Part A :

Good Morning. Youth Council.

早上好．我是青年理事会．

Caroline speaking.

卡洛琳．

Oh, hello, I'm interested in standing for election to the Youth Council,

噢，你好，我对竞选青年理事会常务感兴趣

And I was told to give you a call.

然后我被告知要打电话给你．

That's good.

很好．

Could I have your name, please?

请给我您的名字好吗？

Yes, it's Roger Brown.

是的，这是罗杰布朗．

Thank you.

谢谢．

I'm Caroline, the Youth Council administrator.

我是卡洛琳，青年委员会管理人．

So do you know much about what the Council does, Roger?

所以你了解青年会是干什么的吗，罗杰?

I've talked to Stephanie - I think she's the chair of the Council.

我已经和斯蒂芬妮谈过了--我想她是该委员会的主席．

That's right.

是的．

And she told me a lot about it.

她告诉我很多关它得事情．

How it's a way for young people to discuss local issues, for example, and make suggestions to the town council.

举例来说，它是怎么成为一个年轻人讨论当地问题的途径，并向市政委员会提出建议．

That's what made me interested.

这是让我感兴趣的地方．

Fine. Well, let me take down some of your details.

好的．好让我把你的一些细节记下来．

First of all, how old are you?

首先，你多大了．

You know the Council is for young people aged from 13 to 18?

你知道这个委员会是从13岁到18岁的年轻人吗．

I've just turned 18.

我刚满18．

And where do you live, Roger?

你住在哪里，罗杰?

Well that's a bit complicated.

嗯，这有点复杂．

At the moment I'm looking for a flat to rent here, so I'm in a hostel from Monday to Friday.

目前我在找一个公寓去租，所以从星期一到星期五我在招待所．

I go back to my parents' place at the weekend.

周末我回到我父母的地方．

OK, so where's the best place to send you some information about the Council?

好的，所以最好把青年会信息寄到什么地方?

Oh, to my parents' address, please.

噢，我父母的地址．

That's 17, Buckleigh Street- B-U-C-K-L-E-I-G-H Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, though you don't really need the county.

那是林肯郡，斯坦福，巴克利街街，B-U-C-K-L-E-I- G-H，17号，尽管你并不需要填什么郡．

Oh, I know Stamford - it's a lovely town.

噢，我知道斯坦--这是个可爱的小镇．

And what's the postcode?

邮政编码是多少?

PE9 7QT

PE9 7QT

Right, thank you.

好的，谢谢．

So are you working here, or are you a student?

你在这儿工作，还是你是学生?

I started studying at the university a couple of weeks ago, and I've got a part-time job for a few hours a week.

我几周前开始在大学里学习，我已经找到了一份兼职工作，一周几个小时．

What do you do?

你做什么?

Well, I've done several different things.

嗯，我做了一些不同的工作．

I've just finished a short-term contract as a courier, and now I'm working as a waiter in one of the big hotels.

我刚刚完成了一个信使的短期合同，现在我在一家大饭店里工作．

Uhuh. That can't leave you much time for studying!

哈．这不能给你很多时间学习．

Oh, it's not too bad.

噢，这并不太坏．

I manage to fit it all in.

我设法去适应所有的这些．

What are you studying?

你在学什么?

My ambition is to go into parliament eventually, so my major subject is politics.

我的目标是最终进入议会，所以我的主修科目是政治．

That's partly why I think the Youth Council is important and want to be a part of it.

这就是为什么我认为青年委员会是重要的，想成为它的一部分．

And I suppose you're also taking a minor subject, aren't you?

我想你也要辅修一门课的，是不是?

I know a lot of people study economics too.

我认识很多人也学习经济学．

I chose history.

我选择了历史．

To be honest, I'm not finding it as interesting as I expected!

老实说，我没有发现它像我期望的那样有趣．