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新托福考试必备:新托福TPO(1-24)听力原文文本TPO16

2012-07-29来源:和谐英语

  TPO 16 Script Conversation1
  Narrator:
  Listen to a conversation between a Student and a facilities Manager at the university.

  Student:
  Hi. I'm Melanie, the one who's been calling.
  Manager:
  From the singing group, right?
  Student:
  From the choir.
  Manager:
  Right, the choir. It's nice to finally meet you in person. So, you are having problems with...
  Student:
  Noise. Like I explained on the phone we've always had our rehearsals in the Lincoln Auditorium every day at 3 o'clock and it's always worked just great. But the past few weeks with the noise, it's been a total nightmare since constructions started next door on the science hall.
  Manager:
  Oh, that's right. They're building that addition for new laboratories.
  Student:
  Exactly. Anyway, ever since they started working on it, it's been so noisy we can barely hear ourselves sing.
  Manager:
  Let alone sing.
  Student:
  Forget about singing. I mean, we keep the windows down and everything, but once those bulldozers get going, I mean those machines are loud. We've already had to cut short two rehearsals and we've got a concert in 6 weeks.
  Manager:
  Well, that's not good. I'm assuming you've tried to reschedule your rehearsals. They don't do construction work at night.
  Student:
  I ran that by the group, but there were just too many. I mean evenings are really hard. It seems like everyone in the choir already has plans and some even have classes at night.
  Manager:
  And what about the music building?
  Student:
  You know, originally we were booked in one of the rehearsal rooms in the music building, but then we switched with the jazz ensemble. They're a much smaller group and they said the acoustics, the sound in that room, was better for them. So having us moved to a bigger space like the Lincoln Auditorium seemed like a reasonable idea.
  Manager:
  But now...
  Student:
  All that noise. I don't know. I just wonder if the jazz ensemble knew what was going to happen.
  Manager:
  Well, that wouldn't be very nice.
  Student:
  No. But it really was quite a coincidence. Anyway, now the music building's fully booked, mornings, afternoons, everything, we just need a quiet space. And it has to have a piano.
  Manager:
  A piano. Of course some of the other auditoriums have pianos, but that's not going to be easy.
  Student:
  You think they're pretty booked up?
  Manager:
  Probably. But it can't hurt to check. What about Bradford Hall? I remember a piano in the old Student center there.
  Student:
  At this point, we'd be grateful for any quiet place.
  Manager:
  Can you... How flexible can you be on times? You said no evenings, but what ill(if) can't find something open at 3 o'clock? Can you move earlier or later?
  Student:
  I wish I could say another time would be okay, but you know how it is, everybody's already got commitments for the whole semester 2:30 or 3:30 would probably be okay, but I don't think we could go much outside that
  Manager:
  Well, check with me tomorrow morning. I should've found something by then. It might not be ideal...
  Student:
  As long as it's got a piano and nobody's putting up a building next door, we'll be happy.