Conversation One

对话一

Tom, did you see the article online about the new TV series based on the book The Three Body Problem?

汤姆，你在网上看到关于根据《三体》一书改编的新电视剧的文章了吗?

A colleague mentioned the book, but I've been so busy writing my thesis that 1 haven't been able to read for pleasure in months.

有同事提到过这本书，但我一直忙着写论文，好几个月都没有读书消遣了*SHY+oXyJlO-9h-l^。

Well, sounds like if you're going to read anything for fun, this is the book.

好吧,如果你要读什么书消遣的话，就是这本书了)cE-D0P1BP#Mp。

It's written by a Chinese science fiction writer.

这本书是一位中国科幻小说家写的k*veb0MVugPDyKYj)。

I can't remember his name, but he's witten three books in all, and The Three Body Problem is the first in the series.

我不记得他的名字了，但他一共写了三本书，《三体》是这个系列的第一本wtJ)Ce)+#SG0q~|W。

I don't want to say too much and spoil it for you, but it's definitely got some amazing technological and sociological concepts in it.

我不想说太多，以免剧透，但这本书里面确实有一些令人惊叹的科技和社会学概念9&I#hYzUd.zw(4@iMRU!。

It does sound like it would suit my taste, but if they are making a TV series based on it now, I don't know if I should read the book or watch the show first.

听起来确实很符合我的口味，但如果他们现在要根据它拍电视剧，我不知道是该先看书还是先看电视剧OKgbTG]Qj*Y6vIm。

I think it's better to read the book first.

我觉得还是先看书比较好;|n|vU^zC43。

It's rare for the show or movie to be better than the book.

很少有电视剧或电影比书好看的Y#Stt(E4vwT。

And then, you just end up ruining the book for yourself, if the show isn't very good.

如果剧拍得不好看，你就会自己毁了这本书jyTP|=Z-_3]oWWXf。

When is the show supposed to start?

这部剧什么时候开播?

I'm a bit overwhelmed with the amount of data I still need to cllet to finish my thesis.

我还需要收集大量的数据来完成我的论文，有点忙不过来ZqFJ,(_*s|iYQ*,6HN。

But I still need to relax sometimes.

但我有时还是需要放松一下Ds|vv*T9Kx。

I can't remember exactly.

我记不清了qcO^WMUPA3LT!。

It's pretty soon, and it's going to be quite long.

很快就会开播，而且剧集会很长GZn5tpHWl+99。

There are 24 episodes.

一共有24集gS1E.d0^)WFEcI7^。

Well, maybe you could download an electronic copy of the book and try to read it before the show starts.

嗯，也许你可以下载这本书的电子版，尽量在开播前读完os6Lwy[-bb*jk。

That's a good idea.

这是个好主意A_A=]N5XC~i;_~。

And then, maybe we can watch the series together.

然后，也许我们可以一起看这部电视剧Y6r8b+DK#x。

Thanks for the tip, Alice.

谢谢你的建议，爱丽丝=k=fVv8bq.YuWha=e。

W: No problem.

不客气Vh@!J)_CtD。

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

请根据刚刚听到的对话回答问题8至问题11~eh20wWEE(^E。

Question 8. How did the man get to know about the book The Three Body Problem?

男士是怎么知道《三体》这本书的?

Question 9. What does the woman say she can't remember about the book's author?

关于这本书的作者，女士说她不记得什么?

Question 10. What does the man have to do to finish his thesis?

男士要做什么才能完成论文?

Question 11. What will the man most probably do first after the conversation?

对话结束后，男士最有可能先做什么?