托福听力TPO20听力文本(Conversation+Lecture)

　　TPO20 Conversation 2

　　Narrator

　　Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.

　　Student

　　Professor Jennings, I hope I am not interrupting, but you wanted to see me?

　　Professor

　　Oh, hello, Suzane. Yes, yes, come right in. How are you doing?

　　Student

　　All right.

　　Professor

　　Well, good. The reason I wanted to talk to you was that while you were presenting you linguistics project in class the other day, well, you know, I was thinking you are a perfect candidate for the dean’s undergraduate research fund.

　　Student

　　Um ... Professor, I am really sure what the... um ... dean....

　　Professor

　　Undergraduate research fund is ... It is a mouthful I suppose. OK. Here’s the thing. Every year the school has a pool of money to fund a number of research projects of undergraduate students. Because as you can imagine, in-depth research often requires monetary support.

　　Student

　　I would like to expand on my research.

　　Professor

　　Good. First a panel of professors reviews the applications for the grant. And then they decide which project should be funded. The allotted money could be used for travel expenses, to attend a conference for example, or things like supplies, research equipment, resources that are necessary to conduct the research.

　　Student

　　I see.

　　Professor

　　Right. And I think you should apply for this grant. Your project is definitely eligible. And you can expand it if you have the necessary resources. So, does it sound like something you would be interested in?

　　Student

　　Oh, yeah, sounds great. I thought the topic I work on was very interesting, and it is certainly relevant to my linguistics major. I assume it will also look good when I try to get into graduate school. But how do I apply for the grant?

　　Professor

　　It is pretty straightforward. A brief description of your proposed project, and an estimated budget. How much you need to spend and what you intend to spend it on. Also a glowing letter of recommendation from a linguistics professor wouldn’t hurt, which I’d be more than happy to write up for you.

　　Student

　　OK. Cool. I am pretty clear on how to carry out my project, but I am not sure where I can find more information on the subject.

　　Professor

　　Well, I have already thought of that. There’s this private library at a university in Boston. By the way, because I graduated from that school, I can get you access to it, no problem. You see the library houses lots of unpublished documents that are relevant to your topic.

　　Student

　　So I can put that on the application for the grant, that I plan on using material from that library for my research and figure a trip to Boston into my budget?

　　Professor

　　Exactly. I really think judging from your work in class, and the relevance and clarity of this project, you really have a good chance of getting the funding.

　　Student

　　OK. I’ll definitely apply then.

　　Professor

　　The sooner the better. It is due in a few weeks. Gook Luck! And I’ll get that letter written up right away.