第 1 段
1.Listen to part of a conversation between a student and his music history professor.
:听一段学生和音乐历史教授的对话。
第 2 段
1.So, I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before the final draft is due.【1学生提出问题】
呃，我想知道在截止交稿前我还能做些什么来提高我论文的质量。 。
第 3 段
1.Well, Michael, I have no problem with your writing style. It's graceful and clear.【2没有问题】
麦克，我对你的写作风格没有任何的问题，用词优雅且清晰。
2.Eh, and it's interesting that you are writing about your grandmother's piano concert.
呃，你写的是关于你祖母的钢琴音乐会，这挺有意思的
第 4 段
1.Yeah, when you said we had to attend a concert and write about it, I immediately thought of her.
当你说我们需要参加一场音乐会并写篇相关文章的时候，我立即就想到了她。
2.I have been to lots of her concerts. So I am really familiar with her music.
我去过 很多场祖母的演唱会，对她的音乐也相当的熟悉。
第 5 段
1.That's not necessarily an advantage. // advantage 突然想不起来了。。。。。
那倒未必是一个优势。
2.Familiarity sometimes makes it hard to see things objectively.【2教授提出了一个问题】
亲密有时使人很难客观的看待事物。
第 6 段
1.So I shouldn't write about my grandmother?【1学生慌的一批 反问】
那我不该写我祖母？
第 7 段
1.No, no, no. I am just talking in general.
不是那个意思。我只是泛泛的来说，
2.But as I mentioned in my comments, I'd like you to place your grandmother's concert in... in a broader context. 【2 不用慌，只是希望 put it into a broader context】
但是正如我在评论中说的，我希望你能将你祖母的音乐会更广义的来写。
第 8 段
1.Yeah, I saw that, but I wasn't sure what you meant.【1学生不是很懂，此时是在解决文章的问题了】
恩，我看见你的评论了，但是我不是很懂你的意思。
2.I mean, I mentioned my grandmother's childhood, how much her parents love music, how she played the piano at all our family gatherings.
我是说，我提及到了我祖母的童 年，她是怎么爱上音乐的，还有她是怎样在各种家庭聚会上演奏钢琴的。
第 9 段
1.Ok. I see what happened now.
哦，我知道你问题的所在了。
2.By broader context, I mean how the concert relates to some period in music history.【解释了啥是broader context，关键就是relate to & music history】
所谓的广义，我的意思是说将音乐会联系到音乐历史时 期上来。
第 10 段
1.I see. Ok. Um... I have an idea.
我明白了。恩，我有一个想法。
第 11 段
1.Ok.
说说看。
第 12 段
1.Well, as you read in my paper, my grandmother performs classical music.
呃，你读到了我的文章，我祖母是弹奏古典音乐的。
第 13 段
1.Yes.
是的。
第 14 段
1.That's her true love. But for most of her career, she performed jazz.
古典音乐是我祖母的最爱。 但是她职业生涯的大多部分，都在演奏爵士乐。
2.She originally studied to be a classical pianist.
她起初是 学习如何成为一名古典钢琴家。
3.But jazz was in its heyday back then, and when she got out of the conservatory, she was invited to join a jazz orchestra.
但是那时候爵士乐是处于鼎盛时期，当她从音乐学校毕业的 时候，她被请到一个爵士乐队演奏，
4.And the opportunity was just too good to turn down.
而且这是一个千载难逢的好机会，不容错过。
第 15 段
1.Really. Well, that's fascinating, because she probably had to reinvent her whole musical style.
真的啊。好想法。 因为她可能不得不重新调整她的音乐风格了。
第 16 段
1.She did. But jazz was where the money was at that time, at least for her.
是的。但是爵士乐是当时能赚钱出路，至少对她是。
第 17 段
1.But she eventually went back to classical?
但是她最终还是回到了古典音乐上来？
第 18 段
1.Right. But only recently.
是的，但是仅仅是在最近。
第 19 段
1.Ok.
恩。
第 20 段
1.So if I can show how her choices relate to what was happening in the world of music at the time?【1学生提出的解决办法】
所以如果我能向你展示出她的选择和当时的音乐界的情势相关的话…？
第 21 段
1.I think that might work very nicely.
我想那样写的效果会很好。
第 22 段
1.And if I do that, I guess I'll have to like, interview her.【1进一步还需要做】
如果那样的话，我想我就得采访她一下了。
第 23 段
1.Right.
是的。
第 24 段
1.And I guess that would mean...
那就意味着……
第 25 段
1.You'll have to rewrite most of your paper.
你将不得不重写你大部分的论文。
第 26 段
1.Ouch!
天那。
第 27 段
1.Yeah. Would an extra week ease the pain? 【反问 would xxx ease the pain】
呵呵。多一周的时间会不会减轻点你的负担呢？
第 28 段
1.Definitely.
当然。
第 29 段
1.Ok. So are there other musicians in your family?
你家还有其他的音乐家吗？
第 30 段
1.Yeah. My mother plays piano, too. Not as well as my grandmother, but...
有。我妈妈也弹钢琴， 没有我祖母弹的好，但是……
第 31 段
1.And you?
那你呢?
第 32 段
1.I don't play any instruments, but I sing in the university choir.
我什么乐器都不会，但是我在大学唱诗班里唱歌。
2.In fact, we are performing next week, and I have a solo（听成了so slow）.
其实下周我们要进行演出了，我还 有个独唱。
第 33 段
1.That's great! Could I tell the class about your concert?
好极了。 我可以告诉同学们关于你的演唱会的事吗？
第 34 段
1.Um.... sure. But about my paper, what question should I be asking my grandmother?【1又提出了一个问题
】
可以啊。但是关于我的论文，我应该问我祖母什么问题呢？
第 35 段
1.You know what, I have a meeting now.
哎呀，我还有个会议要参加。
2.Why don't you come to class a few minutes early tomorrow?【2明天去找她】
不如明早上课前你早来几分钟吧。
第 36 段
1.Will do.
没问题。