知道，你知道的，把自己跟其他人区分开来。

Counselor: Why not stop by his office during office hours?

指导老师：为什么不试试在办公时间去他办公室谈谈？

Student: That wouldn't seem right.

学生：这种做法似乎不妥。

You know, taking time from other students who need help?

你知道的，占用其他有需要的学生的时间。

Counselor: Don't say that.

指导老师：别这么说，

That's what office hours are for.

这就是为什么我们要有办公时间。

There is no reason you couldn't pop in to say hi and to make yourself known.

如果说你不能偶尔到办公室拜访他道声老师好，这是说不通的。

If you are learning a lot in class, let the professor know.

如果你在课堂上学了很多，那就让那教授知道你学了很多。

Wouldn't you appreciate positive feedback if you were a professor?

如果你是教授，你难道不喜欢有积极的回馈吗？

Student: You are right.

学生：你说的对，

That's a good idea.

这是个好主意。

Counselor: OK, er...let's turn to your social life.

指导老师：好的，呃...现在说说你的社交生活。

How's it going in the dorms?

宿舍的生活怎样？

Student: I don't have much in common with my roommate or anyone else I've met so far.

学生：我跟我的室友和任何在这里遇到的人没有很多共通的地方。

Everyone's into sports and I'm more artsy, you know, into music.

每个人都喜欢体育，而我比较倾向艺术方面，像，玩音乐，

I play the cello.

我能演奏大提琴。

Counselor: Hah, have you been playing long?

指导老师：哈。你弹大提琴的时间久吗？

Student: Since age ten.

学生：十岁开始。

It's a big part of my life.

这是我生活中很重要的一部分，

At home I was the youngest member of our community orchestra.

在我家那边，我是我们社区管弦乐队中最年轻的一位。

Counselor: You are not going to believe this.

指导老师：你肯定不相信，

There is a string quartet on campus, all students.

我们学校有一个弦乐四重奏乐团，都是学生。

And it so happened that the cellist graduated last year.

而恰巧演奏大提琴的那个学生去年毕业了，

They've been searching high and low for a replacement, someone with experience.

他们一直到处找一个能演奏的人顶替他的位置。

Would you be interested in auditioning?

你有兴趣去面试一下吗？

Student: Absolutely. I wanted to get my academic work settled before pursuing my music here.

学生：当然，我要在追求我的音乐梦想之前完成我的学业任务。

But I think this would be a good thing for me.

但我想这是一件好事。

I guess if I really want to fit in here I should find people who love music as much as I do.

我想如果我真想适应这里的生活的话，我应该认识那些和我一样喜爱音乐的人。

Thank you.

谢谢。

Counselor: My pleasure.

指导老师：我很乐意帮忙。