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第一段
1 .Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a professor.
听一段学生和教授间的对话
第二段
1 .Hi. Sorry, I'm late. Professor Blane.
你好。Blane教授，抱歉我来晚了。
第三段
1 .No problem. Jim
没事儿，Jim。
2 .So you've got some questions about your senior thesis requirement?
你有关于毕业论文要求的问题，对吧？
第四段
1 .Yeah. I've got a couple of problems actually.
是的。事实上我有两个问题。
2 .So, the first thing is, you normally write it during the first half of the academic year. Right?
第一个是，通常在前半学年写论文，是吧？
3 .In your final year of studies.
在毕业那年。
第五段
1 .Right.
没错。
第六段
1 .But I have my student teaching scheduled for that time.
但我那时候定了要教课。
2 .I want to teach high school English after graduation.
毕业后我想去高中教英语
3 .So I really need to give that my full attention. And I just worry that I won't be able to if I am writing my senior thesis at the same time.
所以我真的需要把全部精力投入教课中。我担心自己不能同时写毕业论文了。
4 .I mean, it's supposed to be 35 to 50 pages. That's a serious commitment.
我是说，论文得有35到50页。那需要很多的投入。
第七段
1 .You are right. But it really isn't a problem.
你说的对，但这不成问题。
第八段
1 .Really?
真的？
第九段
1 .No. A lot of English majors get teacher certification.
没事。很多英语专业的学生都需要获取教师资格，
2 .So we have students like you do their senior thesis after their student teaching.
所以我们让像你一样的同学在教课以后再写论文。
3 .It works out well, because many students want to use a unit they taught as the basis of their paper.
这样效果很好，因为很多学生都愿意用教课的一些内容为基础来写论文。
4 .So you'll just enroll in a thesis seminar for the second semester.
所以你只需要在第二学期上毕业论文讨论课。
第十段
1 .Well, that's a big relief. But it brings us to my second problem.
让我松了口气。但我还有第二个问题。
2 .I'd really focus my studies on old and middle English literature.
非常想研究古典英语文学。
3 .I am even thinking about doing a graduate degree with a concentration in that after I taught for a while.
我甚至想在研究生院专门研究它，当我教一阵英语课之后。
4 .So I was hoping to do my senior thesis on Chaucer, on The Canterbury Tales, because that would obviously be useful if I do go on.
所以我希望能写一篇关于Chaucer的The Canterbury Tales的论文，因为我读研的话这会非常有用。
5 .But...
但是……
第十一段
1 .Ah. But Professor Johnson...
哦，但是Johnson教授……
第十二段
1 .Exactly. Professor John is going to be taking a sabbatical to do research in France during the second half of the year.
是啊。Johnson教授第二学期要离校去法国做研究。
2 .So without him around, I am not sure how I could do a senior thesis on The Canterbury Tales.
所以没有他在身边，我不确定自己如何能写关于The Canterbury Tales的论文。
3 .I mean, the focus of his teaching and research is unique around here.
我是说教授的教学和研究是学校独一无二的。
第十三段
1 .Yes, I understand. It would be difficult to do your paper without professor Johnson around.
是啊，我明白。没有Johnson教授确实很难写论文。
2 .Hmmm... would you allow me to try to sell you on an alternate plan?
。嗯，我说个备选方案怎么样？
第十四段
1 .Well, you can try. But Chaucer is sort of my hero, if you know what I mean.
嗯，你可以试试。但是Chaucer是我的偶像，如果你明白我的意思。
第十五段
1 .Well, I am teaching a course on the literature of the Renaissance in the first half of the year.
第一学期我会教一门关于文艺复兴时期文学的课程。
2 .It'll meet late in the day, so it won't interfere with your teaching.
时间比较晚，因此不会影响你教课。
3 .And I haven't offered it in quite a while now, so I doubt you ever studied that period on the college level.
我已经很久没开这门课了，所以我猜你在大学层面上没有研究过那个时期的文学
第十六段
1 .No. I haven't.
不，我没学过。
第十七段
1 .If you would be interested in taking the course, I'd be happy to give you supplemental readings, and I'd also be happy to be your advisor for your paper later on.
如果你想上我的课，我很愿意给你额外的阅读，我也愿意当你论文的导师。
2 .Well, I never looked at that area before, but I have always had an interest in it. So that does have a certain appeal.
嗯。我从来没研究过那方面，但是我一直很感兴趣。因此它确实有些吸引我。
第十八段
1 .Well, if you do decide to go this route, I would make that decision soon and I would use this summer productively.
如果你打算这么做，如果我是你，我会很快决定，并且有效的利用暑假
2 .After all, this is not going to be like taking an intro course.
。毕竟这不像上初级课那么容易。