<-NARRATOR:->Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.

旁白：听学生和教授之间的对话。

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Professor Jennings? I hope I'm not interrupting, but you wanted to see me?

学生：詹宁斯教授吗？我希望我没有打扰你，但是你想见我？

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->Oh, hello, Suzanne. Yes, yes, come right in. How're you doing?

教授：哦，你好，苏珊娜。是的，是的，进来吧。最近怎么样？

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Alright.

学生：很棒！

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->Well, good. The reason I wanted to talk to you was that while you were presenting your linguistics project in class the other day... well, you know, I was thinking,you're a perfect candidate for the Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund.

教授：嗯，好的。我想和你谈谈的原因是前几天你在课堂上展示的语言学项目很不错…嗯，你知道，我在想，你是院长本科生研究基金的理想人选。

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Um, professor, I'm not really sure what the uh... Dean's...

学生：嗯，教授，我不太清楚那是什么…院长..

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->[interrupting]Undergraduate Research Fund is? It is a mouthful, I suppose.OK, here's the thing, every year the school has a pool of money to fund a number of research projects of undergraduate students because, as you can imagine,in-depth research often requires monetary support.

教授：本科生研究基金...嗯，这是个挺绕嘴的名字。好的，事情是这样的，就是这个每年，学校都有大量资金资助本科生的一些研究项目，所以你可以想象得到，深入研究往往需要货币支持。

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->[thinking aloud]I would like to expand on my research...

学生：我当然愿意把我的研究推进下去…

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->Good. First a panel of professors reviews the applications for the grant, and then they decide on which research projects should be funded.The allotted money could be used for travel expenses, to attend a conference, for example, or for things like supplies, research equipment, resources that are necessary to conduct the research.

教授：好的。首先，一个教授小组审查补助金的申请，然后他们决定应该资助哪一个研究项目。分配的钱可以用于旅行费用——比如参加一个讨论议，或者诸如供应、研究设备等等...进行研究所必需的资源。

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->I see...

学生：我明白了...

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->Right. And I think you should apply for this grant.Your project is definitely eligible. And you could expand it if you had the necessary resources.[hopefully, rising tone]So, does it sound like something you'd be interested in?

教授：好的，我认为你应该申请这个补助金。你的项目绝对符合条件。如果你有必要的资源，你可以扩展它。那么，这听上去是让你感兴趣的东西吗？

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->Oh yeah, it sounds great. I thought the topic I worked on was really interesting.And it's certainly relevant to my linguistics major.I assume it would also look good when I try to get into graduate school.But how do I apply for the grant?

学生：哦，是的，听起来很棒。我认为我研究的主题很有趣。这当然与我的语言学专业有关。我想，这个项目应该会为我进入研究生院增光添彩吧！但是我如何申请助学金呢？

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->It's pretty straightforward.A brief description of your proposed project, and an estimated budget-how much you'd need to spend and what you intend to spend it on.Also, a glowing letter of recommendation from a linguistics professor wouldn't hurt, which I'd be more than happy to write up for you.

教授：这很简单。对你提议的项目的简要描述，估计预算—你需要花多少钱，你打算花多少钱？此外，一封来自语言学教授的热情洋溢的推荐信也不会有什么坏处，我很乐意为你写信。

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->[light laughter]OK, cool. I'm pretty clear on how to carry out my project, but I'm not sure where I can find more information on the subject...

学生：好的，酷。我很清楚如何执行我的计划，但我不知道在哪里可以找到更多关于这个这题的信息…

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->Well, I've already thought of that.There's this private library at a university in Boston- by the way, because I graduated from that school, I can get you access to it, no problem- see, the library houses lots of unpublished documents that are relevant to your topic.

教授：嗯，我已经考虑过了。在波士顿的一所大学有一个私人图书馆—顺便说一下，因为我毕业于那所学校，我能让你接触到它，那里有许多与你的主题相关的未发表的文档。

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->So I could put that in the application for the grant... that I plan on using material from that library for my research,and figure a trip to Boston into my budget?

学生：所以我可以把它放在申请补助金中…我打算用那个图书馆的资料做研究，算一个波士顿之行到我的预算？

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->Exactly. I really think, judging from your work in class, and the relevance and clarity of this project,you really have a good chance of getting the funding.

教授：当然可以！我认为，从你的课堂作业以及项目的相关性和清晰性来看，你真的很有可能得到资金。

<-FEMALE STUDENT:->OK, I'll definitely apply then.

学生：好的，我一定会申请。

<-MALE PROFESSOR:->Well, the sooner the better, it's due in a few weeks,good luck, and I'll get that letter written up right away.

教授：好吧，越快越好，几周后就到期了，祝你好运，我马上就把那封信写好。