托福听力荟萃 57

（单词翻译）

Community service is an important ______ of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind. You education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching—that is, ______ in math and English. You'd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week. Professor Dodge¹ will act as a ______ to the tutor—he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week. I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume², too, showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge's office this week.

【填空答案】

1. component³: n.［C］one of several parts that together make up a whole machine or system （机器或系统的）零件；成分；组成部分

2. tutor: n. ［C］someone who teaches one pupil or a small group, and is directly paid by them 家庭教师，私人教师 v. to teach someone as a tutor 给…当家庭教师；指导

3. mentor⁴: n. ［C］an experienced person who advises and helps a less experienced person 顾问，指导人，教练

【听力原文】

Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind. You education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching—that is, tutoring in math and English. You'd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week. Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors—he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week. I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge's office this week.

【参考译文】

社区服务是我们大学教育的一个重要组成部分，在这里。我们鼓励所有的学生毕业前至少有一个社区活动。新的社区计划被称为“一对一”帮助那些已经落后的小学生。您的专业很可能是特别感兴趣，因为它提供了机会，做一些教学，数学和英语辅导。你不得不志愿者每周两小时为一学期。您可以选择数学，英语，或帮助孩子。半小时的课都很好，所以你可以做一个半小时的各学科每周两天。道奇教授将作为一个导师，导师he'll可以帮助你制订教学计划或提供活动的建议。他的办公时间是每周二和周四的下午。您可以报名参加该计划与他，并于下周开始。我敢肯定你会喜欢这项社区服务，在同一时间，你将获得宝贵的经验。你的简历看起来不错，太，表示你已经有经验的儿童，而且你关心你的社区。如果您想报名参加，如果您有任何疑问，停止道奇教授的办公室本周。