VOA慢速英语:Having Problems with a School Paper?

短语讲解：

1. And she urges you not to get discouraged if you find that others have seemed to have used a lot of that information.

a lot of 许多的; 诸多
例句：A lot of what's changing now is subtle.
许多变化都非常微妙。

2. There’s so much research  that’s been done already that it can be intimidating once you start figuring out, well, what have other people said about my topic (subject)?

figure out 计算出，解决
例句：Please help me to figure out my income tax. 
请帮我算一下我的所得税。 

3. Instead, she suggests taking some time to think about what you’re noticing in the research.

think about .考虑…;捉摸…;对…有（某种观点）;回想起
例句：I want you to have time alone to think about yourself. 
我想让你有机会单独想想自己。 

4. What is it you find interesting in the middle of this process?

in the middle of 在...中间
例句：It landed smack(-dab) in the middle of the carpet. 
那东西正好落在地毯的中央. 

5. This should help you decide what you want to write in response to what others have said.

in response to 对…做出反应
例句：He opened the door in response to a knock. 
他应敲门声而开了门。 

6. Or it can help you decide what additional research you might need if you are dealing with the subject in a different way from others.

deal with 处理，应付
例句：He had no capability to deal with the matter. 
他没有能力处理那件事。 

7. “Better to find out that no one is interested in that one paragraph before you submit it than after you submit it.”

find out 查清
例句：I'll find out the address,and ring you back. 
我找到地址后再与你通电话。