評論
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Conversation 2
對話2
M：Hi, professor. I was hoping I could have a moment of your time if you're not too busy. I'm having some problems getting started on my dissertation, and I was hoping you could give me some advice on how to begin.
男：你好，教授，如果你不太忙的話，我希望能占用你一點(diǎn)時(shí)間。我的論文開題遇到了一些問題，我希望你能給我一些開題的建議。
W：Sure. I have quite a few students, though. So can you remind me what your topic is?
女：當(dāng)然。不過，我有不少學(xué)生。你能不能告訴我你的主題是什么嗎？
M：The general topic I chose is aesthetics, but that's as far as I've got. I don't really know where to go from there.
男：我選擇的話題是美學(xué)，但我的進(jìn)度只到這里。我真的不知道該怎么做。
W：Yeah. That's much too large a topic. You really need to narrow it down in order to make it more accessible. Otherwise, you'll be writing a book.
女：是的。這個(gè)話題太大了。你真的需要縮小范圍，才更容易探究。否則，你就是在寫一本書。
M：Exactly. That's what I wanted to ask you about. I was hoping it would be possible for me to change topics. I'm really more interested in nature than beauty.
男：沒錯(cuò)。這就是我想問你的。我希望我能換個(gè)話題。相比美，我對自然更感興趣。
W：I'm afraid you have to adhere to the assigned topic. Still, if you're interested in nature, then that certainly can be worked into your dissertation. We've talked about Hume before in class, right?
女：恐怕你得用指定的主題。不過，如果你對自然感興趣，那當(dāng)然可以寫進(jìn)你的論文。我們之前在課堂上討論過休謨，對吧？
M：Oh, yeah. He's the philosopher who wrote about where our ideas of beauty come from.
男：哦，是的。他是一位哲學(xué)家，他寫過關(guān)于我們對美的觀念從何而來的文章。
W：Exactly. I suggest you go to the library and get a copy of his biography. Start from there, but remember to stick to the parameters of the assignment. This paper is a large part of your cumulative grade, so make sure to follow the instructions. If you take a look at his biography, you can get a good idea of how his life experiences manifest themselves in his theories of beauty, specifically the way he looked towards nature as the origin of what we find beautiful.
女：沒錯(cuò)。我建議你去圖書館借一本他的傳記。從這里開始，但是記住要遵守作業(yè)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這篇論文占你總成績的很大一部分，所以一定要按照說明做。如果你看一下他的傳記，你就能很好地了解他的人生經(jīng)歷是如何在他的美學(xué)理論中體現(xiàn)出來的，特別是他把自然視為美的起源的方式。
M：Great. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions，professor. I'll let you get back to class now.
男：太好了。謝謝你花時(shí)間回答我的問題，教授。請回到課堂吧。
W：If there's anything else you need, please come see me in my office anytime.
女：如果有什么需要，請隨時(shí)到我的辦公室來見我。
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
請根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的對話回答第5題至第8題。
5. What is the man's problem?
5. 男士的問題是什么？
6. What does the professor think of the man's topic?
6. 教授認(rèn)為男士的主題怎么樣？
7. What is the man really more interested in?
7. 男士更感興趣的是什么？
8. What does the professor say the man has to do?
8. 教授說男士必須做什么？
