06-04-2026



**00:00:09**  
Now turn to section one.  
現在請轉到第一部分。

You will hear two women talking about house cleaning.  
你將聽到兩個女人談論打掃房屋。

First you have some time to look at questions 1 to three.  
首先，你可以花點時間看看第1到第3題。

Listen carefully to the first part of the conversation and answer questions 1 to three.  
仔細聽對話的第一部分，並回答第1到第3題。

>> Well, Jill, I'm glad you had a nice holiday.  
>> 嗨，吉爾，我很高興你度了個愉快的假期。

We'll have to try it ourselves sometime.  
我們也得找時間自己試試。

>> Yes, Kate, you really should.  
>> 是啊，凱特，你真的應該。

I'll give you a contact number for the hotel we stayed in.  
我會給你我們住過的飯店的聯絡電話。

Anyway, I must be Oh, I know what I meant to ask you.  
反正，我得走了，哦，我知道我想問你的事。

Sorry, it was about a cleaner.  
抱歉，是關於清潔工的事。

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**00:01:21**  
>> Oh, yes.  
>> 哦，是的。

>> Yes. We've been talking about getting somebody to come in and help out.  
>> 是的，我們一直在談請人來幫忙。

You had a cleaner not long ago, didn't you?  
你不久前請過清潔工，是嗎？

I thought you said having a cleaner was a waste of money, that you'd never pay somebody to do what you can do perfectly well yourself.  
我以為你說請清潔工是浪費錢，你絕不會付錢讓別人做自己能做好事。

>> Well, yes, maybe.  
>> 嗯，也許是。

But things have changed.  
但情況已經改變。

Things are really hectic for Greg at work all of a sudden.  
格雷格突然工作變得非常忙碌。

He's never home till after 8.  
他從不在8點後回家。

I end up doing everything.  
我最後都得自己做所有事。

The house looks like such a mess.  
房子看起來亂七八糟。

I never get time to tidy up before I go out to work.  
我從來沒時間在出門工作前整理。

And in the evenings, I just about manage to cook and wash up.  
而且晚上，我勉強能做飯和洗碗。

Well, you shouldn't be the one doing everything if you're working as well.  
如果你也在工作，你不應該是那個做所有事的人。

That's not fair, is it?  
這不公平，對吧？

I think Greg's just shattered.  
我覺得格雷格已經累垮了。

To be fair, he's pretty domesticated.  
公平起見，他其實挺會過日子的。

We've always pretty much shared the chores.  
我們一直都大致分擔家務。

It's just a temporary thing.  
這只是暫時的事。

I think I hope we're basically both trying to juggle too much.  
我希望我們其實都在努力應付太多事情。

The last thing we want to do at the weekends is start cleaning.  
週末最不想做的事情就是開始打掃。

We want to relax a bit.  
我們想放鬆一下。

It's not because all the neighbors have got a cleaner, is it?  
不是因為鄰居都請了清潔工吧？

M you know me too well.  
你太了解我了。

I guess there is a bit of that.  
我猜確實有點那樣。

I feel like the poor relation when I tell them I do all the cleaning myself.  
我覺得像個可憐的親戚，當我告訴他們我自己打掃。

They can't believe I fit in so much.  
他們不相信我能安排得這麼緊。

Never worry about what other people think.  
永遠不要在意別人怎麼想。

No. Anyway, one way or another, we need a cleaner.  
不管怎樣，我們都需要請個清潔工。

Well, as long as it's not too expensive, that is.  
當然，前提是不太貴。

I don't think it's expensive and it's money well spent.  
我認為這不貴，而且花得值得。

We only stopped having Trisha come in every week because I was off work with the baby, so I could do most of it myself.  
我們只停止讓特莉莎每週來一次，因為我因帶孩子休假，所以自己能搞定大部分。

So, how much is it?  
那它多少錢？

Well, Trisha was £8 an hour.  
特莉莎每小時8英鎊。

I can't say that's what everyone charges.  
我不能說這是所有人的收費。

That isn't bad, is it?  
這不算貴吧？

It's less than I thought.  
比我想像的便宜。

Oh, well, I think we can run to £8.  
哦，好吧，我想我們可以接受8英鎊。

How many hours did she do?  
她工作了幾個小時？

4 hours a week.  
每週4個小時。

Well, that sounds about right.  
嗯，聽起來差不多。

Can you give me her number then?  
那你可以給我她的號碼嗎？

Oh, sorry. No, she's not around anymore.  
哦，抱歉，她已經不在了。

She went back to Wales.  
她回威爾士了。

I think it was Wales anyway. A couple of months ago.  
我想應該是威爾士，幾個月前。

>> Oh, no. That's a shame.  
>> 哎呀，真可惜。

Wait a minute, though.  
不過等一下。

We've had some leaflets through the door recently.  
我們最近收到一些傳單。

Let me see if I can find one.  
讓我看看能不能找到一張。

I put one here by the phone.  
我把一張放在電話旁邊。

I'm sure you now have some time to look at questions 4 to 10.  
我相信你現在有時間看看第4到第10題。

Now listen to the rest of the conversation and answer questions 4 to 10.  
現在聽對話的剩餘部分，並回答第4到第10題。

Ah, yes. Here we are.  
啊，是的。這裡。

It's a company.  
是一家公司。

They're called Dusters.  
他們叫做Dusters。

Dusters? Yes. As in people who dust.  
Dusters？是的，像打掃灰塵的人。

You have to phone Abby on.  
你得打電話給艾比。

Is that Abby with E Y?  
是E Y的艾比嗎？

>> No, it's Abb Y.  
>> 不，是Abb Y。

Okay. And it's a local number. 650 918.  
好的，是本地號碼，650 918。

650 918. Okay, got it.  
650 918。好的，我知道了。

They do ironing and can look after your garden, too, apparently.  
他們可以熨衣服，也能照顧你的花園。

M ironing would be helpful. I love ironing.  
熨衣服很有幫助，我很喜歡熨衣服。

So, do they say how much it is?  
那他們說收費多少嗎？

Yes, it's 950 an hour.  
是每小時950。

That's for all the different services.  
這包括所有服務。

950. A bit more expensive then.  
950，比較貴。

They do a spring clean for £45.  
他們春季大掃除收45英鎊。

So, that's one big clean.  
也就是一次大清潔。

Do they say how many hours that is?  
他們說那要幾個小時嗎？

No, it just says spring clean.  
沒有，只寫春季清潔。

I guess it's 5 hours.  
我猜應該是5個小時。

So, it's a bit cheaper than 5 hours of cleaning would be normally.  
所以比一般5個小時的清掃便宜點。

Yes, probably. That might be a good idea to start off with.  
是的，或許是個好開始。

You'll like this, too, Kate. They can use organic products if you want them to.  
凱特，你也會喜歡，他們可以用有機產品。

Oh, yes. I'd prefer that.  
哦，是的，我更喜歡那樣。

I don't like using strong chemicals.  
我不喜歡用強烈的化學品。

They're so bad for the environment.  
它們對環境非常不好。

Okay, I'll give them a call. Thanks for that.  
好的，我會打電話給他們，謝謝。

That is the end of section one.  
這是第一部分的結束。

You now have half a minute to check your answers.  
你現在有半分鐘時間檢查答案。

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**00:07:56**  
Now turn to section two.  
現在請轉到第二部分。

>> Section two. You will hear a library assistant talking about the library she works in.  
>> 第二部分，你將聽到一位圖書館助理談論她工作的圖書館。

You now have 30 seconds to read questions 11 to 15.  
你現在有30秒時間閱讀第11到第15題。

Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.  
現在仔細聽，並回答第11到第15題。

>> Hi, can I help you?  
>> 您好，我可以幫忙嗎？

>> Um, yes. I wanted to join the library.  
>> 嗯，是的，我想加入這個圖書館。

Okay, first of all, let me show you around the library and explain a few things for you.  
好的，首先讓我帶你參觀圖書館，並解釋一些事情。

Okay. Now we're here at the main entrance.  
好的。現在我們在主要入口處。

You can see the reception which is where you bring back and take out books and also we can order books and answer your questions there.  
你可以看到櫃台，那裡是歸還和借出書籍的地方，也可以在那裡訂書和解答你的問題。

Mhm. Next to the reception where you can see those old desks is where we keep the magazines because you can sit down and read there.  
嗯。櫃台旁邊那裡是我們存放雜誌的地方，因為你可以坐下來閱讀。

They're divided into sections for sciences, geography, arts, etc.  
它們被分類為科學、地理、藝術等不同區域。

Then at the back of the library, you can see the section for old books.  
然後在圖書館的後面，你可以看到舊書區。

And next to that is where the books proper start.  
緊接著那裡才是正式的書籍區。

That used to be the science section, but now on those shelves, you'll find the art section.  
那個曾經是科學區，但現在在那些書架上，則是藝術區。

We had a big reorganization in the summer, which I think has made it clearer.  
我們在夏天進行了一次大改組，我覺得這樣比較清楚。

The numbering is standard, so you should be able to find what you want quite easily.  
編號是標準的，所以你應該能很容易找到你想要的書。

However, if you can't find something, it probably means it's been borrowed.  
不過，如果你找不到某樣東西，可能是已被借走。

Okay, then in the corner next to the reference section is where we thought it was quietest and away from the phones and printers and things.  
好的，然後在參考資料區旁邊的角落，我們認為那裡最安靜，遠離電話和印表機等設備。

So, we've put the study desks there.  
所以，我們把學習桌放在那裡。

They all have computer access if you need it for your laptop.  
如果你需要用電腦或筆電，它們都可以使用。

We do ask that you don't just read magazines there though.  
但我們請你不要只是坐那裡讀雜誌。

Okay. Uh then there's the reference section where you can look up the files.  
好的。然後是參考資料區，你可以查閱資料。

Then as we come back to the main entrance is the next section where we used to have the languages.  
然後回到主要入口處，是我們曾經放語言學習資料的區域。

It got very busy and noisy.  
那裡曾經非常繁忙且吵雜。

So when we moved everything round, we decided to put the law books here.  
所以，當我們重新安排後，決定把法律書放在這裡。

Also, because it's a smaller section, it fits quite well here.  
另外，因為這是個較小的區域，所以放這裡很合適。

Okay, then we're back at the main entrance.  
好了，我們又回到主要入口。

Over there by reception, there's a door that goes to the extension, and we have further sections such as languages and study desks through there.  
櫃台那邊有一扇門通往擴建區，我們那裡還有語言和學習桌等區域。

So you could have a look around when we finished.  
等我們結束後，你可以再逛逛。

Then just between reception and the door here is where we decided to put the computers.  
然後就在櫃台和這裡的門中間，我們決定放電腦。

But the computer magazines are in the magazine section as we found too many went missing here.  
但電腦雜誌在雜誌區，因為我們發現這裡丟失太多。

Okay. Is that everything?  
好的，這樣就所有的了嗎？

You now have 30 seconds to read questions 16 to 20.  
你現在有30秒時間閱讀第16到第20題。

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**00:27:12**  
That's great. Thanks.  
太好了，謝謝。

Can you just tell me a bit about borrowing and the rules and whatever?  
你能稍微告訴我借書的規則和流程嗎？

Of course. Over the last 2 months, we've been introducing a new system for this, and you can now take books out for 6 weeks.  
當然。在過去兩個月，我們開始推行新的借書制度，現在可以借書長達6週。

That's generally enough for most people.  
這對大多數人來說已經足夠。

We usually get books back within 30 days.  
我們通常在30天內收回借出的書。

Of course, you may decide to renew the period.  
當然，你也可以選擇續借。

You used to have to come in to get the book stamped because we don't like doing it over the phone as there's no record of it.  
以前你必須親自來圖書館蓋章，因為我們不喜歡用電話辦理，怕沒有紀錄。

But now you can do all that via email.  
但現在你可以用電子郵件完成所有程序。

If you do forget to renew, then we do make a charge, I'm afraid.  
如果你忘記續借，恐怕我們會收費。

That helps our costs, of course, but we do insist on it.  
這樣可以幫助我們控制成本，但我們堅持收費。

The good news is that there is only one charge.  
好消息是只有一個費用。

I know some libraries charge £1 for one week and then it goes up with each week it's late.  
我知道有些圖書館每遲還一週就收1英鎊，然後遲得越久，費用越高。

We ask for £1.50 as we think that's high enough to stop people being overdue.  
我們收1.50英鎊，認為這個金額足以防止逾期。

The other thing you may want to know is what you do about books that are not on the shelves.  
你可能還想知道，關於找不到在架上的書，該怎麼辦。

We do have a system for reserving them.  
我們有預約系統。

All you have to do is fill in a yellow form behind those blue ones on the desk and give it to someone at reception.  
只要在桌上的藍色表格後面填一份黃色表格，交給櫃台人員即可。

We'll let you know when it comes in.  
我們會通知你書到貨的時候。

Also, sometimes you'll need a journal article that we don't have, but can get from other libraries.  
有時候，你會需要一篇我們沒有的期刊文章，但可以從其他圖書館借來。

So, we offer an ordering service if you need it.  
如果需要，我們也提供訂購服務。

Now, if you'd like to fill in this form here,  
現在，如果你願意，請填寫這份表格。

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**00:30:00**  
That is the end of section two.  
這是第二部分的結束。

You now have half a minute to check your answers.  
你現在有半分鐘時間檢查你的答案。

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**00:30:30**  
Now turn to section three.  
現在請轉到第三部分。

Section three. You will hear a conversation between two university students about transferring to a different course.  
第三部分，你將聽到兩位大學生討論轉換課程的對話。

>> Now you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26.  
>> 現在請花點時間看看第21到第26題。

Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26.  
仔細聽，並回答第21到第26題。

>> Hi Graeme, how you doing?  
>> 嗨，格雷姆，你過得怎麼樣？

>> Hi Judy, I'm fine, thanks. And thanks for popping round.  
>> 嗨，朱迪，我很好，謝謝。也謝謝你來訪。

I was hoping I could pick your brains about transferring to another course.  
我希望能請教你關於轉換課程的事情。

>> Yes, I remember you saying you wanted to do something else. Are you planning on staying here or are you looking to go to a different university?  
>> 是的，我記得你說你想做點別的事。你打算留在這裡，還是想轉到另一所大學？

>> No, I'm happy to stay here. I just feel I need to do something else.  
>> 不，我很願意留在這裡。我只是覺得我需要做點別的事。

How did you go about your transfer? You did history of art originally, didn't you?  
你是怎麼轉學的？你一開始是學藝術史，對吧？

>> That was the course I initially wanted to transfer to. I'd studied art at college and wanted to continue. But my parents persuaded me that English would be more useful, so I took their advice, but I really didn't enjoy it and tried to transfer to history of art, but the course was full.  
>> 那是我最初想轉的課程。我在大學學過藝術，想繼續學下去。但我父母說英語更實用，所以聽從了他們的建議，但我真的不喜歡那個專業，並試圖轉到藝術史，但課程已滿。

Anyway, I spoke with the course tutors and they told me about the fine art program. They thought I had the talent to do it, so that was that.  
反正，我跟課程導師談過，他們告訴我有關純藝術課程的事。他們覺得我有天分，於是就這樣定了。

>> I see. How did your parents take the news?  
我明白了。你父母怎麼看這個消息？

>> They were okay about it, really. They just want me to do what I enjoy, so everything's fine there.  
他們其實還好。他們只希望我做我喜歡的事，所有都沒問題。

So, you're hoping to transfer as well, then?  
那你也打算轉學，是吧？

>> Yes. I think I've given the German course a good try, but I'm not really happy.  
是的。我覺得我已經試過德語課程了，但我真的不快樂。

Most of the other students on the course seem to have at least one German parent or they've spent a great deal of time in Germany, so their German is much better than mine.  
這門課的其他學生大多都有一位德國父母，或是在德國待了很長時間，所以他們的德語比我強多了。

But we get huge novels to read and I'm still struggling with the first chapter while they're already finished and writing their assignments.  
但我們要讀很長的小說，我還在努力第一章，他們卻已經讀完並在寫作業。

I thought about doing a combined degree German with another course as the workload would be less but in the end I feel a complete change would be best.  
我考慮過把德語和另一門課合併，因為這樣工作量會少點，但最後我覺得徹底換個專業才是最好。

One of my other subjects at school was history and I realize now I'm actually more interested in that.  
我在學校的另一個科目是歷史，我現在才意識到我對那個更感興趣。

One of my housemates is doing history and it sounds like a great degree, so I've decided to focus on that.  
我其中一個室友在讀歷史，聽起來是一個很棒的學位，所以我決定專攻那個。

>> Well, people do transfer, so it's not out of the ordinary.  
>> 好啦，人們確實會轉學，所以這並不奇怪。

But won't you miss the opportunity to study abroad for a year? You spend year three in Germany, don't you?  
但你不會錯過去國外留學一年的機會嗎？你三年級是在德國，是吧？

>> I know. Not only Germany, actually. You have a choice of Germany, Switzerland, or Austria.  
>> 我知道。其實不只是德國。你可以選擇德國、瑞士或奧地利。

That would be exciting. I know, but that's really the only thing I like about the course, and I can always do some traveling after I've finished my studies.  
那會很刺激。我知道，但那是我喜歡這門課唯一的地方，完成學業後我還可以旅行。

I still don't know what I want to do as far as a career is concerned.  
我還不知道我的職業規劃是什麼。

So, I think it's best I study something I enjoy first and foremost.  
所以，我覺得我應該先讀我喜歡的科目。

Anyway, I thought I'd ask you about how you went about your transfer before taking it any further.  
總之，我想先請教你是怎麼轉學的，然後才決定下一步。

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