常春藤生活英语：Survey Says 问卷调查

Dialogue A

Today is the first day of Howard's new job. He is in charge of collecting surveys in front of a department store.

Howard:Hello. Do you have a minute to spare?

Woman 1:I'm sorry. No.

Howard:OK. Excuse me, could I interest you in filling out a survey?

Woman 2:Don't you know I'm on my lunch break?

Howard:But this will only take a minute.

Woman 2:I'm on a tight schedule.

Howard:All right. Hi, today is my first day and I was wondering…

Woman 3:I'm waiting for my boyfriend. Don't bother me.

今天是霍华开始新工作的第一天。他负责在百货公司前面收集问卷调查表。

霍　华：您好。您能拨出一点时间吗?

女子一：对不起。我没空。

霍　华：好吧。不好意思，我能请您帮我填问卷吗?

女子二：你不知道我正在午休吗?

霍　华：但这只会花您一点时间而已。

女子二：我的行程很赶。

霍　华：没关系。您好，今天是我第一天上班，不知道……

女子三：我在等我的男朋友。别烦我。

Dialogue B

Howard talks to Ariel, another survey collector.

Howard:Ariel, how many surveys have you gotten filled out today?

Ariel:Thirty. It's been a rewarding day.

Howard:How did you get so many? I've been out here for hours and have only gotten one.

Ariel:My first day was the hardest, too. I was tired of being rejected and wanted to quit. Then, I talked to Melissa.

Howard:Who's Melissa?

Ariel:She is the queen of surveys. She just stands there and people ask for surveys to fill out.

Howard:Really? I must go talk to her.

霍华跟另一位收集问卷的人员艾莉儿说话。

霍　华：艾莉儿，妳今天让人填了几份问卷?

艾莉儿：三十份。今天收获还不错。

霍　华：妳怎么能得到那么多?我已经在外面好几个小时，却只得到一份。

艾莉儿：我第一天上班也是最辛苦的。我被拒绝到烦，根本想要辞职。然后我就去找梅莉萨谈。

霍　华：梅莉萨是谁?

艾莉儿：她是问卷女王。她只是站那里，人们就会找她要问卷来写。

霍　华：真的吗?我一定要找她谈谈。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.spare　vt. 拨出，腾出

I can't spare you any money.

我没多余的钱给你。

2.tight　a.(时间)紧的

It will be a bit tight, but I think I can finish it.

时间有点紧迫，但我想我能将它完成。

3.rewarding　a. 有报酬的;有意义的

Teaching is a very rewarding career.

教书是一份很有意义的工作。

4.reject　vt. 拒绝

Ken was afraid that his idea would be rejected.

阿健害怕他的意见会被否决。

Phrases for Learning

1.be in charge of + 动名词∕名词　　负责∕掌管……

Who is in charge of this department?

谁负责管理这个部门?

2.fill out...　　填写……

Mandy spent five minutes filling out the form.

曼蒂花了五分钟填写这份表格。

参考字词

1.survey　n. 调查

2.schedule　n. 时间表，计划表

Enjoy Box

问卷设计

您走在在人潮众多之地时，或许时常碰到有人走上前来请您帮忙填写问卷。虽然仅是十来个问题，但可别小看这份问卷，其设计都大有学问在。问卷设计的好坏，很大程度上与设计原则有关。也就是说，整份问卷外观的设计必须清楚，内容则要有条理，让人能一目了然。一份完整的问卷包含引言、问卷问题及简短结语。为了让填写问卷的对象了解填写的方法及要求，引言必须写得具体明白。而问题是整份问卷的核心，所以设计问题时，逻辑要清楚，并且要仔细思考每个问题的目的、用意以及解答时会不会造成混淆的情形等。结语部分则可写一些感谢语，感谢参与者热心作答及提供宝贵意见。

具备上述的几样要素，才算是一份合格的问卷，被访问者的答案才能切中要题，进而达成调查主题的目的。

Tips In Use

...could I interest you in filling out a survey?

(……我能请您帮我填问卷吗?)

1.本句中的 interest 为及物动词，表『使人感兴趣』，而整句"Could I interest you in + 动名词∕名词"则是礼貌性的口语用法，表『我可否请您做……』或『我可否给您……』。

Could I interest you in a cup of coffee?

(我可以请你喝杯咖啡吗?)

2.另一个常用的口语用法为"It may interest you to know + that 子句"，表『你可能会想知道……』。

It may interest you to know that Alison has come back from New York.

(你可能会想知道，艾莉森已从纽约回来了。)