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第一段
1 .Listen to a conversation between a student and his music history professor.
听一段学生和他音乐历史教授之间的对话
第二段
1 .Um, professor Jenkins.
呃，Jenkins教授。
2 .The listening journal you assigned us to keep for the Intro to World Music class, well, I am not sure I understand what to do.
你的世界音乐简介课上让我们写的音乐报告，嗯，我不确定我明白该写些什么。
3 .I listened to the pieces you assigned this week more than once, but when I tried to write about them, I didn't know what to say.
这周我听了你布置的音乐不止一遍，但是当我试图写的时候，我不知道该说些什么。
第三段
1 .Well, it's not easy to write about music, even for people who are supposedly expert at it.
嗯，写关于音乐的文章确实不容易，即使对熟悉音乐的人来说也是。
第四段
1 .That makes me feel a little better.
这让我感觉好些了。
2 .But I am just not familiar with how you keep a listening journal.
但是我就是对如何写音乐报告不熟悉。
3 .I've kept journals for other classes, summarizing and writing about how I felt about readings.
我写过其他课的报告，总结我对阅读的感想。
第五段
1 .Well, a listening journal isn't all that different, I want you to note your feelings about musical compositions too.
嗯，音乐报告与这些不是完全不同的，我也希望你写写关于音乐作品的感想。
2 .OK. There were pieces I like more than others, but I think you want our comments to be a little more... I don't know, analytical. Right?
好的。我喜欢一些曲子胜过其他的，但我觉得你希望我们，我不知道，分析多一些，是吗？
第六段
1 .Well, whether you like a piece or not is important, but you should be able to explain why you like a particular piece and be able to talk about its historical and musical context.
嗯，你是否喜欢一首曲子是重要的，但是你应该能解释为什么你喜欢某一曲子，而且能够讲出它的历史和音乐背景。
2 .Actually, the listening journal is a tool to help you listen to music actively, to think about what you are hearing.
事实上，音乐报告是个帮你主动的听音乐的工具，让你思考你听到的东西。
第七段
1 .Maybe I am finding it difficult because I am not real familiar with most of the music you assigned.
也许我觉得它困难是因为我不太熟悉你布置的大多数音乐。
2 .I mean, if it's hip-hop or something I listen to with my friends...
我是说，如果让我听嘻哈或跟朋友一起听的音乐的话……
第八段
1 .Sure, because hip-hop is a form that's familiar and meaningful to you.
是啊，因为嘻哈是一种你熟悉而且对你有意义的形式。
2 .But you'll see as the semester progresses and you start learning more about musical forms, you'll become a more adept listener.
但是你会发现这学期中当你开始学习更多的音乐形式的时候，你会更善于聆听。
3 .And you'll start noticing patterns.
然后你就会开始注意到一些模式。
第九段
1 .OK. So the songs we listened to this week, the... the Canto?
好的，那么这周我们听的歌曲canto呢？
第十段
1 .The Cante jondol.
是cante jondo。
2 .You remember we said it means "deep song" in Andalusian Spanish?
你记得我们说过它在安达卢西亚的西班牙语里是深歌的意思吗？
3 .Not only because it's sung in a deep register, but also because it's a song about deeper or serious matters, certainly not lighthearted.
不仅因为它是在低音区演唱的，还因为它唱的是有关深刻或严肃的事情，无疑它是不轻快的。
第十一段
1 .Really? Hmm... I guess I didn't catch the double meaning.
真的？嗯，我想我没意识到这个双重含义
2 .That's kind of cool.
还挺有意思的。
3 .But anyway, even with the translations you gave us for the lyrics and everything, I don't know, I could tell it's sad, but I guess I wasn't trying to analyze it, from a musical perspective that is.
但是无论如何，即使有你给我们的歌词翻译和其他信息，我不知道，我能听出它很悲伤，但是没有试图分析它，从音乐的角度。
第十二段
1 .OK. So this is what you should do. Go back and listen to the song selection and this time pay attention to the melody, to repetition, to the...
好的。所以这就是你应该做的。回去听这些音乐，然后这次要注意旋律，重复……
第十三段
1 .There was plenty of that. Some parts sounded like the same note played over and over again.
里面有很多呢。有些部分听起来像是同样的旋律一遍遍重复。
第十四段
1 .That's exactly the kind of observation you would record in a listening journal.
这正是你需要记录在音乐报告中的观察。
2 .So, melody repetition, rhythm, how the piece is structured, as well as your reasons for liking or disliking it.
就是旋律，重复，节奏，一首曲子的结构，还有你喜欢或讨厌它的理由。
第十五段
1 .You know what? I thought everyone was clear about this, but you've just given me a great idea.
你知道吗？我以为大家都明白音乐报告是怎么回事，但是你刚刚给了我一个很好的提醒。
2 .I am going to draw up a list of questions everyone should keep in mind when they are writing their journals.
我会列出每个人在写报告时都应该思考的问题。
3 .Other students may be having the same problem you are having.
其他学生也许有和你同样的问题。