Part I
Man: Hi, I talked to someone on the phone a couple of weeks ago. Anna, I think it was?
Woman: I am Anna, the faculty adviser.
Man: Oh, great! I'm Peter Murphy. You probably don't remember me, but ...
Woman: No, no, I remember you. You were interested in working for the paper.
Man: Yeah, as a reporter.
Woman: That's right. Uh, you're taking a journalism class and you've done some reporting before in high school, right?
Man: Wow, you have a good memory.
Woman: Well, we haven't had many students applying lately. So, anyway, you still want to do some reporting for us?
Man: Yeah, if you have room for me on the staff.
Woman: Well, we always need more reporters, but you know we don't pay anything, right?
Man: Yeah, I know. But I, uh, I'd like the experience. It will look good on my resume.
嗯，我们最近没有多少学生申请。
1. faculty|ˈfæklti|
noun. a department or group of related departments in a college or university （高等院校的）系，院
E.g.: the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
社会政治系
2. reporter|rɪˈpɔ:tə(r)|
noun. a person who collects and reports news for newspapers, radio or television 记者；通讯员
E.g.: a reporter from the New York Times
《纽约时报》的记者
3. journalism|ˈdʒɜ:nəlɪzəm|
noun. the work of collecting and writing news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio or television 新闻业；新闻工作
E.g.: The paper has earned respect for its investigative journalism.
这份报纸的调查性新闻报道为其赢得了尊敬。
4. report|rɪˈpɔ:rt|
verb. to present a written or spoken account of an event in a newspaper, on television, etc. 报道；公布；发表；宣布(新闻)
E.g.: The stabbing was reported in the local press.
当地的新闻媒体报道了捅刺事件。
5. staff|stɑ:f|
noun. all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group 全体职工（或雇员）
E.g.: We have 20 part-time members of staff.
我们有20名兼职员工。
6. resume|ˈrezjumeɪ|
noun. a written record of your education and the jobs you have done, that you send when you are applying for a job=curriculum vitae （求职用的）履历，简历
E.g.: Applications with a full resume and two references should reach the Principal by June 12th.
申请书连同完整个人简历和两份推荐信必须在6月12日以前送达校长处。
Part II
Woman: Absolutely! Let's see. I think I told you that we ask prospective reporters to turn in some outlines for possible articles?
Man: Yeah, I sent them in about a week ago. But I haven't heard anything back yet, so, so I thought I'd stop by and see, but I guess you haven't looked at them yet.
Woman: Oh, Max, the news editor, he looks at all the submissions.
Man: Oh, so he hasn't made any decision about me yet?
Woman: Well, I just got here a few minutes ago, haven't beenin for a couple of days. Uh, just give me a second to check my email. Uh, here's a message from Max. Let' see. Well, it seems you've really impressed him. He says it'd be wonderful if you could join our staff.
Man: Oh, great! When can I start?
Woman: Well, you turned in an outline on something to do with the Physics Department?
Man: Yeah. They're trying to come up with ways to get more students to take their introductory courses.
Woman: Right. Well, apparently nobody else is covering that story so he wants you to follow up on it.
哦，麦克斯，他是新闻编辑，他负责查看所有提交的申请。
1. prospective|prəˈspektɪv|
adj. expected to do sth or to become sth 有望的；可能的；预期的；潜在的
E.g.: When his prospective employers learned that he smoked, they said they wouldn't hire him.
本有可能雇用他的老板们得知他吸烟后，说他们不会雇他。
2. outline|ˈaʊtlaɪn|
noun. a description of the main facts or points involved in sth 概述；梗概
E.g.: You should draw up a plan or outline for the essay.
你应该为文章草拟个计划或提纲。
3. in|ɪn|
adv. at home or at a place of work 在家里；在工作单位
E.g.: Nobody was in when we called.
我们打电话时家里没人。
4. cover|ˈkʌvə(r)|
verb. to report on an event for television, a newspaper, etc.; to show an event on television 报道；电视报道
E.g.: The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament.
英国广播公司将报道这次锦标赛的所有重要赛事。
5. follow up
to find out more about sth that sb has told you or suggested to you 追查更多情况
E.g.: The police are following up several leads after their TV appeal for information.
警方在电视上呼吁提供信息后正沿着几条线索继续追查。
Part III
Man: OK. Uh, what about the other outline I sent in? About the proposed increase in tuition fees?
Woman: Oh, it looks like we've got that covered.
Man: So, I'm starting with an article about the Physics Department. I guess I'd better get to work. Do you have any advice on how I should cover the story?
Woman: Well, Max wanted to talk to you, but, I'm sure he'll tell you to find out things like why the Physics Department worried about enrolment. Has the number of students been getting smaller in recent years? By how much? What kinds of plans they're considering to address this problem?
Man: Right. Some of those issues are already in what I proposed.
Woman: And you want to do some interviews: you know, what the professors think of the plans, what the students think. You get the idea, but...
Man: But wait till I talk to Max before proceeding?
Woman: Right, he'll cover everything you need to know to be a reporter for us. Can you come back this afternoon? He'll be here until five o'clock.
其中一些问题已经在我的提议中了。
1. tuition |tjuˈɪʃn|
noun. the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college or university （尤指大专院校的）学费
E.g.: Angela's $7,000 tuition at University this year will be paid for with scholarships.
安杰拉将用奖学金支付今年 7,000 美元的大学学费。
2. enrolment |ɪnˈrəʊlmənt|
noun. the act of officially joining a course, school, etc.; the number of people who do this 入学，注册，登记（人数）
E.g.: School enrolments are currently falling.
目前学校的注册人数在减少。
3. address |əˈdres|
verb. to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it 设法解决；处理；对付
E.g.: We must address ourselves to the problem of traffic pollution.
我们必须设法解决交通污染问题。
4. proceed |prəˈsi:d|
verb. to continue doing sth that has already been started; to continue being done 继续做（或从事、进行）
E.g.: We're not sure whether we still want to proceed with the sale.
我们不确定是否还要继续减价促销。
