Conversation One
對話一
Hello, Prof. Johnson.
你好,約翰遜教授。
Hello, Tony. So what shall we work on today?
你好,湯尼。今天我們要解決什么問題呢?
Well, the problem is that this writing assignment isn't coming out right. What I thought I was writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me when I participate in.
我的問題是我的作文似乎文不達意,我想寫的是關于當我參與一種特定的運動時,這項運動對我的意義。
What sport did you choose?
你選的是什么運動?
I decided to write about crosscountry skiing.
我決定寫越野滑雪。
What are you going to say about skiing?
關于越野滑雪你要說什么呢?
That's the problem. I thought I would write about how peaceful it is to be out in the country.
這就是問題所在。我想我會寫郊外是多么的寧靜。
So why is that a problem?
這為什么有問題呢?
As I start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods, I keep mentioning how much effort it takes to keep going.
當我開始描述樹林里面是怎樣的安靜時,我會不斷的提及我是怎樣努力堅持的。
Crosscountry skiing isn't as easy as some people think. It takes a lot of energy, but that's not part of my paper. So I guess I should leave it out.
越野滑雪不像有些人想的那么容易,它要花費很多精力,但這不是我論文的重點,所以我放棄這點。
But now I don't know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it. It all fits together.
但是不寫我如何努力的學習就不能解釋它給我帶來的平靜。這些是相聯系的。
It's not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by. That's different.
它不像坐在任何地方看著天上白云翻滾,這是不同的。
Then you'll have to include that in your point. The peacefulness of crosscountry skiing is the kind you earn by effort. Why leave that out? Part of your point you knew beforehand but part you discovered as you wrote. That's common, right?
那你就把它寫到你的論點里。越野滑雪帶來的寧靜感是你通過努力獲得的。為什么不寫?有一部分觀點是你提前想好的,另一部分是你在寫作中發現的,這很正常,不是嗎?
Yeah, I guess so.
是的,我想的是這樣。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
基于對話你聽到的內容,回答19至21題。
Question 19. What is the topic of the man's writing assignment?
問題19. 男士寫作的主題是什么?
Question 20. What problem does the man have while working on his paper?
問題20. 他在寫論文時遇到了什么問題?
Question 21. What does the woman say is common in writing papers?
問題21. 女人說在寫論文時,什么是普遍現象?