TPO-22 C2 Revise a music history paper
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
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
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