TUTOR: Ah Caroline ... come on in. Sit down.

导师：卡洛琳……请进。请坐。

CAROULINE: Thanks.

卡洛琳：谢谢。

TUTOR: So how's the dissertation planning going?

导师：那么你的论文计划如何了？

CAROULINE: Well Dr Schulmann, I'm still having a lot of trouble deciding on a title.

卡洛琳：舒尔曼博士，我仍然在决定题目上有很多麻烦。

TUTOR: Well, that's perfectly normal at this stage.

导师：嗯，在这个阶段这实在太正常了。

And this is what your tutorials will help you to do.

这也是你的导师会帮助你的事情。

CAROULINE: Right.

卡洛琳：好的。

TUTOR: What we'll do is jot down some points that might help you in your decision.

导师：我们要做的是写下一些可能会帮助你做决定的点。

First of all, you have chosen your general topic area, haven't you?

首先，你已经决定你的大话题方向了，对吧？

CAROULINE: Yes, it's the fishing industry.

卡洛琳：是的，是渔业。

TUTOR: Oh yes, that was one of the areas you mentioned.

导师：哦，是的，那是你提过的一个方向。

Now, what aspects of the course are you good at?

现在，课程中你擅长哪些方面？

CAROULINE: Well, I think I'm coping well with statistics, and I'm never bored by it.

卡洛琳：嗯，我觉得我统计学还应付的不错，而且我对它从不厌倦。

TUTOR: Good, Anything else?

导师：好的，其它的呢？

CAROULINE: Well, I found computer modelling fascinating - I have no problem following what's being taught, whereas quite a few of my classmates find it difficult.

卡洛琳：嗯，我觉得计算机建模也特棒，我对现在教的完全能跟上，但我的很多同学觉得这个很难。

TUTOR: Well, that's very good.

导师：好的，这很好。

Do you think these might be areas you could bring into your dissertation?

你认为这些能否是你能带入到你的论文里的方向呢？

CAROULINE: Oh yes, if possible.

卡洛琳：哦，是的，如果可能的话。

It's just that I'm having difficulty thinking how I can do that.

只是考虑到我该怎么做有点困难。

You see I feel I don't have sufficient background information.

你看，我觉得我没有足够的背景资料。

TUTOR: I see. Well, do you take notes?

导师：我了解了。那你记笔记吗？

CAROULINE: I'm very weak at note-taking.

卡洛琳：我记笔记挺差的。

My teachers always used to say that.

我老师以前常说。

TUTOR: Well, I think you really need to work on these weaknesses before you go any further.

导师：嗯，我认为你真的需要在继续之前，在这些弱点上努力。

CAROULINE: What do you suggest?

卡洛琳：你建议如何呢？

TUTOR: Well, I can go through the possible strategies with you and let you decide where to go from there.

导师：嗯，我可以带着你把可能的方法过一遍，并让你决定你要怎么着。

CAROULINE: Okay, thanks.

卡洛琳：好的，谢谢。

TUTOR: Well, some people find it helpful to organise peer-group discussions - you know, each week a different person studies a different topic and shares it with the group.

导师：嗯，有人觉得组织同伴小组讨论特别有用，你懂的，每周不同的人学习不同的内容，并在组内分享。

CAROULINE: Oh right.

卡洛琳：哦，好的 。

TUTOR: It really helps build confidence, you know, having to present something to others.

导师：这尤其帮助建立信心。你知道，需要向其他人展示。

CAROULINE: I can see that.

卡洛琳：这个我看出来了。

TUTOR: The drawback is that everyone in the group seems to share the same ideas ... they keep being repeated in all the dissertations.

导师：缺点是组内每一个人好像都分享同样的观点……这些观点在所有论文中都被反复提及。

CAROULINE: Okay.

卡洛琳：好的。

TUTOR: You could also try a service called 'Student Support'.

导师：你也可以尝试一种服务叫做“学生支持”。

It's designed to give you a structured programme over a number of weeks to develop your skills.

它的目的是在几周内给你一个结构化的程序去发展你的技能。

CAROULINE: Sounds good.

卡洛琳：听起来不错。

TUTOR: Yes, unfortunately there are only a few places.

导师：是的，不幸的是位置有限。

But it's worth looking into.

但值得去看看。

CAROULINE: Yes, of course. I know I've got to work on my study skills.

卡洛琳：是的，当然。我知道我需要在学习技能上多努力。

TUTOR: And then there are several study skills books you can consult.

导师：然后还有一些你可以参考的学习技能书籍。

CAROULINE: Right.

卡洛琳：好的。

TUTOR: They'll be a good source of reference but the problem is they are sometimes too general.

导师：它们会是很好的参考来源，但问题是它们通常过于笼统。

CAROULINE: Yes, that's what I've found.

卡洛琳：是的，这是我发现了的。

TUTOR: Other than that I would strongly advise quite simple ideas like using a card index.

导师：除此之外我还强烈推荐一些非常简单的思路，比如卡片索引。

CAROULINE: Well, yes, I've never done that before.

卡洛琳：嗯，是的，我以前没做过这个。

TUTOR: It's simple, but it really works because you have to get points down in a small space.

导师：这挺简单，但是非常有用，因为你需要在你很小的地方把要点写下来。

Another thing I always advise is don't just take your notes and forget about them.

还有一个我常常建议的事是不要只是记下你的点，但又忘记了。

Read everything three times - that'll really fix them in your mind.

每件事情读三遍–这会让你牢牢记住它们。

CAROULINE: Yes, I can see it'd take discipline but ...

卡洛琳：是的，我明白这个方法需要训练，但……

TUTOR: Well, if you establish good study skills at this stage they'll be with you all your life.

导师：嗯，如果你可以在这个阶段建立良好的学习习惯，你将终身受用。

CAROULINE: Oh yes, I completely agree.

卡洛琳：是的，我完全同意。

It's just that I don't seem to be able to discipline myself.

只是我觉得我无法自我约束。

I need to talk things over.

我需要讨论事情。

TUTOR: Well, we'll be continuing these tutorials of course.

导师：是的，我们当然会继续辅导课。

Let's arrange next month's now.

我们现在就约定下月的。

Let's see, I can see you virtually any time during the week starting 22nd January.

我看看，我可以在1月22日开始的那周任何时间和你见面。

CAROULINE: What about the 24th? I'm free in the afternoon.

卡洛琳：24号如何？我下午没事。

TUTOR: Sorry, I'm booked then. What about the following day?

导师：抱歉，我有约了。接下来的那天呢？

CAROULINE: Thursday? I can make the morning.

卡洛琳：周四？我早上可以。

TUTOR: Fine, we'll go for the 25th then.

导师：好的，那我们就定25号吧。

CAROULINE: That's great, thanks.

卡洛琳：太棒了。谢谢！