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On Studying談論學習
Pool: You seem to be doing all right, Meng.
波爾：孟，你看上去進展不錯。
Meng: I am, but l still have to do a lot of reading.
孟：是的，不過我得讀很多書。
Pool: There's a lot of reading. but I think that's pretty normal for postgraduate work. I imagine a big part of the problem is that it's all in your second language.
波爾：閱讀量是很大，不過我覺得這對研究生的功課來說是正常的。我想你的問題大部分在于你得用外語來閱讀。
Meng: I suppose I'll just have to leam to read faster.
孟：看來我得想辦法提高閱讀速度了。
Pool: How about the seminars? Can you follow the discussions?
波爾：那討論課怎么樣啊？你能理解大家的討論嗎？
Meng: Well. I can usually follow what the others say, but I'm not used to being in a seminar and I never know what to say.
孟：嗯，一般別人的發言我都能聽懂，不過我不太習慣參加討論課，我不知道該說什么。
Pool: Don't be shy, speak out. Seminars are very important in postgraduate work. As I see it, most of the benefit of the seminars comes from the exchange of ideas.
波爾：不要害羞嘛，大膽地說出來。討論課在研究生的功課中是很重要的。在我看來，討論課最大的好處來自于思想的交流。
Meng: Yes. I'm beginning to agree with you. I've gained some very valuable insights from the others in my class.
孟：對，我開始同意你的看法了。我從班上其他人那里長了不少有用的見識呢。
Pool: But you should share your insights with us. I'm sure you have a lot to offer, just as the others do.
波爾：但你也應該讓大家分享一下你的見解呀。我敢肯定你和別人一樣，也有很多好的見解要講呢。
