雅思场景听写训练 第17期:场地设施(3)

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JANE: It's going to be different from school, isn't it?

TIM: Yeah, particularly the lectures. Have you got any special strategy¹ for listening to lectures?

JANE: Well, l，m going to use a cassette² recorder and record them all.

TIM: What! Are you allowed to?

JANE: Sure. Lots of people do it nowadays. It means you can listen to the lectures all over again later, and make really good notes.

TIM: I couldn't do that. I like to take notes as I'm listening. I usually find I get all the important points. Reading is different of course. My approach is to skim³ the book first to see what's important and what isn't. It saves hours of time.

JANE: But what if you miss something?

TIM: You don't mean you're going to read every word, do you?

JANE: Well, that's what I usually do.

TIM: Well, that's up to you, but I think you're crazy!

JANE: What's your first lecture on, anyway?

TIM: Oh, it's a lecture on the French Revolution.

JANE: The French Revolution! How boring!

TIM: It's not boring at all! It was an amazing period of history. It changed everything in Europe. So what's your first lecture about?

JANE: It's about animal behavior. It sounds really interesting.

TIM: Look, I was on my way to the library. I'm going to get some of these books ou and start reading for the first essay I've got to write.

JANE: And what have you got to write about?

TIM: Well, you‘ll never believe it. I think our professor must have a sense of humor⁴. He's given us the title “Why study history?”

JANE: That's a good one. When you find the answer, let me know!

TIM: I'm going to enjoy writing it. Have you been given any writing assignments yet?

JANE: Yes, I've got to write about animal language.

TIM: Hmm! That sounds a challenge. I suppose you will be off to the zoo to do field research.