Part I
Stu: Excuse me. Can you help me with something?
Pro: I'll do my best. What do you need?
Stu: Well, I received a letter in my mailbox saying that I'm supposed to return a book that I checked out back in January. Um, it's called "Modern Social Problems". But because I'm writing my senior thesis, I'm supposed to be able to keep the book all semester.
Pro: So, you signed up for extended borrowing privileges?
Stu: Yeah.
Pro: But we are still asking you to bring the book back?
Stu: Uh-huh.
Pro: Well, let me take a look and see what the computer says. The title was "Modern Social Problems"?
Stu: Yeah.
Pro: OK. Um... Oh, I see. It's been recalled. You can keep it all semester as long as no one else requests it. But, someone else has. It looks like one of the professors in the sociology department has requested it. So, you have to bring it back, even though you've got extended borrowing privileges. You can check out the book again when it's returned in a couple of weeks.
只要没有其他人要求，你就可以保留整个学期。
1. check out
to borrow sth from an official place, for example a book from a library （从图书馆等）借出
E.g.: I have 4 books and 2 magazines to check out.
我有4本书和2本杂志要借。
2. sign up
to sign your name on a document or list in order to get, do, or take something 报名；参加
E.g.: She signed up for health insurance.
她参加了健康保险。
3. privilege|ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ|
noun. a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has 特殊利益；优惠待遇
E.g.: Education should be a universal right and not a privilege.
教育应当是全民的权利而非某部分人特别享有的。
4. recall|rɪˈkɔ:l|
verb. to ask for sth to be returned, often because there is sth wrong with it 收回，召回
E.g.: The company has recalled all the faulty hairdryers.
公司回收了所有有问题的吹风机。
Part II
Stu: But I really need this book right now.
Pro: Do you need all of it or is there a certain section or chapter you're working with?
Stu: I guess there is one particular chapter I've been using lately for a section of my thesis. Why?
Pro: Well, you can photocopy up to one chapter of the book. Why don't you do that for the chapter you're working on right now? And by the time you need the rest of the book, maybe it will have been returned. We can even do the photocopying for you because of the circumstances.
Stu: Oh, well, that would be great.
Pro: I see you've got some books there. Is that the one you were asked to return?
Stu: No, I left it in my dorm room. These are books I need to check out today. Um, is it Ok if I bring that one by in a couple of days?
Pro: Actually, you need to return it today. That is if you want to check out those books today. That's our policy.
当你需要这本书的其余部分的时候，也许它已经被归还了。
1. up to
as far as a particular number, level, etc. 到达（某数量、程度等）；至多有
E.g.: The temperature went up to 35˚C.
气温上升到了35摄氏度。
2. circumstance|ˈsɜ:rkəmstæns|
noun. the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action 条件；环境；状况
E.g.: I know I can trust her in any circumstance.
我知道我在任何情况下都能信任她。
3. that is (to say)
used to say what sth means or to give more information 也就是说；即；换句话说
E.g.:We plan on going to the concert—that is, if tickets are still available.
我们打算去听音乐会，如果还有票的话。
Part III
Stu: Oh, I didn't know that.
Pro: Yeah, not a lot of people realize that. In fact, every semester we get a few students who have their borrowing privileges suspended completely because they haven't returned books. They're allowed to use books only in the library. They're not allowed to check anything out because of unreturned books.
Stu: That's not good. I guess I should head back down to the dorm right now then.
Pro: But, before you go, what you should do is fill out a form requesting the book back in two weeks. You don't want to waste any time getting it back.
Stu: Thanks a lot. Now I don't feel quite so bad about having to return the book.
实际上，每学期我们都会有一些学生因为没有归还书籍而被完全终止借阅权限。
1. suspend |səˈspend|
verb. to officially stop sth for a time; to prevent sth from being active, used, etc. for a time 暂停；中止；使暂停发挥作用（或使用等）
E.g.: Production has been suspended while safety checks are carried out.
在进行安全检查期间生产暂停。
2. down|ˈsɜ:tɪfaɪ|
adv. to or at a local place such as a shop/store, pub, etc. 到，去，在
E.g.: I'm just going down to the post office.
我正要到那边的邮局去。
