Dividing the Group Presentation Work
IntermediateSchool
Two classmates meet in the school library to plan and divide the tasks for a group presentation due the following week.
W
WeiL
LiW
小丽，我们的小组报告下周就要交了，今天咱们分一下工吧。
Xiǎo Lì, wǒmen de xiǎozǔ bàogào xiàzhōu jiù yào jiāo le, jīntiān zánmen fēn yíxià gōng ba.
Xiao Li, our group presentation is due next week, so let's divide up the work today.
L
好啊，我也正想着这事儿呢。你觉得咱们应该从哪儿开始？
Hǎo a, wǒ yě zhèng xiǎng zhe zhè shìr ne. Nǐ juéde zánmen yīnggāi cóng nǎr kāishǐ?
Sure, I was just thinking about this too. Where do you think we should start?
W
咱们的主题是环境保护，一共有三个部分：查资料、做幻灯片和上台演讲。
Zánmen de zhǔtí shì huánjìng bǎohù, yígòng yǒu sān gè bùfen: chá zīliào, zuò huàndēngpiàn hé shàng tái yǎnjiǎng.
Our topic is environmental protection, and there are three parts in total: researching, making the slides, and giving the presentation.
L
听起来挺清楚的。不过查资料的工作量最大，要不要咱们俩一起做？
Tīng qǐlai tǐng qīngchu de. Búguò chá zīliào de gōngzuòliàng zuì dà, yào bú yào zánmen liǎ yìqǐ zuò?
That sounds pretty clear. But the research part has the biggest workload—should the two of us do it together?
W
好主意。咱们可以先分头找资料，然后把找到的内容整理到一起。
Hǎo zhǔyi. Zánmen kěyǐ xiān fēntóu zhǎo zīliào, ránhòu bǎ zhǎodào de nèiróng zhěnglǐ dào yìqǐ.
Good idea. We can look for materials separately first, then organize what we've found together.
L
没问题。那幻灯片就交给你做，怎么样？你比较会设计。
Méi wèntí. Nà huàndēngpiàn jiù jiāo gěi nǐ zuò, zěnmeyàng? Nǐ bǐjiào huì shèjì.
No problem. Then how about you take care of the slides? You're better at design.
W
行，幻灯片我来做。不过我不太喜欢在很多人面前讲话，上台演讲那部分你能负责吗？
Xíng, huàndēngpiàn wǒ lái zuò. Búguò wǒ bú tài xǐhuan zài hěn duō rén miànqián jiǎnghuà, shàng tái yǎnjiǎng nà bùfen nǐ néng fùzé ma?
Alright, I'll do the slides. But I don't really like speaking in front of a lot of people—could you handle the presentation part?
L
当然可以，我挺喜欢上台演讲的。不过你得提前把幻灯片发给我，让我熟悉一下内容。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒ tǐng xǐhuan shàng tái yǎnjiǎng de. Búguò nǐ děi tíqián bǎ huàndēngpiàn fā gěi wǒ, ràng wǒ shúxī yíxià nèiróng.
Of course, I quite enjoy giving presentations. But you have to send me the slides in advance so I can get familiar with the content.
W
没问题，我尽量周五之前做完，这样你就有几天时间准备了。
Méi wèntí, wǒ jǐnliàng zhōuwǔ zhīqián zuò wán, zhèyàng nǐ jiù yǒu jǐ tiān shíjiān zhǔnbèi le.
No problem, I'll try to finish before Friday, that way you'll have a few days to prepare.
L
太好了。那咱们把整理资料的时间定在这周三下午，行吗？
Tài hǎo le. Nà zánmen bǎ zhěnglǐ zīliào de shíjiān dìng zài zhè zhōusān xiàwǔ, xíng ma?
Great. Then let's set the time for organizing the materials for this Wednesday afternoon, okay?
W
可以，周三下午我有空。咱们就在图书馆见面，一边讨论一边整理。
Kěyǐ, zhōusān xiàwǔ wǒ yǒu kòng. Zánmen jiù zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn, yìbiān tǎolùn yìbiān zhěnglǐ.
Sure, I'm free on Wednesday afternoon. Let's meet right here in the library and discuss and organize at the same time.
L
好，就这么定了。这次分工挺清楚的，我相信咱们的报告一定会很成功。
Hǎo, jiù zhème dìng le. Zhè cì fēn gōng tǐng qīngchu de, wǒ xiāngxìn zánmen de bàogào yídìng huì hěn chénggōng.
Okay, it's settled then. The division of work this time is pretty clear—I believe our presentation will definitely be a success.