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Narrator:Listen to part of a conversation between a student and his music history professor.
獨白:聽下面一段學生和音樂歷史教授的對話。
So, I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before the final draft is due.
呃，我想知道在截止交稿前我還能做些什么來提高我論文的質量。
Well, Michael, I have no problem with your writing style. It's graceful and clear.
麥克，我對你的寫作風格沒有任何的問題，用詞優雅且清晰。
Eh, and it's interesting that you are writing about your grandmother's piano concert.
呃，你寫的是關于你祖母的鋼琴音樂會，這挺有意思的。
Yeah, when you said we had to attend a concert and write about it, I immediately thought of her.
當你說我們需要參加一場音樂會并寫篇相關文章的時候，我立即就想到了她。
I have been to lots of her concerts. So I am really familiar with her music.
我去過很多場祖母的演唱會，對她的音樂也相當的熟悉。
That's not necessarily an advantage.
那倒未必是一個優勢。
Familiarity sometimes makes it hard to see things objectively.
親密有時使人很難客觀的看待事物。
So I shouldn't write about my grandmother?
那我不該寫我祖母？
No, no, no. I am just talking in general.
不是那個意思。我只是泛泛的來說，
But as I mentioned in my comments, I'd like you to place your grandmother's concert in… in a broader context.
但是正如我在評論中說的，我希望你能將你祖母的音樂會更廣義的來寫。
Yeah, I saw that, but I wasn't sure what you meant.
恩，我看見你的評論了，但是我不是很懂你的意思。
I mean, I mentioned my grandmother's childhood, how much her parents love music, how she played the piano at all our family gatherings.
我是說，我提及到了我祖母的童年，她是怎么愛上音樂的，還有她是怎樣在各種家庭聚會上演奏鋼琴的。
Ok. I see what happened now.
哦，我知道你問題的所在了。
By broader context, I mean how the concert relates to some period in music history.
所謂的廣義，我的意思是說將音樂會聯系到音樂歷史時期上來。
I see. Ok. Um… I have an idea. Ok.
我明白了。恩，我有一個想法。說說看。
Well, as you read in my paper, my grandmother performs classical music. Yes.
古典音樂是我祖母的最愛。但是她職業生涯的大多部分，都在演奏爵士樂。
That's her true love. But for most of her career, she performed jazz.
呃，你讀到了我的文章，我祖母是彈奏古典音樂的。是的。
She originally studied to be a classical pianist.
她起初是學習如何成為一名古典鋼琴家。
But jazz was in its heyday back then, and when she got out of the conservatory, she was invited to join a jazz orchestra.
但是那時候爵士樂是處于鼎盛時期，當她從音樂學校畢業的時候，她被請到一個爵士樂隊演奏，
And the opportunity was just too good to turn down.
而且這是一個千載難逢的好機會，不容錯過。
Really. Well, that's fascinating.
真的啊。好想法。
Because she probably had to reinvent her whole musical style.
因為她可能不得不重新調整她的音樂風格了。
She did. But jazz was where the money was at that time, at least for her.
是的。但是爵士樂是當時能賺錢出路，至少對她是。
But she eventually went back to classical?
但是她最終還是回到了古典音樂上來？
Right. But only recently.Ok.
是的，但是僅僅是在最近。恩。
So if I can show how her choices relate to what was happening in the world of music at the time?
所以如果我能向你展示出她的選擇和當時的音樂界的情勢相關的話？
I think that might work very nicely.
我想那樣寫的效果會很好。
And if I do that, I guess I'll have to like, interview her. Right.
如果那樣的話，我想我就得采訪她一下了。是的。
And I guess that would mean…
那就意味著…
You'll have to rewrite most of your paper. Ouch!
你將不得不重寫你大部分的論文。天那。
Yeah. Would an extra week ease the pain?
呵呵。多一周的時間會不會減輕點你的負擔呢？
Definitely.
當然。
Ok. So are there other musicians in your family?
你家還有其他的音樂家嗎？
Yeah. My mother plays piano, too. Not as well as my grandmother, but…
有。我媽媽也彈鋼琴，沒有我祖母彈的好，但是…
And you?
那你呢?
I don't play any instruments, but I sing in the university choir.
我什么樂器都不會，但是我在大學唱詩班里唱歌。
In fact, we are performing next week, and I have a solo.
其實下周我們要進行演出了，我還有個獨唱。
That's great! Could I tell the class about your concert?
好極了。我可以告訴同學們關于你的演唱會的事嗎？
Um…sure. But…about my paper… what question should I be asking my grandmother?
可以啊。但是關于我的論文，我應該問我祖母什么問題呢？
You know what, I have a meeting now.
哎呀，我還有個會議要參加。
Why don't you come to class a few minutes early tomorrow?
不如明早上課前你早來幾分鐘吧。
Will do.
沒問題。
