Ah Caroline...come on in.Sit down. Thank.
卡洛琳,進(jìn)來,請坐。謝謝。
So how's the dissertation planning going?
論文進(jìn)行的怎么樣了?
Well Dr Schulmann.I'm still having a lot of trouble deciding on a title.
舒爾曼博士,我在選擇題目上還有許多困擾。
Well, that's perfectly normal at this stage.
在這個階段很正常。
And this is what your tutorials will help you to do. Right.
這就是輔導(dǎo)課要幫你做的。是的。
What we'll do is jot down some points that might help you in your decision.
我們要做的是記下一些可能對你的選擇有幫助的要點(diǎn)。
First of all, you have chosen your general topic area, haven't you?
首先,你已經(jīng)選好了大概的題目范圍了,是嗎?
Yes, it's the fishing industry.
是的,是漁業(yè)。
Oh yes, that was one of the areas you mentioned.
是的,這是你提到過的一個領(lǐng)域。
Now, what aspects of the course are you good at?
課程的哪方面是你擅長的?
Well, I think I'm coping well with statistics, and I'm never bored by it.Good.Anything else?
我認(rèn)為我擅長統(tǒng)計(jì),我從不對此感到厭煩。很好,還有嗎?
Well, I found computer modelling fascinating
我發(fā)現(xiàn)計(jì)算機(jī)建模很有意思,
I have no problem following what's being taught, whereas quite a few of my classmates find it difficult.
我完全能跟上老師講的內(nèi)容,而我的很多同學(xué)卻認(rèn)為它很難。
Well, that's very good. Do you think these might be areas you could bring into your dissertation?
很好。你覺得這些可以用到你的論文里嗎?
Oh yes, if possible.It's just that I'm having difficulty thinking how I can do that.
是的,如果有可能的話。我只是在如何處理上有問題。
You see I feel I don't have sufficient background information.
我覺得我沒有足夠的背景知識。
I see.Well, do you take notes?
我明白了,你記筆記了嗎?
I'm very weak at note-taking.
我不善于記筆記。
My teachers always used to say that.
我的老師總是這么說。
Well, I think you really need to work on these weaknesses before you go any
further.
我認(rèn)為你應(yīng)該在進(jìn)一步進(jìn)行之前克服這些弱點(diǎn)
What do you suggest?
你的建議是什么?