Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.

旁白：听一段学生和教授之间的对话。

Professor: Oh, hi, Melanie, how are you doing?

教授：哦，你好，梅兰妮，你好吗？

Student: I'm good. Thanks.

学生：我很好，谢谢。

I just have some questions about this paper for your class.

我对你这门课的这篇论文有些疑问。

Do you have a second to talk about it now?

你现在有空谈谈吗？

Professor: Oh, yes. No problem.

教授：哦，有的。没问题。

I have about twenty minutes before my next class.

在下一节课之前，我大约有二十分钟的时间。

Will that be enough time?

这点时间够吗？

Student: Yeah. I think so.

学生：哦。我觉得够了。

Okay. So the thing is, you know, okay, I'm writing my paper on the history of jazz in New York City.

好的。事情是这样的，我正在写的论文是关于纽约爵士的历史。

Professor: All right.

教授：好的。

Well, that's a pretty broad subject.

嗯，这是一个相当宽泛的主题。

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.

学生：其实我专注于一个特定的年代，50年代……而且我只着眼于一些特定的艺术家。

Professor: Oh, okay, because I was going to say that seemed a bit, uh, too ambitious for a ten-page paper.

教授：哦，好吧，因为我要说的是，对于一个10页的论文来说，似乎有点过于雄心勃勃了。

Student: Yeah, no, it's not the subject I'm having trouble with.

学生：确实，但这不是我遇到的问题。

Actually the paper is practically writing itself.

实际上这篇论文自己就完成了。（进展顺利）

I mean, I have got a lot to say and it's going pretty well.

我的意思是，我有很多话要说，而且进展顺利。

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.

问题是，我有个想法，可能会使它更好，我想知道是否有任何方法可以得到延期。

I mean, I know it's due next week. Right?

我的意思是，我知道下星期就到期了。对吗？

Professor: That's right, on Monday.

教授：对，星期一。

But I don't understand.

但我不明白。

It sounds like you are doing so well.

听上去你做得很好。

Why do you need more time?

你为什么需要更多的时间呢？

Student: Yeah. Well, I could write the paper as it is and turn it in on time and it would be fine.

学生：是的。嗯，我可以就像现在这样完成这篇论文，然后如期交付，这样也可以。

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!

学生：但我刚刚和我的一个朋友聊天，他们家一直住在纽约！

And it turns out that her grandfather was actually there, in the period of jazz I'm writing about.

事实上，她的祖父曾经生活在我写的爵士乐时期。

I mean, he was a jazz musician and he actually, like personally, knew the artists I'm writing about.

我的意思是，他是一个爵士音乐家，实际上他认识我正在写的艺术家。

Professor: You are kidding!

教授：你开玩笑吧！

That's a coincidence.

那真是巧啊。

Student: Yeah, I know, it's cool, right?

学生：是的，我知道，很酷，对吧？

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.

所以，这就是为什么我无论如何想知道是否可以获准延期，因为我认为为了我的论文，如果我可以采访他，这将是非常棒的一件事。

Professor: Ah...

教授：呃……

Student: But I don't think I can meet with him until early next week.

学生：但是，我认为在下周初之前我是没法和他见到面的。

So...

所以……

Professor: Ah, I see.

教授：哦，我明白了。

Well. It would certainly add a new dimension to your paper, wouldn't it?

这肯定会为你的论文增加一个新的维度，对吧？

Have you talked to this gentleman yet?

你和这位先生谈过了吗？

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.

学生：呃，还没有，但是我和我的朋友谈过了，告诉她我的想法，她说他很乐意（接受我的采访）。

But you know, he is busy until next week.

但你知道，他要忙到下个星期才有空。

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。我认为在这种情况下，我们可以延长你的截止日期，也就是说，下周五？

Student: Okay. That would be great!

学生：好的。这太好了！

Professor: But just to be fair, why don't you turn in an outline of your paper on the due date?

教授：为了公平起见，你可不可以在截止日期前把你论文的大纲写出来呢？

Student: The outline?

学生：大纲？

Oh, that's no problem.

哦，没问题。

It's basically done except for the parts about the interview.

基本上除了访问的部分以外都已经完成了。

Professor: Oh, yeah. The interview.

教授：哦，没错。访问。

Could you have the questions ready then too?

你能把采访的问题也准备好吗？

The ones you are planning on asking.

那些你打算问的问题。

Student: Sure! Yeah, I can do that too.

学生：当然！可以，我也能做到。

Professor: And then I'll expect the final draft next Friday.

教授：那我期待下周五的终稿。

Student: Okay. Great. Thanks!

学生：好的。太好了。谢谢！

Professor: Sure. I'm looking forward to reading it.

教授：好的。我期待着读到你的论文。