新托福听写训练 第32期

Listen to a conversation between two students.

W:What's the matter? I never see you look so tense?

M:I am just frustrated¹. That's all. I have been worked on lab report for my biology class for hours and the results keep coming out long.

W:Did you use right procedures²?

M:Yeah, that's no problem, it's just, well, it just, you know every time I do the statistics³ I get different results. Did you ever take biology?

W:No I fill my science requirement with physics, I really don't care for biology especially I ? section. I must pass down it in high school. We had to cut open that.

M:Ok, I get the picture, I a bit ? squish myself but the biology require the least math which is the my best subject. I don't see why we even have to take science class which we have not major in it. I am never going to use this the real life.

W:well that's not the point really, a college graduation suppose to be right round it. You know with broad education, the economy specialize⁴ in grad school.

M:Sure if I ever get there. It's just seem that I run it that one biology lab report can stand in the way of brilliant career in sociology⁵.

W:You don't be silly; you will manage somehow. See how come you don't have the result for one of your freak to write down.

M:Whoops! I must forgot to add it in. No wonder my figures were messed up!

1 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 procedures   

程序； 手续； 步骤； 常规； 程序( procedure的名词复数 )； 手续； [计算机]过程； （为解决一个特殊问题而专门设计的）文字程序

参考例句：

• procedures that must be followed to ensure full compliance with the law 为确保严格遵守法律所必须遵行的程序
• You need to become fully conversant with the company's procedures. 你得对公司的程序了如指掌。

3 statistics   

n.统计，统计数字，统计学

参考例句：

• We have statistics for the last year.我们有去年的统计资料。
• Statistics is taught in many colleges.许多大学都教授统计学。

4 specialize   

v.专化，特化 ；(in)专攻；专门研究

参考例句：

• What did you specialize in?你的主修科目是什么？
• After his first degree he wishes to specialize.获得学士学位之后，他希望专攻某科。

5 sociology   

n.社会学，社会关系学，群落生态学

参考例句：

• He is studying sociology.他正研究社会学。
• A pioneer of legal sociology in Germany was Max Weber.德国法律社会学的先驱是马克斯·韦伯。