TOEFL Campus Conversation: A Library Fine and a Missing Book

Listen to a conversation between a student and a librarian.

請聽一段學生和圖書館員之間的對話。

Hi there. How can I help you?

你好。有什麼可以幫你的嗎？

Hi. Um, I got an email about a library fine.

你好。嗯，我收到一封圖書館罰款的信。

And it says I owe thirty-five dollars!

上面說我欠35美元！

Okay, let me check. Can I see your student card?

好，我查一下。可以看一下你的學生證嗎？

Sure, here you go.

好的，給你。

Hmm, it says the book is three weeks late.

嗯，系統顯示這本書逾期三週了。

But I returned that book! I'm sure I did.

可是我已經還了那本書！我很確定。

I understand. Do you remember when you returned it?

我了解。你記得是什麼時候還的嗎？

Hmm, let me think... It was the night of the big storm.

嗯，我想想……是那個大暴風雨的晚上。

The library was closed, so I used the return box outside.

圖書館關門了，所以我用了外面的還書箱。

Oh! The box by the side door?

喔！側門旁邊那個箱子？

Yes, that's the one. Why?

對，就是那個。怎麼了？

That box was broken last month. Books got stuck inside.

那個箱子上個月壞了。有些書卡在裡面。

Oh no. So my book might still be in there?

糟糕。那我的書可能還在裡面？

Maybe. Wait here a moment. I'll go and look.

有可能。你在這裡等一下，我去看看。

Well, you're lucky! I found it at the bottom.

你運氣真好！我在最底下找到了。

Really? That's amazing!

真的嗎？太棒了！

I'm so sorry about that.

真的很抱歉。

It was never scanned, so the system marked it late.

它一直沒被掃描，所以系統把它記成逾期。

So, what about the fine?

那罰款怎麼辦？

Don't worry. I've removed it completely.

別擔心，我已經全部取消了。

Thank you so much! That's a real relief.

太感謝了！真是鬆了一口氣。

Oh, but there's one small thing...

喔，不過還有一件小事……

You have another book that's two days late.

你還有另一本書逾期兩天了。

Seriously? Which one?

真的假的？哪一本？

A book about... time management.

一本關於……時間管理的書。

Ha! Okay, I deserve that one.

哈！好吧，這個我活該。

Now answer the questions.

現在請回答問題。

Why did the student come to the library?

這位學生為什麼來圖書館？

What happened to the book he returned?

他還的那本書怎麼了？

Why does the student laugh at the end?

最後這位學生為什麼笑了？