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Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.
旁白：請聽一段學生與教授之間的對話。
Professor: Oh, hi, Melanie, how are you doing?
教授：哦，嗨，梅蘭妮，最近怎么樣？
Student: I'm good. Thanks. I just have some questions about this paper for your class. Do you have a second to talk about it now?
學生：我很好，謝謝。關于您這門課的論文，我有些問題想請教。您現在有時間聊一下嗎？
Professor: Oh, yes. No problem. I have about twenty minutes before my next class. Will that be enough time?
教授：當然沒問題。二十分鐘后我要上下一堂課，這些時間夠嗎？
Student: Yeah. I think so. Okay. So the thing is, you know, okay, I'm writing my paper on the history of jazz in New York City.
學生：我覺得夠了。事情是這樣的，您知道我正在寫關于紐約市爵士樂歷史的論文。
Professor: All right. Well, that's a pretty broad subject.
教授：嗯，這個選題范圍相當寬泛啊。
Student: Well, actually I'm focusing on a specific decade, the 50s and on... and I'm only doing it on a few specific artists.
學生：其實我聚焦在五十年代這個特定的十年...而且只研究幾位特定音樂家。
Professor: Oh, okay, because I was going to say that seemed a bit, uh, too ambitious for a ten-page paper.
教授：哦，好的，我正想說如果是十頁論文的話，這個選題顯得有點...呃...野心過大了。
Student: Yeah, no, it's not the subject I'm having trouble with. Actually the paper is practically writing itself. I mean, I have got a lot to say and it's going pretty well.
學生：是的，我現在在選題方面沒問題。其實論文寫得挺順利的，素材很多，進展良好。
The thing is, I have this idea that might make it better and I was wondering if there's any way I could get an extension. I mean, I know it's due next week. Right?
問題在于，我想到了一個提升論文質量的點子，不知道能不能申請延期提交。我知道截止日期是下周對吧？
Professor: That's right, on Monday. But I don't understand. It sounds like you are doing so well. Why do you need more time?
教授：沒錯，下周一截止。但我不太理解。聽起來你進展順利，為什么需要延期？
Student: Yeah. Well, I could write the paper as it is and turn it in on time and it would be fine.
學生：是的，按現狀寫完按時提交也可以。
Professor: But?
教授：但是？
Student: But I was just talking to one of my friends whose family has lived in New York forever!
學生：但是我和一個祖輩世代居住在紐約的朋友聊了聊！
And it turns out that her grandfather was actually there, in the period of jazz I'm writing about. I mean, he was a jazz musician and he actually, like personally, knew the artists I'm writing about.
結果發現她爺爺正好親歷我研究的爵士樂時期。他本人就是爵士樂手，還認識我論文中寫的那些音樂家。
Professor: You are kidding! That's a coincidence.
教授：你在開玩笑吧！這么巧？
Student: Yeah, I know, it's cool, right? So anyway, that's why I was wondering if I could get an extension because I thought it would be really great if I could like interview him for my paper.
學生：是啊，很酷對吧？這就是為什么我想知道我是否可以延期，因為我想如果我可以為我的論文采訪他，那將是非常棒的。
Professor: Ah...
教授：啊...
Student: But I don't think I can meet with him until early next week. So...
學生：但我可能要等到下周初才能約見他。所以...
Professor: Ah, I see. Well. It would certainly add a new dimension to your paper, wouldn't it? Have you talked to this gentleman yet?
教授：啊，我明白了。這確實能為論文增添新維度，不是嗎？你和這位先生聯系過了嗎？
Student: Uh, no, but I talked to my friend, just, you know, ran the idea past her and she said he would probably love to do it. But you know, he is busy until next week.
學生：還沒，但我和朋友提過這個想法，她說她爺爺應該很樂意配合。不過他下周才有空。
Professor: Okay. Well, yeah, I think that in this case we can definitely extend your deadline until, that's say, Friday next week?
教授：好的，這種情況我完全同意延期，那就把截止日延到下周五？
Student: Okay. That would be great!
學生：好的，那就太好了！
Professor: But just to be fair, why don't you turn in an outline of your paper on the due date?
教授：不過為了公平起見，你能否在原先截止日先提交論文大綱？
Student: The outline? Oh, that's no problem. It's basically done except for the parts about the interview.
學生：大綱？沒問題，除了采訪部分其他都基本完成了。
Professor: Oh, yeah. The interview. Could you have the questions ready then too? The ones you are planning on asking.
教授：哦，好的。關于采訪的問題清單到時也能準備好嗎？你計劃提問的內容。
Student: Sure! Yeah, I can do that too.
學生：當然可以！我也能做到。
Professor: And then I'll expect the final draft next Friday.
教授：那么期待你下周五提交終稿。
Student: Okay. Great. Thanks!
學生：好的！太棒了。太感謝了！
Professor: Sure. I'm looking forward to reading it.
教授：不客氣，我很期待閱讀你的論文。
