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第1段
1 .<-NARRATOR:->Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.
旁白：听一段学生和教授之间的谈话。
第2段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->So Professor Tibbits, your notes said that you want to see me … about my Hemingway paper?
学生：Tibets 教授，你的备注说要跟我见面谈谈关于我的海明威的论文？
2 .I have to say, that grade wasn't what I was expecting. I thought I'd done a pretty good job.
我必须说，那个分数实在低于我的预期。我以为我写的还不错呢。
第3段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Oh, you did. But do you really want to settle for pretty good when you can do something very good?
教授：噢，你确实写的不错。但你想要明明可以做到“非常好”的情况下仅仅做到“比较好吗”？
第4段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->You think it can be very good?
学生：你觉得它可以达到非常好？
第5段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Absolutely!
教授：当然！
第6段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->Would that mean you'd... I could get a better grade?
学生：这是否意味着，你⋯⋯我可以得到一个更好的成绩吗？
第7段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Oh, sorry! It's not for your grade. It's... I think you could learn a lot by revising it.
教授：噢，抱歉！这不是为了你的成绩。是⋯⋯我认为你通过修改润色它会学到很多东西。
第8段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->[reluctant] You mean, rewrite the whole thing? I'm really swamped; there’s deadlines wherever I turn, and … and I don’t really know how much time I could give it.
学生：你的意思是，把原文重写一遍？我忙不过来。被各种（作业的）截至日期压得，我真的不知道我能（为这篇论文）付出多少时间。
第9段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Well, it is a busy time, with spring break coming up next week.
教授：现在正是忙碌的时候，加上下周春假要来了。
2 .It's your call. But I think with a little extra effort, you could really turn this into a fine essay.
由你决定。但我觉得如果付出一点额外的努力，你会把它变成一篇很好的文章。
第10段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->No... yeah... I mean, after I read your comments, I... I can see how it tries to do too much.
学生：不⋯⋯嗯，我的意思是，读完你的评论，我能明白这篇文章写的有点过。
第11段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Yeah. It's just too ambitious for the scope of the assignment.
教授：对。在作业的范畴里，它有点太急功近利了。
第12段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->[upspeak] So I should cut out the historical part?
学生：所以我应该删掉历史的部分？
第13段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Yes. I would just stick to the topic, anything unrelated to the use of nature imagery has no place in the paper.
教授：是的。我希望你扣紧主题。任何与自然意象的使用无关的内容都不要在论文中出现。
2 .All that tangential material just distract from the main argument.
所有这些离题的材料都偏离了主论点。
第14段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->I never know how much to include, you know... where to draw the line?
学生：我不知道要包括多少内容，你知道⋯⋯在什么情况下适可而止？
第15段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->[sarcastic] Tell me about it! All writers struggle with that one.
教授：可不是么，所有的作者都在与之做斗争。
2 .But it's something you can learn, that will become more clear with practice.
但这是你可以学习的东西，这在实践中会更加清晰。
3 .But I think if you just cut out the... emm...
但是我觉得如果你能去掉，嗯⋯⋯
第16段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->The stuff about history, but if I cut out those sections, won't it be too short?
学生：关于历史的素材，但如果我把这部分删掉，会不会太短了？
第17段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Well, better a short, well-structured paper than a long paper that's poorly-structured and wanders off topic.
教授：一个简短的、结构良好的论文总好过结构混乱而又离题的长篇大论。
2 .<-MALE STUDENT:->So, all I have to do is to delete those sections?
学生：所以，我要做的就是删除这些部分？
3 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->Well, not so fast. After you cut out those sections you'll have to go back and revise the rest … to see how it all fits together.
教授：没那么快。在你删掉那些部分之后，你要回去修改剩余的部分，看看它们通不通顺。
4 .And of course, you'll have to revise the introduction too, to accurately describe what you do in the body of the paper.
而且当然，你要重写前言部分，来准确地描述你论文的主体。
5 .But that shouldn’t be too difficult; just remember to keep the discussion focused.
但那应该不难，就记住你的讨论要保持在重点上。
6 .Do you think you can get it to me by noon tomorrow?
你觉得你明天中午之前能交给我吗？
第18段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:->Wow... emm... I have so much.. er.. but I'll try.
学生：啊⋯⋯我有那么多（事情要做呢），嗯⋯⋯我尽力吧。
第19段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:->OK, good! Do try! But if you can't, well, shoot for after spring break, OK?
教授：好的！试试看吧！但如果你赶不出来，春假之后一定交上来吧？