『新东方在线托福听力』为托福考生准备了ETS托福TPO/Official 46 Con 2听力练习：What is the conversation mainly about?原文题目答案解析，TPO/Official 46 Con 2听力原文范文音频翻译。

托福TPO/Official 46 Con 2听力原文What is the conversation mainly about?【新东方在线】

旁白：听一段一个学生和她的历史教授之间的对话。

Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between a student and her history professor.

学生：所以我确定要写一篇关于十八世纪美国新闻业的学期论文。

Student: So I definitely want to write my term paper on American journalism in the eighteenth century.

就是你向我们展示的纽约日报的旧版，从图书馆的缩微胶片印刷出来的那版。

That old copy of the New York Daily Gazette you showed us, the one printed from the library's microfilm.

仅仅是看到1789年刊登的报纸这件事……真的很棒！

Just seeing a newspaper that was published in 1789... that was really cool!

教授：是的，读旧报纸可以是一个不错的经历，特别是像你这样的一个初学历史学的学生。

Professor: Yes, reading old newspapers can be a powerful experience, specially to a budding historian like yourself.

对于学者和研究人员来说，他们想要获取资源的话，没有什么比地方报纸更能抓住一个社区的日常生活的正是特点了。

As a resource for scholars and researchers, I don't think any form of publication really captures the day-to-day life of a community better than a local newspaper.

是的，我的意思是，我知道报纸的数量在第十八世纪呈爆炸增长，

Student: Yeah, I mean, I knew that the number of newspapers exploded in the 18th century,

但我认为在能够保存它们或者制作副本的技术出现之前，它们都已经腐化了。

but I figured they all deteriorated before the technology was invented to preserve them, or you know, make copies.

教授：嗯，事实上，在19世纪中叶前，报纸印刷在相当坚固的由棉花纤维制成的纸上。

Professor: Well, actually, before the mid-1800s, newspapers were printed on fairly sturdy paper made from cotton fibers.

那些保存下来的报纸状态出奇地良好。

Those that survived are in surprisingly good shape.

学生：公报的的微缩胶片上还有很多复本吗？

Student: Are there many more copies of the Gazette on microfilm?

教授：是的，我们在校园有一个很大的缩微图书馆。当你研究论文时，我相信你会发现它是非常宝贵的。

Professor: Yeah, we've got a great microfilm library on campus. You'll find it invaluable, I'm sure, as you research your paper.

嗯，但是你也可以跟图书馆员谈谈，因为他们正在创建微缩胶片收藏的在线档案

Um, but also talk to the librarians because they are creating an online archive of their microfilm collection.

我不确定该项目的进展情况，但如果它已经完成了，它可能会节省你的时间。

I'm not sure of the project's status, but if it's done, it'll probably save you time.

那么，嗯，你必须意识到如果你写十八世纪的新闻业，这个话题太广了。

So, um, 18th-century journalism, you must realize that that topic is too broad for this assignment.

学生：我明白。所以我的想法是谈论世界历史的重要的事件，比如1789的法国革命，因为我们刚刚学完了这个单元。

Student: I do. So one idea I had was like looking at an important world event like maybe the French revolution of 1789, since we just finished a unit on it.

你给我们的阅读资料是非常生动的。我很喜欢这些资料，但他们是法国作家、历史学家的翻译。

The readings you've given us were incredibly vivid. I loved them, but they were translations of French writers, historians.

因此，我认为选择公报和其他的美国报纸来看看这些报纸是如何报道这次革命，

So I thought it'd be interesting to pick the Gazette and one other American newspaper to see how each covered the revolution,

记者如何从美国人的角度来报道它

how the journalists reported it from America's perspective.

但请记住，我会基于你论文中包含的细节来给你的论文评分。

But remember, I'll be grading your paper based on the details you include.

在你论文中的一些地方，你会想要关注革命中的某个特殊事件，就像攻占巴士底狱监狱这样的特定事件。

And at some point in your paper, you'll want to focus on a particular event of the revolution like maybe the storming of the Bastille prison.

学生：我写法国国民议会大会的形成如何？

Student: How about the formation of the French national constituent assembly?

教授：当然可以！这个可以写。

学生：因为我会读两个城市的报纸，我可以读社论的评论，找出每个社区对国民大会的看法。

Student: And since I'm gonna look at newspapers from two cities, I could read the editorials, the opinion pieces, to find out what each community thought about the national assembly.

教授：好吧，但是，我曾经参加了一个历史会议，一位教授展示了一篇关于法国革命时期的美国新闻界的论文。

Professor: Ok, but, you know, I once attended a history conference where a professor presented a paper on the American press in the French Revolution.

她当时正在讨论这里和法国的民主理想的发展。

She was discussing the development of democratic ideals here and in France at that time.

她也指出，使用旧报纸作为主要来源……要意识到，它们仅仅反映了一部分社会价值，不应该被用来对所有美国人下结论。

But she also pointed out that using old newspapers as primary sources... to be aware that they reflected the values of only a segment of society, and should not be used to draw conclusions about all Americans.

我不认为我保存了她的论文，但它随后还是发表了。所以你可以在互联网上找到这篇论文。我把她的名字给你吧。

I don't think I held on to her paper, but it was subsequently published, so you'll have no trouble tracking it down on the Internet. Let me give you her name.

What gave the student inspiration for the topic of her term paper?

According to the professor, what should the student ask the librarians?

What will the student probably include in her term paper?

What can be inferred about the professor when he discusses a paper presented at a history conference?

Listen to part of a conversation between a student and her history professor. 
W: So I definitely want to write my term paper on American journalism in the 18th century. That'll copy of the New York daily Gazette you showed us, the one printed from the libraries microfilm, just seeing a newspaper that was published in 1789. That was really cool. 
M: Yes, reading all these newspapers can be a powerful experience. Especially to butting a story like yourself. As a resource for scholars and researchers, I don't think any form of publication really captures the day-to-day life of a community better than the local newspaper. 
W: Yeah. I mean I knew that the number of newspapers exploded in the 18th century, but I figured they all deteriorated before the technology was invented to preserve them, or you know, make copies. 
M: Well, actually, before the mid-1800s newspapers were printed on fairly sturdy paper made from cotton fibers. Those that survived are in surprisingly good shape. 
W: Are there many more copies of the Gazette on microphone? 
M: Yeah, we got a great microphone library on campus you'll find it invaluable. I'm sure as researcher paper, but also talk to the librarians because they're creating an online archive of their microfilm collection. I'm not sure of the project status, but if it's done it'll probably save you time. So 18th-century journalism, you must realize that that topics too broad for this assignment. 
W: I do. So one idea I had was like looking at an important world event, like maybe the French Revolution of 1789 since we just finished a unit on it. The readings you would given us were incredibly vivid, I love them, but they were translations of French writers and historians. So I thought it be interesting to pick the Gazette and one other American newspaper to see how each covered the revolution, how the journalist reported from America's perspective. 
M: Interesting approach, but remember I'll be grading your paper based on the details include that at some point in your paper you want to focus on a particular event of the revolution like maybe the storming of the Bastille prison. 
W: How about the formation of the French national constituent assembly? 
M: Sure, that would work. 
W: And since I'm going to look at newspapers from two cities, I could read the editorials, the opinion pieces, to find out what each community thought about the national assembly. 
M: Okay. But you know, I once attended a history conference where Professor presented a paper on the American press in the French Revolution. She was discussing the development of democratic ideals here in France at that time. But she also pointed out that using old newspapers as primary sources should be aware that they've reflected the values of only a segment of society and should not be used to draw conclusions about all Americans. I don't think I held onto her paper but it was subsequently published. So you'll have no trouble tracking it down on the Internet. Let me give you her name.

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