Dicvo

高中一年级 · 阅读系列

Lesson 38 · The Library's New Hours

文体:校园提案 · 朗读音轨 38

本课插图:The Library's New Hours

先听一遍

听听学生怎样把‘图书馆多开一小时’变成更具体的试行方案。

展开英文短文,再悬停查词

Our school library closed at five. Students who commuted from far away often waited for a bus at six, and some wanted a quiet place to study until then. We asked the librarian whether the library could stay open an extra hour.

She listened but explained that the staff schedule and building rules could not be changed by students alone. Instead of repeating our request, we asked how to collect useful information. For two weeks, we counted students who were still at school after five and asked what kind of space they needed.

The results showed interest, but not every student needed the full library. The school tried opening one supervised study room twice a week. After a month, the staff reviewed attendance and the extra work involved.

Our first proposal had been simple: “Keep the library open.” The trial gave us a more precise question: which space, on which days, helps students without placing too much work on the people who run it?

读懂了什么?

读完后,试着用一句话说出本文的主要意思,并从原文找出支持它的一句话。

查看中文译文

学校图书馆下午五点关门。通学路远的学生常常要等到六点才坐上公交车,有些人希望这段时间能有个安静的自习地点。我们问图书管理员,能否让图书馆多开一小时。

她听完解释说,教职员排班和校舍规定不能由学生单独改变。我们没有一再重复请求,而是问怎样收集有用的信息。接下来两周,我们统计五点后仍在学校的学生人数,并询问他们需要怎样的空间。

结果显示确实有需求,但并非每个人都需要整座图书馆开放。学校试着每周两次开放一间有人管理的自习室。一个月后,工作人员查看了使用人数,也评估了增加的工作量。

最初我们的提案很简单:‘延长图书馆开放时间。’试行后,我们的问题变得更精确:在哪些日子开放哪种空间,既能帮助学生,又不会让管理人员负担过重?

本课重点词语

以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解;英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。

commute
通学往返;有些学生从远处来。
extra hour
额外一小时;最初希望延长的时间。
staff schedule
员工排班;开放时间受其制约。
alone
独自地;学生不能单方面更改规定。
collect information
收集信息;统计留校人数和需求。
count
统计;记录五点后还有多少学生。
supervised
有人管理的;试行开放的自习室。
trial
试行;每周两次的暂行做法。
attendance
出席、使用人数;一个月后复核。
precise
精确的;提案由笼统变具体。
背景知识

延长开放涉及人手和校舍管理。学生先调查需求,学校再试行较小范围的自习室,依据使用人数和工作人员负担评估方案。

再听一遍