5. Wang has
some experience in CAD.
听力原文:
W:Come in please.
M:Good morning, Dr. Wilson.
W:Good morning, Wang. So nice to see
you again. Take a seat…why don't you, please.
When did you
get to the university?
M:I arrived yesterday.
W:Well…are you living in the college?
M:No, I am with an English family…actually…because I want to improve my
speaking.
W:Oh, fine. Right, did you take a
language proficiency test before you came?
M:Yes. Uhh…my Overall Band is 6, but…unfortunately my speaking is only5.
W:OK, you know, here in this
university, you have to take our own English test before you attend any
lectures. So, first of all ,what we've got to do is, we have to make an
arrangement for the test date. Umm…will tomorrow be all right for you?
M:Yeah, I have time tomorrow morning.
W:Good, then. Tomorrow at ten. I
don't think the test will be any problem for you. Now, let's make sure you make
full use of your time here. Let's put it like this. What exactly do you want to
accomplish in the next 12 months?
M:I'm interested in computer language
translation, I mean, from English to Chinese and Chinese to English. I'll try,
if possible, to produce a software or a device which can serve as an
interpreter.
W:Yes, could you be a bit more
specific about…er…the device?
M:For instance, when, you talk to the
device in English it will translate your wordssintosChinese
and vice versa.
W:Uhuh…do you mean it'll be as competent
as…er…a human interpreter?
M:Yes…well, I'll let it deal with general situations, at least.…
W:Fascinating…and how big will the device itself
be, do you think?
M:The size of a cigarette pack. I
think. So people can put it in their pocket.
W:Really. Well, that could be a Ph. D
project. Tell me what you have done so far.
M:In my four years of undergraduate
study, I studied electronics, advanced mathematics, hardware designing, some
computer languages and program writing.
W:Yes, but have you done any
practical jobs? I mean, have you written any programs for practical use?
M:I was involved in a project for CAD
in a shipyard.
W:The computer aided design. That was
probably a good experience, but unfortunately, it may not help your present
project much. Are you familiar with C - language?