Part I
Student: Hi, I’m not sure, but, um, is this the Carter language lab?
Manager: Yes, it is. How can I help you?
Student: I’m taking first year Spanish this semester. Our professor says we need to come here to view a series of videos. I think it’s called “Spanish- Working On Your Accent”?
Manager: Yes, speak of that. Um, they are on the wall behind you.
Student: OK, so I can just take, can I take the whole series home? I think there are three of them.
Manager: I guess you haven’t been here before.
Student: No, no, I haven’t.
Manager: OK, well, you have to watch the videos here. You need to sign in to reserve an open room, and sign out the video you need. Just start with the first one in the series. Each video is half-an-hour long.
Student: So it’s a video library, basically?
这个学期我要上一年级的西班牙语。
1. accent |ˈæksent|
noun. a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from 口音；腔调；土音
E.g.: He had developed a slight American accent.
他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
2. speak of
to mention or describe sth/sb 提起；讲述
E.g.: Speaking of travelling (= referring back to a subject just mentioned) , are you going anywhere exciting this year?
说到旅游，你今年要去什么好玩的地方吗？
3. sign in
to write your name when you arrive at or leave an office, a club, etc. 签到/退
E.g.: All visitors must sign in on arrival.
来客均须签到。
4. sign out sth
to sign your name on a list, in a book, etc., to show that you have borrowed (something) 在清单、书等上签上你的名字，以表明你借过（东西）
E.g.: The library book is signed out.
那本图书馆的书借出去了。
Part II
Manager: Yes, but unlike the library, you can’t take any videos out of the lab.
Student: OK, so how long can I use a video room for?
Manager: You can sign out for two hours at a time.
Student: Oh, good. So I can watch more than one video when I come up here. Is the lab pretty busy all the time?
Manager: Well, rooms are usually full right after dinner time. Um, but you can sign up the day before to reserve a room if you want.
Student: The day before, but I can just stop in, too, to see if there’s anyroom open, right?
Manager: Sure, stop in anytime.
Student: Um, what about copies of the videos? Is there just one copy of each in the series? I don’t want to miss out if everyone comes in at once.
Manager: Oh, no. We have several copies of each tape in the Spanish accent series. We usually have multiple copies of everything for each video collection.
Student: Super! So how many rooms are there total in the lab?
西班牙口音系列的每盘磁带我们都有几份拷贝。
1. sign up
to sign your name on a document or list in order to get, do, or take something 为了得到、做或拿东西，在文件或清单上签上你的名字
E.g.: She signed up for health insurance.
她签了健康保险。
2. miss out
if you miss out on something that would be enjoyable or useful to you, you are not involved in it or do not take part in it 没有参加，错过(对自己有益或有趣的事)
E.g.: We're missing out on a tremendous opportunity.
我们在坐失良机。
3. collection|kəˈlekʃn|
noun. a collection of stories, poems, or articles is a number of them published in one book (故事、诗歌或文章的)集子，作品集
E.g.: The Brookings Institution has assembled a collection of essays from foreign affairs experts.
布鲁金斯研究所将一批外交专家撰写的文章结集出版。
4. super|ˈsu:pə(r)|
adj. extremely good 顶好的；超级的；顶呱呱的
E.g.: “Yes, I'd love to come.” “Super! I'll see you later.”
“好，我愿意去。””太好了，一会儿见！“
Part III
Manager: Twenty. They are pretty small, so we normally get one person or no more than a small group of people in there watching a video together. Actually, someone else from your class just came in and took the first Spanish video in to watch. You could probably run in there and watch it with him. Of course, you’re welcome to have your own room, but sometimes students like to watch with a classmate so they can review the material with each other afterwards. For example, if there was some content they didn’t really understand.
Student: I guess I prefer my own room. I concentrate better by myself. And I don’t want to miss anything, and he’s probably already started watching it.
Manager: No problem. We've got a lot of rooms open right now. When you come in, you sign your name on the list and you're assigned a room number. Or if you call in advance, the attendant will tell you your room number. If you forget, just come in and take a look at the list. The videos are over there.
Student: Great! Thanks.
房间非常小，所以我们通常让一个人或着不超过一小群人在那里一起观看视频。
1. concentrate |ˈkɒnsntreɪt|
verb. to give all your attention to sth and not think about anything else 集中（注意力）；聚精会神
E.g.: Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly) .
没有什么比知道自己明天就可能会死去更能让人定下心来去思考种种问题的了。
2. attendant|əˈtendənt|
noun. a person whose job is to serve or help people in a public place 服务员；侍者
E.g.: a cloakroom/parking/museum attendant.
衣帽间 / 停车服务员；博物馆接待员
