Speech during Freshmen's Week-英语听力

[00:01.000]Speech during Freshmen's Week
大学新生周演讲 [00:03.647]I would first of all like to welcome you all to the college
首先我要欢迎大家来到我们大学 [00:08.561]I know you have all worked hard in order to get here
我知道你们为了来到这里非常努力 [00:12.197]And I hope you will find all your effort has been worthwhile
希望你们能认为你们的所有努力都是值得的 [00:16.019]And that we will be able to help you achieve your ambitions as far as possible
我们会尽可能的帮助你们实现你们的雄心壮志 [00:22.298]Please make use of our facilities to the full
请充分使用学校的各种设施 [00:26.485]And if you are in any doubt of what we have to offer,
如果你们对我们的义务持有疑问 [00:29.981]Please do not hesitate to ask,
请随时提出来 [00:32.556]I would like to make clear to you your part of the contract,
我会向你们说明你们的义务 [00:37.195]Which you must fulfil if you wish us to fulfil ours.
如果你们需要我们履行义务，那你们也必须要履行 [00:41.252]Learning,
关于学习 [00:42.434]As I'm sure you realise is a two way process
我确定你们明白学习是双向过程 [00:46.061]And without a significant investment from you,
如果没有你们的大力投入 [00:48.765]All our efforts will come to nothing
我们所有的努力都是白费的 [00:51.672]Now，about class attendance.
现在来说课堂出勤 [00:55.133]You are required to attend 80% of classes.
你们的出勤率要达到80% [00:59.350]If you do not do so,
如果你没有达到这个要求 [01:01.240]We will not be able to give you a certificate of attendance
我就不能给你们出席证书 [01:04.995]Should you require one for any particular purpose
这个证书是实现所有特定目标的前提条件 [01:08.020]In other words,
换句话说 [01:09.705]We will not regard you as having followed the course at all.
也就是我们完全不认为你们已经上了课 [01:13.495]The compulsory courses are those classes you take in your assigned groups.
必修课是你们被分配到相应小组中要学习的课程 [01:19.046]In a minute,
在这之后 [01:20.302]Mr. Lucas will tell you which group you are in.
卢卡斯先生会告知你们小组分配情况 [01:24.280]The extra,
另外 [01:25.790]Individual work available in the laboratory or the computer room is,
在实验室或机房进行的个别课程 [01:30.396]Of course, optional.
是选修的 [01:32.294]In addition to classwork,
除了课堂作业以外 [01:34.506]You are supposed to put in 3-4 hours a day of private study.
你们每天需要进行三到四个小时的自学 [01:39.821]This year we have changed our methods of assessment,
今年我们改变了考核方法 [01:44.540]In an effort to get away from the formal examination
我们脱离了正式考试 [01:47.698]And move towards a system which better reflects work done throughout the year.
转而采用一种能更好反映全年学习效果的系统 [01:52.750]You are required to hand in 5 pieces of written work as part of your final assessment
你们要上交五份书面作业，作为期末评定的一部分 [01:59.670]These you may choose from your class assignments
书面作业可以从课堂作业中选择。 [02:03.047]At the end of the course there will a formal examination consisting of 3 three-hour papers
课程结束以后会有正规考试，要求完成三场三个小时的考试 [02:11.343]You do not have to take the last of these
你们可以不用参加最后一项 [02:14.114]You can submit a 10,000 word extended essay instead
但是要交一份1万字的拓展性论文 [02:18.661]You should discuss the title of this with your tutor
你们要和辅导老师讨论题目 [02:22.213]You can obtain more details about the examination from your tutor
也可以从辅导老师那里得到有关考试的详细信息 [02:27.262]On a more practical note
从实用观点来说 [02:29.531]We do not want to have too many rules and regulations
我们不希望制定太多规章制度 [02:33.779]But for the sake of public safety and comfort there must be some
不过出于公共安全和舒适性考虑，规章制度是必要的 [02:37.941]It is expressly forbidden to smoke in the classrooms as this poses a fire hazard
严禁在教室里吸烟，因为存在火灾隐患 [02:44.223]We also ask that you do not take food and drink into the classrooms
而且也不能将食物和饮料带进教室 [02:49.757]About your dorm
关于宿舍规定 [02:52.000]You are not permitted to put up overnight guests in your rooms
你们不能留客在宿舍过夜 [02:56.800]Similarly,
同样 [02:58.087]We can't allow you to entertain more than 5 guests during the day in your rooms
宿舍的来客每天不能超过5个人 [03:03.663]As this causes a disturbance
因为可能会打扰到其他人 [03:05.821]If you wish to hold larger parties
如果你们想举办大型聚会 [03:08.724]Please reserve the common room for that purpose
请预订聚会用公共休息室 [03:12.210]We hope that you will find these rules reasonable and enjoy your stay with us
我们希望你们认同这些规章的合理性，享受学校时光 [03:17.585]I will now hand you back to Miss Johnson
下面再请出约翰逊小姐 [03:20.478]Who will assign you to your groups.
她会给你们分组