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Listen to part of a conversation between a student and her history professor.
請聽一位學生和她的歷史教授之間的對話。
So I definitely want to write my term paper on American journalism in the 18th century.
所以我的學期論文想寫關于18世紀的美國新聞業。
That old copy of the New York Daily Gazette you showed us, the one printed from the library’s microfilm.
你展示給我們看的從圖書館的微型膠卷中打印來的，那份年代很老的《紐約每日公報》。
Just seeing a newspaper that was published in 1789...that was really cool!
看到一份1789年印刷的報紙簡直太酷了！
Yes, reading old newspapers can be a powerful experience, especially to a budding historian like yourself.
是的，讀舊報紙是一種很有力的體驗，尤其是對像你這樣的歷史學家新秀來說。
As a resource for scholars and researchers, I don’t think any form of publication really captures the day-to-day life of a community better than a local newspaper.
作為學者和研究者的一種資源，我認為沒有任何形式的出版物能比一份當地報紙更好地捕捉一個地區的日常生活。
Yeah, I mean, I knew that the number of newspapers exploded in the 18th century,
是的，我是說，我知道18世紀時報紙的數量暴增，
but I figured they all deteriorated before the technology was invented to preserve them, or you know, make copies.
但是我以為它們在發明出保存技術或者能被復印之前全都損壞了。
Well, actually, before the mid-1800s, newspapers were printed on fairly sturdy paper made from cotton fibers.
事實上，在19世紀中期以前，報紙都印刷在非常堅硬的紙上，這些紙是用棉纖維做的。
Those that survived are in surprisingly good shape.
保存下來了的那些狀況都相當好。
Are there many more copies of the Gazette on microfilm?
微型膠卷上還有很多其他的公報嗎？
Yeah, we’ve got a great microfilm library on campus, you’ll find it invaluable, I’m sure, as you research your paper.
是的，我們學校里有一個非常棒的微型膠卷圖書館，我相信在你為論文做研究的時候，你一定會覺得它是無價之寶的。
Um, but also talk to the librarians because they are creating an online archive of their microfilm collection.
但是也記得和管理員們聊一聊，因為他們正在給他們的微型膠卷收藏創建一個網上的檔案館。
I’m not sure of the project’s status, but if it’s done, it’ll probably save you time.
我不太清楚這個項目現在的進度，但是如果已經完成了的話，可能會給你節省很多時間。
So, um, 18th-century journalism, you must realize that that topic is too broad for this assignment.
所以......18世紀的新聞業，你一定要意識到，這個題目對這次的作業來說太大了。
I do. So one idea I had was like looking at an important world event like maybe the French revolution of 1789, since we just finished a unit on it.
我知道，所以我的一個想法是討論一個重要的世界事件，比如1789年法國大革命，因為我們剛學完這個單元。
