Conversation Two:
对话二
Sarah, you work in the admissions office, don't you?
莎拉，你在招生办公室工作吧？
Yes, I've been here ten years as assistant director.
是的，我在这里做了10年的助理主任。
Really? What does that involve?
是吗？都负责什么？
Well, I'm in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate students in the university.
我负责大学里所有研究生的录取工作。
Only postgraduates?
只负责研究生吗？
Yes, postgraduates only. I have nothing at all to do with undergraduates.
是的，只是研究生。本科生与我无关。
Do you find that you get particular sort of different national groups? I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or...
你会录取一些特殊的不同民族的人吗？我是说，你会录取很多来自拉丁美洲或者……
Yes. Well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half were from overseas. They were from African countries, the Far East, the Middle East, and Latin America.
是的。去年所有入学的学生中有近半数的人来自海外。他们来自非洲国家、远东、中东和拉丁美洲地区。
Em. But have you been doing just that for the last 10 years, or, have you done other things?
在过去的10年，你只做这些吗？或者你还做了别的什么事？
Well, I've been doing the same job. Er, before that, I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham, and further back, I worked in the local government.
我一直在做相同的工作。在这之前，我在伯明翰的医学院做秘书，再往前，我是在当地政府工作。
Oh, I see.
我懂了。
So I've done different types of things.
所以我做了各种各样的事情。
Yes, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future? Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something...
确实。你对未来的工作发展怎么看？你想过换一种不同的职责或做一些……
Oh, yeah, from October 1, I' II be doing an entirely different job. There's going to be more committee work. I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students, unfortunately, I'II miss my contact with students.
是的。从10月1日起，我开始做完全不同的工作了。我将会有更多的委员会工作。我是说更多的政策性工作，很少能处理一些学生们的问题，我会想念和同学们接触的日子。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you've just heard:
基于你听到的回答问题23至25。
Question 23. What is the woman's present position?
问题23. 女人目前的职位是什么？
Question 24. What do we learn about the postgraduates enrolled last year in the woman's university?
问题24. 在女人的这所大学，去年研究生入学情况怎么样？
Question 25. What will the woman's new job be like?
问题25. 女人的新工作是什么？