Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福聽力原文翻譯及問題答案

Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福聽力原文翻譯及問題答案

一、Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福聽力原文：

NARRATOR:Listen to a conversation between a student and her creative writing professor.FEMALE STUDENT:Hello.Professor Thomson.Could I talk to you for a minute?MALE PROFESSOR:Oh.Hi.Laura.We missed you last class.FEMALE STUDENT:Yeah.I was sick for a few days.Um,I was wondering...did I miss a lot of work?MALE PROFESSOR:Let's see...Well,we discussed the story that you have been assigned to read for class."A Memory,"by Eudora Welty...And...then...we listened to a recording of an interview with Welty.The recording is on reserve at the library.You'll need to listen to it.So...did you have a chance to read the story?FEMALE STUDENT:Yeah.I-I did.MALE PROFESSOR:What did you think?FEMALE STUDENT:Well,I was a little surprised...I mean...the first time I read it,anyway.MALE PROFESSOR:What surprised you?

FEMALE STUDENT:You know,it just seemed like there was nothing going on in the story.I mean,a girl is just sitting at the beach thinking about one of her memories.And at the same time,she is watching other bathers on the beach,and sort of just thinking about what they are doing too.And that's all that happens!So at the end of the story,I thought,that's it?!MALE PROFESSOR:I know what you mean.There's no surprise ending like in O.Henry't story The Gift of the Magi or some big adventure like in Faulkner's The Bear.So you didn't like the story?FEMALE STUDENT:Well,actually,while I was reading it the second time,I sort of realized that you don't need surprises or excitement to have a great story.The girl's memory and the stuff she was thinking about while she was watching the other people on the beach were really interesting to read about.And you know,it made me think that when I write my story,the one we have to write for this class,I can maybe use my own memories to get me started.MALE PROFESSOR:Well,in fact,I'd hoped you'd see that.Of course,there are many levels to the story.But what I really wanted the class to take away from it was that you don't need to write about the great exciting world when you write you stories.Even writing about a memory can work.FEMALE STUDENT:Like I could write about one of the times I took a walk in the woods when I was a kid.MALE PROFESSOR:Exactly!You know,as the due day of your stories approaches,I am hearing from a lot of students that they are worried because they don't have anything exciting enough to write about.But Welty said in the interview we listened to and in her autobiography that her worst stories were the ones where she tried to write about people or places that were unfamiliar to her.That's why a lot of her stories are set in Mississippi,where she is from.Welty stressed that,for her anyway,familiarity with her subject matter was the key to a successful story.FEMALE STUDENT:Familiarity.That makes sense.Thanks Professor Thomson.MALE PROFESSOR:No problem.Now,don't forget to listen to that recording.

二、Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福聽力中文翻譯：

旁白：聽一個(gè)學(xué)生和她的創(chuàng)意寫作教授之間的對話。女學(xué)生：你好。湯姆森教授。我能和你談一會(huì)兒嗎？男教授：噢。你好勞拉。上節(jié)課我們想念你。女學(xué)生：是的。我病了幾天。嗯，我想知道…我錯(cuò)過了很多工作嗎？男教授：讓我們看看……好吧，我們討論了你被分配在課堂上閱讀的故事。尤多拉·韋爾蒂的《記憶》…然后…我們聽了韋爾蒂采訪的錄音。這段錄音在圖書館保留。你需要聽聽。那幺…你有機(jī)會(huì)讀這個(gè)故事嗎？女學(xué)生：是的。我做了。男教授：你覺得怎么樣？女學(xué)生：嗯，我有點(diǎn)驚訝……我的意思是……不管怎樣，我第一次讀它的時(shí)候。男教授：什么讓你吃驚？

女學(xué)生：你知道，這個(gè)故事好像什么都沒有發(fā)生。我的意思是，一個(gè)女孩只是坐在海灘上想著她的一段回憶。同時(shí)，她也在觀察海灘上的其他沐浴者，并在思考他們在做什么。這就是發(fā)生的一切！所以在故事的結(jié)尾，我想，就這樣？！男教授：我知道你的意思。沒有像歐·亨利的故事《魔術(shù)師的禮物》或?？思{的《熊》那樣的大冒險(xiǎn)那樣令人驚訝的結(jié)局。所以你不喜歡這個(gè)故事？女學(xué)生：嗯，事實(shí)上，當(dāng)我第二次讀它的時(shí)候，我意識到你不需要驚喜或興奮就能寫出一個(gè)好故事。這個(gè)女孩的記憶和她看著海灘上的其他人時(shí)所想的東西真的很有趣。你知道，這讓我想到，當(dāng)我寫我的故事，我們必須為這節(jié)課寫的故事時(shí)，我也許可以用我自己的記憶來開始。男教授：嗯，事實(shí)上，我希望你能看到。當(dāng)然，故事有很多層次。但我真正想讓全班從中受益的是，當(dāng)你寫故事的時(shí)候，你不需要寫關(guān)于這個(gè)激動(dòng)人心的世界。甚至寫關(guān)于記憶的東西也能起作用。女學(xué)生：就像我可以寫下我小時(shí)候在樹林里散步的一次。男教授：沒錯(cuò)！你知道，隨著你的故事到期日的臨近，我聽到很多學(xué)生說他們很擔(dān)心，因?yàn)樗麄儧]有足夠激動(dòng)人心的東西可以寫。但韋爾蒂在我們聽到的采訪中以及在她的自傳中說，她最糟糕的故事是她試圖寫的關(guān)于她不熟悉的人或地方的故事。這就是為什么她的很多故事都是以她來自的密西西比州為背景的。韋爾蒂強(qiáng)調(diào)，對她來說，熟悉她的主題是成功故事的關(guān)鍵。女學(xué)生：熟悉。這是有道理的。謝謝湯姆森教授。男教授：沒問題。現(xiàn)在，別忘了聽錄音。

三、Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福聽力問題：

Q1:1.What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A.A short story the woman has written

B.A short story that was discussed in class

C.The autobiography of Eudora Welty

D.Features of short stories written by famous authors

Q2:2.Why does the professor mention O.Henry's story,"The Gift of the Magi,"and William Faulkner's story,"The Bear"?

A.To suggest that the woman read these stories before writing her own story

B.To remind the woman to listen to recordings of these stories

C.To contrast Welty's story with other types of stories

D.To point out that Welty particularly liked these stories

Q3:3.Why does the woman mention walking in the woods?

A.It is the possible topic of a story she will write.

B.It is what she does to get inspiration for writing.

C.It is an activity that she enjoys very much.

D.It is the setting of her favorite short story.

Q4:4.What point does the professor make when he mentions the interview with Welty and her autobiography?

A.Welty tells some stories in the interview that are confirmed in the autobiography.

B.Welty believed that the element of surprise was essential to a good story.

C.Welty's best stories are set in Mississippi.

D.Welty thought life in Mississippi was not very exciting.

Q5:5.What was the student's reaction to Welty's story after first reading it?

A.She was surprised by some of the main character's memories.

B.She was annoyed that the story was so short.

C.She found the thoughts of the main character to be uninteresting.

D.She had expected more action in the story.

四、Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福聽力答案：

A1:正確答案：B

A2:正確答案：C

A3:正確答案：A

A4:正確答案：C

A5:正確答案：D

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