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TPO-22 C2 Revise a music history paper

general then got text grace 而且 contex 成了 strong

第 1 段

1.Listen to part of a conversation between a student and his music history professor.

:聽一段學生和音樂歷史教授的對話。

第 2 段

1.So, I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before the final draft is due.【1學生提出問題】

呃,我想知道在截止交稿前我還能做些什麽來提高我論文的質量。 。

第 3 段

1.Well, Michael, I have no problem with your writing style. It‘s graceful and clear

.【2沒有問題】

麥克,我對你的寫作風格沒有任何的問題,用詞優雅且清晰。

2.Eh, and it‘s interesting that you are writing about your grandmother‘s piano concert.

呃,你寫的是關於你祖母的鋼琴音樂會,這挺有意思的

第 4 段

1.Yeah, when you said we had to attend a concert and write about it, I immediately thought of her.

當你說我們需要參加一場音樂會並寫篇相關文章的時候,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.

我去過 很多場祖母的演唱會,對她的音樂也相當的熟悉。

第 5 段

1.That‘s not necessarily an advantage. // advantage 突然想不起來了。。。。。

那倒未必是一個優勢。

2.Familiarity sometimes makes it hard to see things objectively.【2教授提出了一個問題】

親密有時使人很難客觀的看待事物。

第 6 段

1.So I shouldn‘t write about my grandmother?【1學生慌的一批 反問】

那我不該寫我祖母?

第 7 段

1.No, no, no. I am just talking in general.

不是那個意思。我只是泛泛的來說,

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】

但是正如我在評論中說的,我希望你能將你祖母的音樂會更廣義的來寫。

第 8 段

1.Yeah, I saw that, but I wasn‘t sure what you meant.【1學生不是很懂,此時是在解決文章的問題了】

恩,我看見你的評論了,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.

我是說,我提及到了我祖母的童 年,她是怎麽愛上音樂的,還有她是怎樣在各種家庭聚會上演奏鋼琴的。

第 9 段

1.Ok. I see what happened now.

哦,我知道你問題的所在了。

2.By broader context, I mean how the concert relates to some period in music history.【解釋了啥是broader context,關鍵就是relate to & music history】

所謂的廣義,我的意思是說將音樂會聯系到音樂歷史時 期上來。

第 10 段

1.I see. Ok. Um... I have an idea.

我明白了。恩,我有一個想法。

第 11 段

1.Ok.

說說看。

第 12 段

1.Well, as you read in my paper, my grandmother performs classical music.

呃,你讀到了我的文章,我祖母是彈奏古典音樂的。

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.

古典音樂是我祖母的最愛。 但是她職業生涯的大多部分,都在演奏爵士樂。

2.She originally studied to be a classical pianist.

她起初是 學習如何成為一名古典鋼琴家。

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.

但是那時候爵士樂是處於鼎盛時期,當她從音樂學校畢業的 時候,她被請到一個爵士樂隊演奏,

4.And the opportunity was just too good to turn down.

而且這是一個千載難逢的好機會,不容錯過。

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。 因為她可能不得不重新調整她的音樂風格了。

第 16 段

1.She did. But jazz was where the money was at that time, at least for her.

是的。但是爵士樂是當時能賺錢出路,至少對她是。

第 17 段

1.But she eventually went back to classical?

但是她最終還是回到了古典音樂上來?

第 18 段

1.Right. But only recently.

是的,但是僅僅是在最近。

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學生提出的解決辦法】

所以如果我能向你展示出她的選擇和當時的音樂界的情勢相關的話…?

第 21 段

1.I think that might work very nicely.

我想那樣寫的效果會很好。

第 22 段

1.And if I do that, I guess I‘ll have to like, interview her.【1進一步還需要做】

如果那樣的話,我想我就得采訪她一下了。

第 23 段

1.Right.

是的。

第 24 段

1.And I guess that would mean...

那就意味著……

第 25 段

1.You‘ll have to rewrite most of your paper.

你將不得不重寫你大部分的論文。

第 26 段

1.Ouch!

天那。

第 27 段

1.Yeah. Would an extra week ease the pain? 【反問 would xxx ease the pain】

呵呵。多一周的時間會不會減輕點你的負擔呢?

第 28 段

1.Definitely.

當然。

第 29 段

1.Ok. So are there other musicians in your family?

你家還有其他的音樂家嗎?

第 30 段

1.Yeah. My mother plays piano, too. Not as well as my grandmother, but...

有。我媽媽也彈鋼琴, 沒有我祖母彈的好,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.

我什麽樂器都不會,但是我在大學唱詩班裏唱歌。

2.In fact, we are performing next week, and I have a solo(聽成了so slow).

其實下周我們要進行演出了,我還 有個獨唱。

第 33 段

1.That‘s great! Could I tell the class about your concert?

好極了。 我可以告訴同學們關於你的演唱會的事嗎?

第 34 段

1.Um.... sure. But about my paper, what question should I be asking my grandmother?【1又提出了一個問題

可以啊。但是關於我的論文,我應該問我祖母什麽問題呢?

第 35 段

1.You know what, I have a meeting now.

哎呀,我還有個會議要參加。

2.Why don‘t you come to class a few minutes early tomorrow?【2明天去找她】

不如明早上課前你早來幾分鐘吧。

第 36 段

1.Will do.

沒問題。

TPO-22 C2 Revise a music history paper