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

听一段学生和音乐历史教授的对话。

1 .So, I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before the final draft is due.

呃，我想知道在截止交稿前我还能做些什么来提高我论文的质量。

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

麦克，我对你的写作风格没有任何的问题，用词优雅且清晰。

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

呃，你写的是关于你祖母的钢琴音乐会，这挺有意思的。

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

当你说我们需要参加一场音乐会并写篇相关文章的时候，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.

我去过很多场祖母的演唱会，对她的音乐也相当的熟悉。

1 .That's not necessarily an advantage.

那倒未必是一个优势。

2 .Familiarity sometimes makes it hard to see things objectively.

亲密有时使人很难客观的看待事物。

1 .So I shouldn't write about my grandmother?

那我不该写我祖母？

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

不是那个意思。我只是泛泛的来说

2 .But as I mentioned in my comments, I'd like you to place your grandmother's concert in... in a broader context.

但是正如我在评论中说的，我希望你能将你祖母的音乐会更广义的来写。

1 .Yeah, I saw that, but I wasn't sure what you meant.

恩，我看见你的评论了，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.

我是说，我提及到了我祖母的童年，她是怎么爱上音乐的，还有她是怎样在各种家庭聚会上演奏钢琴的。

1 .Ok. I see what happened now.

哦，我知道你问题的所在了。

2 .By broader context, I mean how the concert relates to some period in music history.

所谓的广义，我的意思是说将音乐会联系到音乐历史时期上来。

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

我明白了。恩，我有一个想法。

1 .Ok.

说说看。

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

呃，你读到了我的文章，我祖母是弹奏古典音乐的。

1 .Yes.

是的。

1 .That's her true love. But for most of her career, she performed jazz.

古典音乐是我祖母的最爱。但是她职业生涯的大多部分，都在演奏爵士乐。

2 .She originally studied to be a classical pianist.

她起初是学习如何成为一名古典钢琴家。

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.

但是那时候爵士乐是处于鼎盛时期，当她从音乐学校毕业的时候，她被请到一个爵士乐队演奏

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

而且这是一个千载难逢的好机会，不容错过。

1 .Really. Well, that's fascinating, because she probably had to reinvent her whole musical style.

真的啊。好想法。因为她可能不得不重新调整她的音乐风格了。

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

是的。但是爵士乐是当时能赚钱出路，至少对她是。

1 .But she eventually went back to classical?

但是她最终还是回到了古典音乐上来？

1 .Right. But only recently.

是的，但是仅仅是在最近。

1 .Ok.

恩。

1 .So if I can show how her choices relate to what was happening in the world of music at the time?

所以如果我能向你展示出她的选择和当时的音乐界的情势相关的话…？

1 .I think that might work very nicely.

我想那样写的效果会很好。

1 .And if I do that, I guess I'll have to like, interview her.

如果那样的话，我想我就得采访她一下了。

1 .Right.

是的。

1 .And I guess that would mean...

那就意味着……

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

你将不得不重写你大部分的论文。

1 .Ouch!

天那。

1 .Yeah. Would an extra week ease the pain?

呵呵。多一周的时间会不会减轻点你的负担呢？

1 .Definitely.

当然。

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

你家还有其他的音乐家吗？

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

有。我妈妈也弹钢琴，没有我祖母弹的好，但是……

1 .And you?

那你呢？

1 .I don't play any instruments, but I sing in the university choir.

我什么乐器都不会，但是我在大学唱诗班里唱歌。

2 .In fact, we are performing next week, and I have a solo.

其实下周我们要进行演出了，我还有个独唱。

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

好极了。我可以告诉同学们关于你的演唱会的事吗？

1 .Um.... sure. But about my paper, what question should I be asking my grandmother?

可以啊。但是关于我的论文，我应该问我祖母什么问题呢？

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

哎呀，我还有个会议要参加。

2 .Why don't you come to class a few minutes early tomorrow?

不如明早上课前你早来几分钟吧。

1 .Will do.

没问题。