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2012-07-24来源:和谐英语
  TPO 12  Conversation 2
  Narrator
  Listen to a conversation between a student and a Department Secretary.

  Student
  Hi. Miss Andrics.

  Secretary
  Hi Bret, how are you?

  Student
  I’m fine; except I have a question about my paycheck.

  Secretary
  Sure. What’ up?

  Student
  Well it’s already been several weeks at the end of the semester my
  check was supposed to go directly into my bank account but there
  haven’t been any deposits.

  Secretary
  That’s odd.

  Student
  Yea, I thought graduate teaching a system for automatically put on
  the payroll at the beginning of the semester.

  Secretary
  They are. Let’s see did you complete all the forms for the payroll?

  Student
  I filled in whatever they sent me, and I returned like the end of
  August.

  Secretary
  Hum, well, you definitely should have been paid by now. At least two
  pay periods have passed since then

  Student
  I asked the bank and they didn’t know anything. Who should I talk to
  about this, payroll?

  Secretary
  I’m going to contact them for you. There was a problem in processing
  some of the graduate students’ payroll paper work. ‘Cause their
  computer program crashed after all the information was processed.
  And some people’s information couldn’t be retrieved.

  Student
  Hum. But why didn’t any one let me know?

  Secretary
  I don’t know how they work over there, ‘cause they couldn’t even
  figure out whose information was missing. And this isn’t the first time,
  seems like something like this happens every semester.

  Student
  So how do I find out if my information was lost?

  Secretary
  I will contact them tomorrow morning to see if you’re in the system.
  But you’re probably not.

  Student
  What then will let me to do?

  Secretary
  Sorry but you will need to fill out those forms again and then I will fax
  them over the payroll office.

  Student
  And then what… Well, what I really need to know is how long till I get
  the money, I’m already a month behind my bills and my tuitions due
  soon.

  Secretary
  That’ll get you into the system the same day they receive your paper
  works. So if you do that tomorrow, you’ll get paid next Friday.

  Student
  That’s a long time from now. Will that pay checking include all the
  money I am owed?

  Secretary
  It should. I will double check with the payroll department.

  Student
  And another thing, Is there any way I could get paid sooner, I have
  been teaching all these weeks…

  Secretary
  I know that’s not fair but I don’t think they can do anything; all the
  checks are computed automatically in the system. They can’t just
  write checks.

  Student
  But there is another one to make mistakes. They’ve never told me!

  Woman
  I understand how you feel and if I were you, I’d be upset too. I’ll tell
  you what: when I call them, I will explain the situation and ask them
  if there is any way you can be paid sooner. But I have to tell you that
  base on past experiences you shouldn’t count on it.

  Student
  (Sigh) I understand thanks. I know it’s’ not your fault and that you’re
  doing everything you can.

  Secretary
  Well, what I CAN do is make sure that your first check for total amount
  the university owes you.

  Student
  That’ll be great! Thank you. I will be on campus about 10 tomorrow
  morning and I will come back to see you then.