<-NARRATOR:->Listen to part of a conversation between a student and his music history professor.

旁白：听下面一段学生和音乐历史教授的对话。

<-MALE STUDENT:->So, I-I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before the final draft is due.

学生：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。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Well, Michael, I-I have no problem with your writing style; it's graceful and clear... um, and it's interesting that you're writing about your grandmother's piano concert.

教授：麦克，我对你的写作风格没有任何的问题，用词优雅且清晰，呃，你写的是关于你祖母的钢琴音乐会，这挺有意思的。

<-MALE STUDENT:->[gently enthusiastic]Yeah, when you said we had to attend a concert and write about it, I immediately thought of her.I've been to lots of her concerts, so I'm really familiar with her music.

学生：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。我去过很多场祖母的演唱会，对她的音乐也相当的熟悉。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->[not critical]That's not necessarily an advantage; familiarity sometimes makes it hard to see things objectively.

教授：那倒未必是一个优势，亲密有时使人很难客观的看待事物。

<-MALE STUDENT:->So I shouldn't write about my grandmother?

学生：那我不该写我祖母？

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->No, no-no, I'm just talking in general.But, as I mentioned in my comments, I'd like you to place your grandmother's concert in-in-in a broader context.

教授：不是那个意思。我只是泛泛的来说。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。

<-MALE STUDENT:->Yeah, I-I saw that, but I wasn't sure what you meant; I mean, I mentioned my grandmother's childhood, how much her parents loved music, how she played piano at all our family gatherings...

学生：恩，我看见你的评论了，但是我不是很懂你的意思，我是说，我提及到了我祖母的童年，她的父母多么热爱音乐，还有她是怎样在各种家庭聚会上演奏钢琴的

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->OK, I see what happened now. By "broader context," I mean how the concert relates to some period in music history.

教授：哦，我知道你问题的所在了。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。

<-MALE STUDENT:->I see. [light bulb goes on]OK, Um, I have an idea...

学生：我明白了。恩，我有一个想法。说说看。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->OK.

教授：嗯

<-MALE STUDENT:->[looking for confirmation]Well, as you read in my paper, my grandmother performs classical music.

学生：呃，你读到了我的文章，我祖母是弹奏古典音乐的。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Yes.

教授：是的。

<-MALE STUDENT:->That's her true love.But for most of her career, she performed jazz; she originally studied to be a classical pianist, but jazz was in its heyday back then, and when she got out of the conservatory, she was invited to join a jazz orchestra, and the opportunity was just too good to turn down.

学生：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，她起初是学习如何成为一名古典钢琴家，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，她被邀请加入爵士乐团，而且这是一个千载难逢的好机会，不容错过。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Really? Well that's fascinating, because she probably had to reinvent her whole musical style.

教授：真的么？这很吸引人。因为她可能不得不重塑她的音乐风格了。

<-MALE STUDENT:->She did. But jazz was where the money was at that time. At least for her.

学生：是的。但是爵士乐是当时能赚钱出路，至少对她是。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->But she eventually went back to classical.

教授：但是她最终还是回到了古典音乐上来？

<-MALE STUDENT:->Right-but only recently.

学生：是的，但是仅仅是在最近。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->[following]OK...

教授：恩。

<-MALE STUDENT:->So if I can show how her choices relate to what was happening in the world of music at the time...

学生：所以如果我能展示出她的选择和当时的音乐界的情势相关的话？

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->[pleased] I think that might work very nicely.

教授：我想那样写的效果会很好。

<-MALE STUDENT:->[thinking out loud]And if I do that, I guess I'll have to like, interview her...

学生：如果那样的话，我想我就得采访她一下了。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Right.

教授：是的。

<-MALE STUDENT:->And I guess that'd mean... [I’ll have to rewrite most of my paper]

学生：那就意味着…

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->... you'll have to rewrite most of your paper.

教授：你将不得不重写你大部分的论文。

<-MALE STUDENT:->Ouch.

学生：噢！

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->[sympathetic]Yeah... Would an extra week ease the pain?

教授：多一周的时间会不会减轻点你的负担呢？

<-MALE STUDENT:->[relieved laugh]Definitely.

学生：当然。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->OK. [shifting gears]So, are there other musicians in your family?

教授：你家还有其他的音乐家吗？

<-MALE STUDENT:->Yeah, my mother plays piano, too. Not as well as my grandmother, but...

学生：有。我妈妈也弹钢琴，没有我祖母弹的好，但是…

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->An-and you?

教授：那你呢?

<-MALE STUDENT:->I-I don't play any instruments, but I sing in the university choir. In fact, we're performing next week, and I have a solo...

学生：我什么乐器都不会，但是我在大学唱诗班里唱歌。其实下周我们要进行演出了，我还有个独唱。

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->That's great! Could I tell the class about your concert?

教授：好极了。我可以告诉同学们关于你的演唱会的事吗？

<-MALE STUDENT:->Um, sure. But about my paper-uh, what questions should I be asking my grandmother?

学生：可以啊。但是关于我的论文，我应该问我祖母什么问题呢？

<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->You know what? I have a meeting now. Why don't you come to class a few minutes early tomorrow?

教授：哎呀，我还有个会议要参加。不如明早上课前你早来几分钟吧。

<-MALE STUDENT:->Will do.

学生：好的！