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2012-08-08来源:和谐英语
   TPO22 Conversation 2 (Professor)
  Narrator:
  Listen to part of a conversation between a student and his music history professor.
  Student:
  So, I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before the final draft is due.
  Professor:
  Well, Michael, I have no problem with your writing style. It’s graceful and clear. Eh, and it’s interesting that you are writing about your grandmother’s piano concert.
  Student:
  Yeah, when you said we had to attend a concert and write about it, I immediately thought of her. I have been to lots of her concerts. So I am really familiar with her music.
  Professor:
  That’s not necessarily an advantage. Familiarity sometimes makes it hard to see things objectively.
  Student:
  So I shouldn’t write about my grandmother?
  Professor:
  No, no, no. I am just talking in general. But as I mentioned in my comments, I’d like you to place your grandmother’s concert in… in a broader context.
  Student:
  Yeah, I saw that, but I wasn’t sure what you meant. I mean, I mentioned my grandmother’s childhood, how much her parents love music, how she played the piano at all our family gatherings.
  Professor:
  Ok. I see what happened now. By broader context, I mean how the concert relates to some period in music history.
  Student:
  I see. Ok. Um… I have an idea.
  Professor:
  Ok.
  Student:
  Well, as you read in my paper, my grandmother performs classical music.
  Professor:
  Yes.
  Student:
  That’s her true love. But for most of her career, she performed jazz. She originally studied to be a classical pianist. But jazz was in its heyday back then, and when she got out of the conservatory, she was invited to join a jazz orchestra. And the opportunity was just too good to turn down.
  Professor:
  Really. Well, that’s fascinating. Because she probably had to reinvent her whole musical style.
  Student:
  She did. But jazz was where the money was at that time, at least for her.
  Professor:
  But she eventually went back to classical?
  Student:
  Right. But only recently.
  Professor:
  Ok.
  Student:
  So if I can show how her choices relate to what was happening in the world of music at the time…?
  Professor:
  I think that might work very nicely.
  Student:
  And if I do that, I guess I’ll have to like, interview her.
  Professor:
  Right.
  Student:
  And I guess that would mean…
  Professor:
  You’ll have to rewrite most of your paper.
  Student:
  Ouch!
  Professor:
  Yeah. Would an extra week ease the pain?
  Student:
  Definitely.
  Professor:
  Ok. So are there other musicians in your family?
  Student:
  Yeah. My mother plays piano, too. Not as well as my grandmother, but…
  Professor:
  And you?
  Student:
  I don’t play any instruments, but I sing in the university choir. In fact, we are performing next week, and I have a solo.
  Professor:
  That’s great! Could I tell the class about your concert?
  Student:
  Um…sure. But…about my paper… what question should I be asking my grandmother?
  Professor:
  You know what, I have a meeting now. Why don’t you come to class a few minutes early tomorrow?
  Student:
  Will do.