地道美语听力练习:论文反馈

Xica:I just got my paper back from Professor Rodriguez and it's all marked up.
西卡：我刚从罗德里格斯教授那拿回论文，上面全是被批改的记号。

Lucas:Let me see. It doesn't look too bad. This is a draft, right? His note at the top says to make revisions before handing in a final version. He's trying to help you get a better grade.
卢卡斯：让我看看。看起来没那么差啊。这只是草稿，对吗？他在顶端批注道，修改后上交最终版本。他是在帮你取得更高的分数。

Xica:Maybe, but there's nothing he likes about the essay. Look at all of those comments in the margins. He underlined the entire introduction and wrote “run-on sentence” next to it.
西卡：或许吧，但是他根本就不喜欢这篇论文。你看空白处的这些评论。他在整段介绍下面都画上横线，并在旁边写道“流水句”。

Lucas:That's easy to fix, and it is a run-on sentence, you know.
卢卡斯：这很好修改啊，你也知道，它确实是流水句。

Xica:And in the body, he wrote that I had no transitions and that my arguments weren't well supported.
西卡：在正文部分，他写道因为没有过渡句，所以无法很好地支撑论据。

Lucas:Well, transitions are easy to put in and you just need to cite a few more sources—that's all.
卢卡斯：是的，过渡段很容易加进去，你只需要再引用一些文献就好了。

Xica:Yeah, but that's not all. Next to the conclusion, he wrote that I didn't properly summarize my main points. See what I mean? There's nothing he likes about this essay.
西卡：对，但这还不够。在结论处他批道：没有恰当地总结主要观点。明白我说的吗？他根本就不喜欢这篇论文。

Lucas:I think you should take the constructive criticism as it's meant—to help you.
卢卡斯：我认为你应该吸取这些批评，因为这对你有益无害。

Xica:It's easy for you to say. You're done with college. It's kind of demoralizing to get your paper back all marked up.
西卡：说起来容易。你已经大学毕业了。如果返还的论文上全是批改，这会让人很气馁。

Lucas:True, but you forget that I have my own battle wounds—lots of them!
卢卡斯：确实，不要忘了我也是久经沙场，浑身是伤了！