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<speaker sp1=female sp2=male sp3=female> </speaker>
<interlocutor interlocutor=> </interlocutor>
<interlocutor>  everybody </interlocutor>
<sp2> Good afternoon. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Would you please tell me your name and your number of your admission ticket? Please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Good afternoon and my name [Wn-l] is *** and my number is two four one two. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Yours, please. </interlocutor>
<sp2> My name, er, my name  is ***. My number [Wn-l] is two four nine [Wn-l] three [Wth-s] [Mr]. </sp2>
<sp3> My name is ***. My number is twenty-five twenty-seven. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now, would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other. Remember you should not mention the name [Wn-l] of your university. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Good af good afternoon and my name is ***. Er I'm a junior major in politics. I have a lot of hobbies, such as surfing in the Internet [W2n-l] [W2e-ai], er listen to the music. Mm,   I admire Jordan very much. Er I'm very interested in in English and computer. Er  er  I'm a easy-going, I'm an easy-going person, and  I hope I can make friends with you. That's all. </sp1>
<sp2> Now, I my name is ***. I am a u I am a junior student in university. I major is ??? engineering. I like sports and music [Ws-s] [Mi] most of most of all. Every afternoon, I play football and basketball in the stadium. [Wiu-ju] I I am I like make friends with  and I like make f make friends. I I hope I can make friends with you. </sp2>
<sp3> ?? Well. Good afternoon, everybody. My name is ***. My English name is Tina. My major is computer science. When I chose this major, I thought that this major have a ?? impass of human's development in the twenty-first century. And for myself, I have a dream in this future that I will found  a laboratory focused on the research on the issues benefit to our human being. I admire a motto of Princeton University that we only [Wy-eiing] do research on issues which will good for our mankind, because only[Wy-eiing] such issues will make our world more beautiful. Thank you! </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok. Now that we know each other, we can do some group work. First of all, I'd like to ask each of you a question. And Miss ***, do you think it's important to have a college education? Why or why not? </interlocutor>
<sp1> And I think it is important, and er and now I am a university student   er I think er  life is, life is life is long but life is short. And there is so much knowledge to learn [Wea-ae] er and if I have the chance to enter university and to have [Mv] receive further education, I think it's good for the er ? for the development of a person. And er I think everyone should be a well to be a all-around person. You should er develop er develop yourself in all aspects, and in university, er  its atmosphere is good for your study and for your growth [Wou-u]. </sp1>
<interlocutor> En, yeah. Now, Mr ***. Do you think it is possible [Wi-i] for every middle school students to have a college educaation? </interlocutor>
<sp2>Er I don't think so. <sp2>
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<interlocutor> Why? </interlocutor>
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<sp2> Because [Ws-s] because er students are have different levels [W2e-ei]. The the high-levels students can pass exam to the college [Mo-wau] [P2e-i], and the other en may can't pass the exam. And and some some students' family are poor. They they can't can'ts pay the pay the tuition of the high of the high university tui tuitions   Er,  that's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok, yeah.Miss ***. Is it reasonable [M2a-ei] for college students to pay for a higher education? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Of course, it's reasonable. For two reasons. Firstly, high education in current society is a elite education. It not face to the public. And we can say our purpose is to make the people can enter college become the center become the real good men for our society. So we must pay a lotof efforts to it in their characters in their technology and ? ? as that. And so, no one can deny the fact that if nation want to cultivate a very success college student, they must pay a lot of things. So if do your compensation, we must pay for it as our we are the benefit person of this education. Secondly is, maybe some college students are not think thought to dedicate themselves to the society. Maybe they have their personal personal v view of entering college. So pay a tuition or pay er some of money to this university will reasonably reduce our cost of it when they cannot serve our society because we must know that we cannot do er we cnanot do a deal which will boundly fail</sp3>
<interlocutor> Now, let's move to something more specific. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Ok </sp3>
<interlocutor> The topic for our discussion today [Mo-u] is enrollment of graduate [Md] students. Each of you will be given a chart with information about the enrollment of graduate students and certain problems. I'd like you to talk about the information given in your chart. You will have one minute to prepare. And each of you will have one and a half minutes to give your presentation. Don't worry if I interrupt you when time is up. Now, here are your chart. </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Now, Miss ***, would you please begin? Mr *** and Miss ***, please put your cards aside and listen to what Miss *** has to say. </interlocutor>
<sp1> And en, from my picture we can see [P2e-ing] that en in ninteen twenties, there are just three hundred er ?? students enrolled. And en the number [Wn-l] of applicants is nine hundred  thirty-five. And but with the development er after er several years er in two thousand, there are three thousand students enrolled. But while at the same time, the number [Wn-l] of applican[ei]ts rised to er two s two thousand twirty er twenty twenty-nine [Wn-l] hundred. And er the number [Wn-l] of students enrolle ddidn't er have increased but er the number [Wn-l] of a applicants increa increased so rap rapid. And er the picture show not increase an increase in the number [Wn-l] of students applying for graduate studies. And  I I think there are several reasons for the increase, and  er  because er   er everyone some of the people want to receive education receive good educations. And while the chances the chances are  limited. So  er  er  so so they can't meet the needs of er some student. Er  </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok. Now,  Mr ***. </interlocutor>
<sp2> In in ninteen eighty, then, the applicants with two year or more working experiences s are three er are thirty-five percent. While in ninteen eighty-five, it  it grows [Wr-z] to thirty-nine [Wn-l] thirty-nine [Wn-l] percent. En and in nineteen nineteen ninety-nine [Wn-l] , it grows [Wr-z] to forty-one forty-one percent. While in twen [Wwe-jua] twenty [Wwe-jua] hundred twenty [Wwe-jua] hundred year, it grows [Wr-z] to fifty-three percent. Now we can see [Wee-ei] a increase [Pc-er] of  of er a applicants with two year  with two year working experience. Er we can we I can give some reasons for the increase because [Ws-s] er the  the educational orga   orga  the educational government of  government of China has  has policy to  has policy to  increase the en enrollment [Wr-z] of university student. And more and more students students out  out of middle school can enter can enters university.  Then when they [Ph-r] when they [Ph-r] undergraduated from the university, they  wor they are working in the company  company or factory, and will  have the experience. Er  </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok. Now Miss ***, it's your turn now. </interlocutor>
<sp3> In previous ? expression, the graduate institution is full of male students, but now, while, le let's take a example. In nineteen eighty, there is only ten percent of female graduate student. But ten years later, the percentage sur? to fifty-one, five times compared to twenty years er ago. What is the reason? I think the reason have three part. One is the promotion of female confidence. As our traditional [P1a-n] concept, female is also always inferior to male. But as scientific development, the society become more and more open, we become realise our ability and we are not inferior to anybody. So more and more female became  active and engaged in a lot of higher education program, which have proved they're m really competitive. And second is the transition of our tra graduate  of our graduate subject structure. Maybe twenty years ago, us er program are more ? focused on engineering. But now, more subject as education, philosophy, literature such as more suitable for female graduate have have begined begin to catch our action. At er and  and at last,  foremost the more and more public awareness of higher education. We become realised the importance of getting getting touch of higher education and we become not beautiful of Ivory tower, which cannot experience only in four years undergraduate experience, which have forced more and more students, of cour of course including more and more female students, er to pursue more higher degree and pursue more prosperity. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Erm. Right. Now, we all have some idea of the enrollment of graduate students. I'd like you to discuss the topic further and see if you can agree on whether graduate education is essential for a successful career. During the discussion, you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a point. You will have about four and a half minutes for the discussion. Your perforamnce will be judged [Wu-a] according to your contribution to the discussion. Remember, during the idscussion, you should try to come to an agreement on whether graduate education is essential [Wt-ch] for a successful career. Ok? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Ok! In my opinion, graduate, undergra and college education is of course essential to a very successful career. Maybe someone said Bill Gates have quit when he have his college education in Harward University. But no one can but when we focused on the time on the on the society on the environment, we must see when the environment of meet opportunity it came  came out one Bill Gates, but Bill Gates is unique. It's very hard for us to  develop to produce another Bill Gates. And for the public, maybe we have no genius, maybe we have no opportunity as Bill Gates. So, if we want to promote our destinity, if we want to get more and more access ot our dream, more education is ??? very important. I remember a very famous educator once said public education, especially collge education, is very important, only less than freedom and democracy. If we lack this education, democracy and freedom will not long maintain. This indicates us that if that if the essentiality of college education. I remember one of my friends. Er he is very competitive indeed in high school, and he is very adapted worker now. Because of lack of education he can't go higher. Once his boss said [Wai-ai],  yes, I know you are very skillful, but we can't promote you [Wou-ou], your job, because as you see you see you are not qualified for your lack of college education.  It's a pity, really. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok. Yeah, let's listen to the others. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Ok. </sp3>
<sp2> Now, I I agree what what you have saids. I think a college [WO-wau] [P2e-i] education is important for a person if he want to be su to be success in the future. Erm because the university has the ?ny at atmosphere. And if you want to get more to get er more knowledge or or to do research in the in the field you interested or you want to be succe be succeed be succeed in erm,   the u the uni   if you  if you  if you don't have the university niversity  if you don't live in a university, you  you just learn [Wear-ae] by yourself, you will find you lack of many other many other knowledge. Er just I will  I will  I have a un I have a uncle. She she now she learn [Wear-ae] by himself. Now he write a book about human thinking. This is this is a tal is a title that er  cause  cause cause many thinkers think about its, but he but he can but he don't know he don't know the computer computer knowledge or the science knowledge, so he don't he can't wtite write about the computer or send or send e-mail to the to the other countries. So she so he can't succeed in the field, or her or his book can't be publisheds. So, I  erm oh that's all, thank you. </sp2> 
<sp1> Erm, en, I think en just as she said, there is just one Bill Gates, so many person en   if he want to succeed [Wee-ae] if he want to succeed, I think er to receive a graduate education is very  essential for his succe for his success. And er I think er  nowadays the requirement for a people are higher than before, er you your qualities er  er should be er the coll. There is also a requirenent of high qualities. Erm, to receive a gradate education er you can get much knowledge of course, but at the sametime, I think er you can mo learn some er spirit, for example, cooperate with others. Erm your I think er study is very important. Er at the sme time, when you receive a high education, and you can you can get many chance more chances er   you will be well trained. And er,  sometimes er   er we live some people who some special peo special person. They are well er   they are well managed the knowledge. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok, that's the end of the discussion. Now, I'd like to ask you one last question, on the topic of   enrollment of graduate students. Er, yeah, er  Mr ***, have you ever thought of studying for a doctor's degree in the future? </interlocutor>
<sp2> No, I don't th, I won't, because my family is very [Wv-w] poor. Er , now it now the ??? in the university I don't have the I can't pay pay for the tuition. I I will find a job or find a well job try try hard to earn much money after graduation to pay pay off the debt [Pe-b] and pay off the debt [Pe-b] and   be felious to my parents. </sp2>
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<interlocutor> En. </interlocutor>
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<sp2> And and but I ghink tha[ai]t I may I may I may er be a doctor after several years and I will try try to try to get it. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Yeah. Ok. Er, Mister ***. Er you said Bill Gates never didn't even finish his university. Yeah, do you think it is necessary t get a university degree? </interlocutor>
<sp3> University degree is certificate for a higher education. It means we experience four years of l?ing and promote ourselves in Ivorytower. But degree is necessary for a fuutre job, not future career. As us as we think so, er if one must get a future university degree, they must have a lot of lectures, fill a lot of aspects of knowledge. But its but maybe this do lack of ability they are not found discovered. In my opinion, of course, I need the de degree because I need further education maybe I want to go abroad or one I want to get success in  in the research of science. But, different people have different opinions of course. Maybe some people said, well, yeah I join have just join ?? university, not enroll university, because I like the atmosphere here, I like the people here. They are so pure, so friendly, but I just like here. I don't want to engage in it. So a degree is not necessary for them. They only want to experience, they may not want to gain. So maybe if you want a university degree, we can say you are focused for a job, you are focused for a direction for your future. But this degree is only a land stone. It only can  it only can imprint your experience of your history. But in your future, it still need yourselves cou yourselves courage and efforts to open the new world. </sp3> 
<interlocutor> Yeah. Now, Miss ***, er some people leave a well-paid job to get a graduate education. Do you think it's worthwhile? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Er. Would you please repeats the question? </sp1>
<interlocutor> Some people leave a well-paid job to get a graduate education. Do you think it's worthwhile? </interlocutor>
<sp1> En en. For me er I think er I will leave the well-paid job to get further education. Er I think and just as I said, life is long, life is short, but art is long. So er if I have the chance, er I will absolutely leave the well-paid job. I think with a higher degree and with er further educaroion, I willl get a better job than now. And then er I think, the most important is to get a development of myself. And I think happiness is not lie [Wl-n] on the money you earn [Wea-ae]. And er I think I'm I like study and if possible I like to receive edu further education, because I think study is a pleasure.   Maybe this is my point. I think different people have different opinions about this question. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok. Now that's the end of the test. Thank you. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Thank you. </sp3>
<sp2> Thank you,sir. </sp2>
<sp1> Thank you. </sp1>
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