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旁白：请听一段学生和指导老师之间的对话。

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and his faculty advisor.

指导老师：嗨，Steven，我安排了此次会面，因为自从我们开始这事一开已经有一段时间了。

Advisor: Hi, Steve, I scheduled this appointment because it's been a while since we touched base.

学生：我知道，最近我一直很忙。

我的一个朋友正在忙于写论文。

A friend of mine works on the school paper.

他问我是否可以帮他写一些报道。

He asked me if I'd like to try reporting.

我答应了，我也真的挺喜欢的。

指导老师：嗨，听起来很不错！

学生：是的，我写的第一篇报道，是关于化学老师的简介，这名化学老师被评为“年度教师”。

Student: Yeah, the first article I wrote, it was a profile of the chemistry professor, the one who was named “Teacher of the Year”.

当我看到自己的名字时，就是看到作者一栏打出我的名字时，我开始入迷了。

When I saw my name, I mean, my byline in print, I was hooked.

现在我知道，这就是我要做的——成为一名记者。

Now I know this is what I want to do: be a reporter.

指导老师：发现自己真的很喜欢的东西不是很妙的事吗？

Advisor: Isn't it great to discover something that you really enjoy?

学生：老实说，那篇文章被修改了很多。

Student: To be honest, the article got lots of editing.

事实上我几乎认不得其中几段话了。

In fact, I barely recognize a couple of paragraphs.

但编辑跟我解释为什么会有这样的改动。

But the editor explained why the changes were made.

我学到了不少，第二篇文章就几乎没有被改动过。

I learned a lot, and my second article didn't need nearly as many changes.

指导老师：似乎你已经找到突破口了。

Advisor: Sounds like you've got a real knack for this.

学生：是的！不管怎样，我很乐意你安排了此次会面，因为我现在真想转为新闻专业。

Student: Yeah! Anyway, I'm glad you schedule this meeting because I want to change my major to Journalism now.

指导老师：嗯，但学校没有开设新闻专业。

Advisor: Um, the university doesn't offer a major in Journalism.

学生：我的意思是，我应该转学到其它学校吗？

Student: I mean, should I transfer to another school?

我来给你解释下为什么不开设这门专业。

Let me explain why the major isn't offered.

报纸的编辑，嗯，我的意思是，当你申请记者的工作时，编辑会考察两方面的东西：他们会要看某些剪辑，你知道，你一些发表了的文章。他们也要进行选拔。

Editors at newspapers, editors, I mean, when you apply for a reporting job, editors look at two things: they want to see clips, you know, some of your published articles; they'll also want you to try out.

他们会给你一项任务，比如，播放某些场合的会议内容，然后看看你能否在截止日期之前，写出一篇新闻稿来。

They'll give you an assignment like, um, covering a press conference or some other event, then see if you can craft a story about it accurately, on deadline.

学生：那么他们甚至不看你是什么专业的？

Student: So they don't even look at my major?

指导老师：并不是说他们不看，而是，嗯，获取其他专业的学位而不是新闻业，应该会对你的工作更有利。

Advisor: It's not that they don't look at it; it's, well, having a degree in something other than Journalism should actually work to your advantage.

指导老师：现在很多专业记者。

Advisor: Most journalists specialize these days.

比如说，他们只写关于科技和商业的文章。

They only write about science, or business, or technology, for example.

你是否有某一类型的报道是你擅长的？

Is there a type of reporting you think you might like to specialize in?

学生：嗯，我想报道最高法院应该是个不错的选择。

Student: Well, I think it'd be really cool to cover the Supreme Court.

我的意思是，他们的决定是怎样影响群众的。

I mean, their decisions affect so many people.

指导老师：这确实是一个值得为之努力的目标。

Advisor: Well, that's really a goal worth striving for.

那么，为什么不继续读政治科学呢？

So why not continue majoring in Political Science?

同时你还可以选修一些法律预备课程，像宪法。

And as electives, you could take some pre-law classes, like Constitutional Law.

而对你来说，在学生报社工作，一旦这里的学生和老师想读相关的文章了，他们可能就会让你报道一些当地法庭的案件？

And as for your work on the student newspaper, maybe they'll let you cover some local court cases, ones that students and professors here would want to read about?

有关于计算机软件程序的案件，是我们这里一位老师写的文章。

There's a case involving this computer software program that one of our professors wrote.

如果学校给任何一位老师利益的话，该区的法庭便会决定放出消息。

The District Court's deciding if the university's entitled to any of the professor's profits.

学生：哇！我一定要跟踪报道！

Student: Wow! I'll definitely follow up on that!

Why does the advisor discourage the student from transferring to another university?

According to advisor, how do newspaper editors evaluate an applicant for a reporting position?

What points does the advisor make when she suggests that the student report on a local court case?

What does the student imply when he says this:

Narrator: 
Listen to a conversation between a student and his faculty adviser 
Advisor: 
Hi, Steve. I scheduled this appointment ‘cause it has been a while since we touched base. 
Student: 
I know I have been really busy--- a friend of mine works on the school paper. He asks me if I would like to try reporting so I did and I really love it. 
Advisor: 
Hey…that's sounds great! 
Student: 
Yeah… the first article I wrote, it was a profile of the chemistry professor---the one who was named Teacher of the Year. My article ran on the front page. When I saw my name, I mean my byline in print, I was hooked. Now I know this is what I want to do--- be a reporter. 
Advisor: 
Isn't it great to discover something that you really enjoy? And I read that the article too? It was very good. 
Student: 
To be honest, the article got lots of editing. In fact I barely recognized a couple of paragraphs. But the editor explained why the changes were made. I learned a lot and my second article didn't need nearly as many changes. 
Advisor: 
Sounds like you’ve got a real knack for this. 
Student: 
Yeah… anyway, I am glad you scheduled this meeting ‘cause I want to change my major to journalism now. 
Advisor: 
Um... the university doesn't offer a major in journalism. 
Student: 
Oh no… 
Advisor: 
But…. 
Student: 
I… I mean… should I transfer to another school, or major in English? 
Advisor: 
Well… wait a minute. Let me explain why the major isn’t offered. Editors at newspaper… editors… I mean when you apply for a reporting job, editors look at two things--- they want to see clips, you know, some of your published articles, they’ll also want you to try out, they’ll give you an assignment like… covering a press conference or some other event, then see if you can craft a story about it, accurately, on deadline. 
Student: 
So they don't even look at my major? 
Advisor: 
It is not that they don't look at it… it is… well, having a degree in something other than journalism should actually work to your advantage. 
Advisor: 
Well… wait a minute. Let me explain why the major isn’t offered. Editors at newspaper… editors… I mean when you apply for a reporting job, editors look at two things--- they want to see clips, you know, some of your published articles, they’ll also want you to try out, they’ll give you an assignment like… covering a press conference or some other event, then see if you can craft a story about it, accurately, on deadline. 
Student: 
So they don't even look at my major? 
Student: 
How? 
Advisor: 
Most journalists specialize these days. They only write about science or business or technology for example. Is there a type of reporting you think you may like to specialize in? 
Student: 
Well… I think it’d be really cool to cover the Supreme Court. I mean… their decisions affect so many people. 
Advisor: 
That is really a goal worth striving for. So, why not continue major in political science? And as electives, you could take some Pre-Law classes like Constitutional Law, and as for your work on the student newspaper, maybe they’d let you cover some local court cases--- ones that students and professors here would want to read about. 
Student: 
Do you know of any？ 
Advisor: 
I do. Actually, there is case involving this computer software program that one of our professors wrote. The district court is deciding if the university is entitled to any of the professor’s profits? 
Student: 
Wow…. I will definitely follow up on that! 
Advisor: 
Isn't it great to discover something that you really enjoy? And I read that the article too? It was very good. 
Student: 
To be honest, the article got lots of editing. In fact I barely recognized a couple of paragraphs. But the editor explained why the changes were made. I learned a lot and my second article didn't need nearly as many changes.

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