托福听力短文 II-13-2

(WB) At last month's meeting you asked me to draw up a report about the possibility of keeping the student center open twenty-four hours a day. I decided¹ that the best way to assess² the need for expanded hours was to talk to the people who were still in the student center at closing time.

First, over the course of the two weeks, I interviewed more than fifty students as they left the student center at its regular closing time of twelve midnight. About eighty percent of them said they would prefer that the center stay open later. Of the three main uses of the center --- eating in the snack bar, recreation³ in the game room or watching TV, and studying --- by far the most popular late night activity is --- and this may surprise you --- studying. Almost all of the people I talked to said that their main reason for being in the center after ten p.m. was to study in groups or to find a quiet place to study because their dorm was too noisy. Of course, many of these people used the snack bar or TV room for breaks.

My recommendation⁴ is that we ask the administration⁵ to keep the center open after midnight for studying. The recreation room and snack bar can still close at the usual time. This should meet the objection⁶ that it costs too much to staff the center from midnight to eight a.m., which I'm sure will be the first response.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 assess   

vt.对…进行估价；评价，评论

参考例句：

• They assess his house at 15000 yuan.他们给他房子的估价为15000元。
• We should equitably assess historical figures.我们应该公正地评价历史人物。

3 recreation   

n.娱乐，消遣，休养

参考例句：

• What kind of recreation do you go in for?你在文娱方面有什么爱好？
• Saturday afternoon is for recreation and outings.周六午后是休闲和外出游玩的时间。

4 recommendation   

n.推荐（信）建议，优点，长处

参考例句：

• I wrote him a good recommendation.我为他写了一封很好的推荐信。
• This method deserves recommendation.这种做法值得提倡。

5 administration   

n.经营，管理；行政，行政机关，管理部门

参考例句：

• Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责？
• The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。

6 objection   

n.厌恶，异议，反对；反对的理由

参考例句：

• None of them raised any objection.他们谁也没提出反对意见。
• Please present your objection to the plan.请提出反对这个计划的理由。