『新东方在线托福听力』为托福考生准备了ETS托福TPO/Official 21 Con 1听力练习：Why was the building given a new name?原文题目答案解析，TPO/Official 21 Con 1听力原文范文音频翻译。

托福TPO/Official 21 Con 1听力原文Why was the building given a new name?【新东方在线】

旁白：听一段学生和教授的对话

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.

教授：打扰一下，请问有什么能帮助你的吗?

今天是我大学的第一天，我哪儿也找不到。

This is my first day on campus, and I don't know where anything is.

教授：你找不到入学演讲会了是吗？

Professor: Can't find your orientation session?

学生：哎。真不是个好的开始！

我在去入学演讲会的路上迷路了。

教授：呃， 我想应该在大礼堂吧，一般都在那儿的。

Professor: Well, my guess is in the auditorium, that's where they usually are.

学生：没错，但是那个是综合性的演讲会。

今天早些时候我去了其中一个。

I went to one of those sessions earlier today.

但是现在我想找关于我专业的入学演讲会，就是工程专业。

But now I need the one for my major, engineering.

我的日程表上写着是在……乔森厅？

My schedule says the meeting room is in ... Johnson Hall?

是在工程系，我这地图上显示就是我们面前这楼啊。

In the engineering department, which should be right here in front of us, according to the map.

But this building is called the Morgan Hall.

教授：呵呵，你看地图的水平没有问题。

Professor: Well, your map reading skills are fine actually.

问题是去年春天他们把这该名叫做摩根厅了。

Trouble is they changed the name to Morgan Hall last spring.

也就是说他们给你的地图是以前的名儿？

学生：哦，其实这地图是我好几个月之前就收到的。

Student: Well, this was actually mailed out month and month ago.

最近我又收到了一个邮件，里面倒是有一张这种地图。

I got a second pack in the mail more recently with another one of these maps in it.

我想他们一定是把地图里面的地名更新了吧。

教授：是啊，这里变化快着呢。

Professor: Well, things change fast around here.

这座楼是以我校的一位教授命名的。

This building was renamed after one of our professors.

She is very well-known in the world of physics.

教授：他是我们这的一名元老级教授。

Professor: Oh, one of the early professors here.

不幸的是，我想他的观点已经过时了吧。

Unfortunately, I thinks his ideas are going out of style.

这也是我转到这所大学的原因。

That's why I transferred to this university.

你们实验室里的研究设备简直太让我心驰神往了。

I was really impressed with all the research equipment you guys have at the laboratories.

教授：呃……那你知道自己想专攻工程学哪个领域了吗？

Professor: Um... so do you know what kind of engineering you want to specialize in?

教授：这里的航空航天工程系特别棒。

Professor: Well, the aerospace engineering department here is excellent!

嗯……你知道吗？我们学校是我国第一所设立航天航空工程的学校。

Eh... do you know that this university was the first one in the country to offer a program in aerospace engineering?

而且这里几名毕业生还成为了宇航员并环地球航行呢。

And a couple of students who graduated from here became astronauts and orbited the Earth.

教授：是的。这个系的确有许多杰出的校友。

Professor: Right. The department has many prominent alumni.

不过你很可能有机会跟我学习高数课程。

Well, you might end up taking some of your advanced math course with me.

我有很多工程系的学生，因为我教应用数学的必修课程。

I get a lot of students from the engineering department because I teach the required applied mathematics courses.

学生：哇塞，太好了，其实我还真的很想辅修数学呢。

Student: Oh, cool. Actually, I want to get a minor in math.

教授：那好极了。呃……航空航天工程系，再加上数学的辅修，那你可将前程无量啊。

Professor: Excellent. Hmm... A major in aerospace engineering with a minor in math, you'll go far with that degree.

如果有了强悍的数学做后盾，那么在你们这个领域就会获得更多的机会。

There are so many more opportunities available in the field when you have a strong math background.

学生：听您这么说我真的很高兴。

Why does the man need the professor's help?

What is the man's attitude toward his new university?

What does the professor imply about aerospace engineering students?

Conversation1 Narrator Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor. Professor Excuse me, can I help you? You look a little lost. Student Yeah, I am. This is my first day on campus, and I don’t know where anything is. Professor Can’t find your orientation session? Student Uh-huh. What a way to begin! Lost going to orientation Professor Well, my guess is in the auditorium, that’s where they usually are. Student You’re right, the general ones. I went to one of those sessions earlier today. But now I need the one for my major, engineering. My schedule says the meeting room is in ... Johnson Hall? In the engineering department, which should be right here in front of us, according to the map. But this building is called the Morgan Hall. Professor Well, your map reading skills are fine actually. This used to be Johnson Hall, all right. Trouble is they changed the name to Morgan Hall last spring. So they sent you a map with an old name? I am surprised. Student Well, this was actually mailed out month and month ago. I got a second pack in the mail more recently with another one of these maps in it. I guess they must have the updated name. I left that one in my dorm room. Professor Well, things change fast around here. This building was renamed after one of our professors. She retired a few months ago. She is very well-known in the world of physics. Too bad for Johnson, I guess. Student Who is Johnson anyway? Professor Oh, one of the early professors here. Unfortunately, I thinks his ideas are going out of style. Science kept marching forward. Student I’ll say it does. That’s why I transferred to this university. I was really impressed with all the research equipment you guys have at the laboratories. You are really on the forefront. Professor Um... so do you know what kind of engineering you want to specialize in? Student Yeah, aerospace engineering. Professor Well, the aerospace engineering department here is excellent! Eh... do you know that this university was the first one in the country to offer a program in aerospace engineering? Student Yeah, I know. And a couple of students who graduated from here became astronauts and orbited the Earth. Professor Right. The department has many prominent alumni. Well, you might end up taking some of your advanced math course with me. I get a lot of students from the engineering department because I teach the required applied mathematics courses. Student Oh, cool. Actually, I want to get a minor in math. Professor Excellent. Hmm... A major in aerospace engineering with a minor in math, you’ll go far with that degree. More of our students should do that. There are so many more opportunities available in the field when you have a strong math background. Student I’m glad to hear you say that.

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