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.

:听一段学生和音乐历史教授的对话。

第 2 段

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

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。 。

第 3 段

1.Well, Michael, I have no problem with your writing style. It's graceful and clear.【2没有问题】

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

第 4 段

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。

第 5 段

1.That's not necessarily an advantage. // advantage 突然想不起来了。。。。。

那倒未必是一个优势。

2.Familiarity sometimes makes it hard to see things objectively.【2教授提出了一个问题】

亲密有时使人很难客观的看待事物。

第 6 段

1.So I shouldn't write about my grandmother?【1学生慌的一批 反问】

那我不该写我祖母？

第 7 段

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. 【2 不用慌，只是希望 put it into 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。

第 8 段

1.Yeah, I saw that, but I wasn't sure what you meant.【1学生不是很懂，此时是在解决文章的问题了】

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。

第 9 段

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.【解释了啥是broader context，关键就是relate to & 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。

第 10 段

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

我明白了。恩，我有一个想法。

第 11 段

1.Ok.

说说看。

第 12 段

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。

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。

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。 因为她可能不得不重新调整她的音乐风格了。

第 16 段

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

是的。但是爵士乐是当时能赚钱出路，至少对她是。

第 17 段

1.But she eventually went back to classical?

但是她最终还是回到了古典音乐上来？

第 18 段

1.Right. But only recently.

是的，但是仅仅是在最近。

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学生提出的解决办法】

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…？

第 21 段

1.I think that might work very nicely.

我想那样写的效果会很好。

第 22 段

1.And if I do that, I guess I'll have to like, interview her.【1进一步还需要做】

如果那样的话，我想我就得采访她一下了。

第 23 段

1.Right.

是的。

第 24 段

1.And I guess that would mean...

那就意味着……

第 25 段

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

你将不得不重写你大部分的论文。

第 26 段

1.Ouch!

天那。

第 27 段

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

呵呵。多一周的时间会不会减轻点你的负担呢？

第 28 段

1.Definitely.

当然。

第 29 段

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

你家还有其他的音乐家吗？

第 30 段

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……

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（听成了so slow）.

其实下周我们要进行演出了，我还 有个独唱。

第 33 段

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？

第 34 段

1.Um.... sure. But about my paper, what question should I be asking my grandmother?【1又提出了一个问题

】

可以啊。但是关于我的论文，我应该问我祖母什么问题呢？

第 35 段

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?【2明天去找她】

不如明早上课前你早来几分钟吧。

第 36 段

1.Will do.

没问题。