評(píng)論
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Listen to a conversation between a student and her professor.
獨(dú)白:請(qǐng)聽一名學(xué)生和教授的對(duì)話。
P:Before we get started, I...I just wanted to say I'm glad you chose food science for your major courses study.
教授:在我們開始之前，我只想說我很高興你們選擇食物科學(xué)作為主要課程研究方向。
S:Yeah, it seems like a great industry to get involved with.
學(xué)生:是的，似乎這是一個(gè)可以投入的產(chǎn)業(yè)。
I mean with the four-year degree in food science, I'll always be able to find a job.
我的意思是說，經(jīng)過四年食物科學(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)后，我以后總可以找到工作。
P:You're absolutely right.
教授:你說的很對(duì)。
Before entering academia, I worked as a scientist for several food manufacturers and for the US Food and Drug Administration.
在進(jìn)入學(xué)術(shù)研究行列前，我在幾家食物制造公司擔(dān)任過科學(xué)家，也曾在美國(guó)食物藥物管理局任職。
I even worked on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska a couple of summers while I was an undergraduate.
當(dāng)還是大學(xué)生的時(shí)候，我還連續(xù)幾個(gè)暑假在阿拉斯加某一商用捕魚船上實(shí)習(xí)過。
We bring in the day's catch to a floating processor boat where the fish got cleaned, packaged and frozen right at sea.
我們把當(dāng)天捕獲的魚帶到漂浮加工船，當(dāng)船還在海上的時(shí)候我們會(huì)將魚清洗干凈包裝并冷凍起來(lái)。
S:That's amazing! As a matter of fact, I'm sort of interested in food packaging.
學(xué)生:真厲害。事實(shí)上，我對(duì)食物包裝很感興趣。
P:Well, for that, you'll need a strong background in physics, math and chemistry.
教授:嗯，這樣，你就需要強(qiáng)大的物理，數(shù)學(xué)及化學(xué)知識(shí)背景。
S:Those are my best subjects.
學(xué)生:這些都是我最擅長(zhǎng)的科目。
For a long time, I was leading towards getting my degree in engineering.
在獲得工程學(xué)學(xué)位之前，我曾經(jīng)學(xué)習(xí)了很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間。
P:Well, then you should have a problem.
教授:這樣的話你就沒有任何問題了。
And fortunately, at this university, the department of food science offers a program in food packaging.
幸運(yùn)的是，在這所大學(xué)，食物科學(xué)提供食物包裝項(xiàng)目，
Elsewhere, you might have to hammer courses together on your own.
要是在別處，你可能就要自己學(xué)習(xí)了。
S:I guess I like it a lot then.
學(xué)生:我想到時(shí)我會(huì)很喜歡的。
I am… so since my appointment today is to discuss my term paper topic, I wanted to ask, could I write about food packaging?
那么，由于我今天跟您約是想討論我的學(xué)期論文話題，我是想問可以寫關(guān)于食物包裝的話題嗎？
I realize we're supposed to research food-born bacteria, but food packaging must play a role in all of that, right?
我發(fā)現(xiàn)我們應(yīng)該研究食物糜爛后滋生的細(xì)菌，但是食物包裝應(yīng)該起到了很大的作用，對(duì)吧？
P:Absolutely! Maybe you should do some preliminary research on that.
教授:當(dāng)然了。也許你應(yīng)該做些初期研究工作。
S:I have! That's the problem. I'm overwhelmed.
學(xué)生:我已經(jīng)做了，這就是問題所在，內(nèi)容太多了。
P:Well, in your reading, did anything interest you in particular? I mean something you'd like to investigate.
教授:嗯，閱讀的時(shí)候，有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)什么特別感興趣的？就是你特別想調(diào)查研究的。
S:well, I was surprised about the different types of packaging used for milk.
學(xué)生:嗯，我很驚訝各種各樣的牛奶包裝。
You know, clear plastic bottles, opaque bottles, carton board containers...
你知道，透光的塑料瓶，不透光的牛奶瓶，硬紙盒等等。
P:True! In fact, the type of packaging has something to do with the way milk's treated against bacteria.
教授:太對(duì)了！事實(shí)上，牛奶的包裝跟防菌處理是有相關(guān)聯(lián)的。
S:Yeah, and I read a study that showed how light can give milk a funny flavor and decrease the nutritional value.
學(xué)生:是的，我讀過一篇文章說光線能夠讓牛奶發(fā)出異味，降低營(yíng)養(yǎng)價(jià)值。
And yet most milk bottles are unclear. What's up about that?
但是很多牛奶瓶還是透光的，這是怎么回事呢？
P:Well consumers like being able to visually examine the color of the milk.
教授:嗯，消費(fèi)者喜歡對(duì)牛奶的顏色進(jìn)行直觀的判斷。
That might be one reason that opaque bottles haven't really called on.
這可能是為射門不透光的牛奶瓶沒有被使用的原因之一。
But that study... I'm sure there is more study on the subject.
但是那個(gè)研究，我敢肯定會(huì)有更多關(guān)于這個(gè)話題的研究的。
You shouldn't base your paper on only one study.
你的論文不該只基于一方面的研究。
S:Maybe I should write about those opaque plastic bottles.
學(xué)生:也許我的論文應(yīng)該寫那些關(guān)于那些不透光的塑料瓶。
Find out if there are any scientific reasons they aren't used more widely?
關(guān)于這些瓶子沒有得到廣泛應(yīng)用的問題，找出是否有什么科學(xué)的原因。
Maybe opaque bottles aren't as good at keeping bacteria from growing in milk after the bottle has been opened for something… but where to begin researching this? I don't have a...
也許在牛奶瓶開蓋了以后，不透光的牛奶瓶就不像封閉時(shí)那樣能有效防止細(xì)菌滋長(zhǎng)吧。但是調(diào)查要從哪方面開始呢？我不是很清楚。
P:You know, there is a dairy not far from here in Chelsea.
教授:你知道，在切爾西市，離這里不遠(yuǎn)的地方有一個(gè)奶牛廠。
It was one of the first diaries to bottle milk in opaque plastic, but now they're using clear plastic began.
這是第一個(gè)用不透光的牛奶瓶裝牛奶的奶牛場(chǎng)，但是他們現(xiàn)在使用的是透光的塑料瓶。
And they're always very supportive of the university and our students, and if you want it...
他們一直也很支持我們大學(xué)和我們的學(xué)生去調(diào)查研究，而且如果你需要的話。
S:Yeah, I like that idea.
學(xué)生:啊對(duì)，這主意不錯(cuò)。
