TOEFL Campus Conversation: A Library Fine and a Missing Book

Listen to a conversation between a student and a librarian.

请听一段学生和图书管理员之间的对话。

Hi there. How can I help you?

你好。有什么可以帮你的？

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

你好。嗯，我收到一封关于图书馆罚款的邮件。

And it says I owe thirty-five dollars!

上面说我欠35美元！

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

好，我查一下。可以看看你的学生证吗？

Sure, here you go.

好的，给你。

Hmm, it says the book is three weeks late.

嗯，系统显示这本书逾期三周了。

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

可是我已经还了那本书！我很确定。

I understand. Do you remember when you returned it?

我明白。你还记得是什么时候还的吗？

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

嗯，我想想……是那个下大暴雨的晚上。

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

图书馆关门了，所以我用了外面的还书箱。

Oh! The box by the side door?

哦！侧门旁边那个箱子？

Yes, that's the one. Why?

对，就是那个。怎么了？

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

那个箱子上个月坏了。有些书卡在里面了。

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

哎呀。那我的书可能还在里面？

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

有可能。你在这儿等一下，我去看看。

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

你运气不错！我在最底下找到了。

Really? That's amazing!

真的吗？太好了！

I'm so sorry about that.

真的很抱歉。

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

它一直没被扫描，所以系统把它记成逾期了。

So, what about the fine?

那罚款怎么办？

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

别担心，我已经全部取消了。

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

太感谢了！真是松了一口气。

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

哦，不过还有一件小事……

You have another book that's two days late.

你还有一本书逾期两天了。

Seriously? Which one?

真的吗？哪一本？

A book about... time management.

一本关于……时间管理的书。

Ha! Okay, I deserve that one.

哈！好吧，这个我活该。

Now answer the questions.

现在请回答问题。

Why did the student come to the library?

这名学生为什么来图书馆？

What happened to the book he returned?

他还的那本书怎么了？

Why does the student laugh at the end?

最后这名学生为什么笑了？