上一篇：托福备考第27天——TPO听力材料分析（四阶段）（六）
读写并高亮后的结果：
Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.
Uh, excuse me, Professor Tompson. I know your office hours are tomorrow, but I was wondering if you had a few minutes free now to discuss something.
Sure, John. What did you want to talk about?
Well, I have some quick questions about how to write up the research project I did this semester--about climate variations.
Oh, yes, you were looking at variations in climate in the Grant City area, right? How far along have you gotten?
I've got all my data, so I'm starting to summarize it now, preparing graphs and stuff. But I'm just...I'm looking at it and I'm afraid that it's not enough, but I'm not sure what else to put in the report.
I hear the same thing from every student. You know, you have to remember now that you're the expert on what you've done. So think about what you'd need to include if you were going to explain your research project to someone with general or casual knowledge about the subject, ...like your parents. That's usually my rule of thumb: would my parents understand this?
OK, I get it.
I hope you can recognize by my saying that how much you do know about the subject.
Right, I understand, I was wondering if I should also include the notes from the research journal you suggested I keep.
Yes, definitely, you should use them to indicate what you evolution in though was through time. So just set up, you know, what was the purpose of what you were doing-- to try understand the climate variability of this area-- and what you did, and what your approach was.
OK, so, for example, I studied meteorological records. I looked at climate charts. I used different methods for analyzing the data, like certain statistical tests, and then I discuss the results. Is that what you mean?
Yes, that's right. You should include all of that. The statistical tests are especially important. And also be sure you include a good reference section where all your published and unpublished data came from, because you have a lot unpublished climate data
Hmm... something just came into mind and went out the other side.
That happens to me a lot, so I've come up with a pretty good memory management tool. I carry a little pad with me all the time and jot down questions and ideas that I don't want to forget. For example, I went to the doctor with my daughter and her baby son last week and we knew we wouldn't remember everything we wanted to ask the doctor, so we actually a list of five things we wanted answers to.
A notepad is a good idea. Since I'm so busy now at the end of the semester, I'm getting pretty forgetful these days. OK, I just remember what I was trying to say before.
Good, I was hoping you'd come up with it.
Yes, it ends up that I have data on more than just the immediate Grant City area, so I also included some regional data in the report. With everything else it should be a pretty good indicator of the climate in this part of the state.
Sounds good. I'd be happy to look over a draft version before you hand in the final copy, if you wish.
Great, I'll plan to get you a draft of the paper by next Friday. Thanks very much, well, see ya.
OK.
简析：
一个学生问教授，自己的气象相关的report该怎么写？这位学生收集了足够的数据，但是觉得还不够，所以来向教授询问意见。教授给出的意见是是，“像讲给父母听懂一样”阐明自己的目的、使用的方法，试验得出的结果..... 中途学生走神忘了要说啥，教授提醒他如果记不住要问的东西，可以记笔记，因为教授上周在给她的女儿和孙女去看医生的时候就带了笔记，把一开始想问的5个问题记在笔记上了，所以这样就不怕忘记了。
后来学生想起来，要说的东西了。学生说自己不止记录了格兰特城地区的气象数据，还记录的其它地区的数据，把这些数据总结起来或许能够对应这个国家部分地区的气候变化....
不熟悉的单词：
- climate variations 气候变化
- the Grant City area 格兰特城地区
- definitely 確かに
- meteorological 气象
- charts 图表
- statistical 统计
- jot down 记下
- indicator 指标;迹象
- dispute 争议 （出现在最后一题的单词）
值得注意的表达方式：
- How far along have you gotten? （不是问你走了多远，而是问你现在搜集到什么地步了？）
- That's usually my rule of thumb: ... 这通常是我的经验法则：...
- I was wondering if I should 我想知道我是否应该