VOA慢速英語: 寫論文有問題？（雙語）

Having Problems with a School Paper?
寫論文有問題？
Today we welcome a return visit from Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, assistant professor of The Practice in Writing Studies at Duke University in North Carolina. Ms. Ahern-Dodson serves as outreach director and language arts and media program director for the university’s Thompson Writing Program. She helps many students and professors organize writing groups.
今天我們歡迎北卡羅萊納州的杜克大學寫作實踐研究的副教授杰妮芙·愛亨德森的來訪。愛亨德森擔任大學湯普森協(xié)作項目的外聯(lián)主任，語言藝術和媒體項目的主任。她幫助很多學生和老師組織寫作小組。
Jennifer Ahern-Dodson says that probably everyone has had difficulty writing an essay or paper at sometime. She says when writing seems easy, it is usually because he or she has something important to say. Today she provides some tips about how to get those important points into the computer.
杰妮芙·愛亨德森說也許某個時候每個人寫文章或者寫論文的時候都會有些困難。她說寫作看起來容易，因為通常情況下他、她有些重要的事要說。今天她提供了關于如何把這些重要的信息點寫進電腦里的一些建議。
Suppose you have done some research for your paper, but you still have more research to do. Ms. Ahern-Dodson says try some writing before you’re ready to write the completed paper.
假使你為論文已經(jīng)做過一些研究，但是你仍需要做更多的研究。愛亨德森說在你準備寫一篇完整的論文前，先嘗試寫一些東西。
“Don’t wait until you’ve done all the research for the research paper or you’ve figured out in your head exactly what you want to say before you get started. Sometimes just stopping in the middle and writing something about where you are at that moment, you can discover your ideas and think about what you want to express or understand.”
“不要等到你做完所有的論文調查研究后或者在大腦中弄清楚自己究竟想要說什么后才開始寫。有時候中途暫停一下，寫一下那時的進展情況，你會有一些想法，想想你想要傳達的信息或者所理解的東西。”
The teacher advises that you note what information other people have already presented about the subject. And she urges you not to get discouraged if you find that others have seemed to have used a lot of that information.
老師建議你標注一下關于這個題目別人已經(jīng)給出的一些信息。倘若別人已經(jīng)使用大量的那類信息，她建議你也不要灰心泄氣。
”There’s so much research that’s been done already that it can be intimidating once you start figuring out, well, what have other people said about my topic (subject)? And so I might just keep researching and never stop, and say, ‘Well, What do I have to contribute? People have said everything already.’ “
“關于這個課題已經(jīng)有很多調查研究了，開始接觸這個問題時也許會嚇到你。別人會怎么評價我的主題呢？也許我只要繼續(xù)研究不要停止。然后說‘我能寫出點什么來呢？人們已經(jīng)把能說的都說了。’”
Instead, she suggests taking some time to think about what you’re noticing in the research. What points and thoughts of your own might you develop?
相反，她建議花些時間想一想在研究中什么能夠引起注意。你要形成的觀點和想法是什么？
“You don’t have to be an expert on everything. What is it you find interesting in the middle of this process?”
“你不需要成為各個方面的專家。你需要做的是在這一過程中找到有意思的東西是什么？”
This should help you decide what you want to write in response to what others have said. Or it can help you decide what additional research you might need if you are dealing with the subject in a different way from others.
這會幫助你決定要寫什么來回應別人所說的話?；蛘咚軒椭銢Q定在處理這類課題時，如果想用與別人不一樣的方法，你還需要什么額外的調查研究。
As you progress, Ms. Ahern-Dodson strongly advises working with other writers.
隨著你的進步，愛亨德森強烈建議與別的作者一起合作。
“Who can give me good feedback (reaction) on my ideas as I’m developing them – and to not make me feel like I’m alone in the universe? So much of our anxiety about writing stems from sharing our writing in high-stakes(extremely important) situations like submitting to a college or turning it in at the end (of a school term). And we cannot really do anything about it once we submit it.”
“對于我形成的想法誰能給我不錯的反饋，這樣不會讓我覺得自己是宇宙中孤獨的人？我們對于寫作的焦慮來自在高風險的（通常很重要的）情況：像申請大學或者是在學期的期末分享我們的寫作。一旦提交后就沒法再做出改變。”
She spends a lot of her time helping students and professors form writing groups. She says the reaction of others can tell you if you are communicating your ideas. It can show if your writing is interesting.
她花費了很多時間來幫助學生和老師成立寫作小組，她說別人的反應能告訴你是否在交流你的思想觀點，也能表明你的寫作是否有趣。
“Better to find out that no one is interested in that one paragraph before you submit it than after you submit it.”
“最好找出你提交之前沒有人對那一段感興趣，而你提交后，他們會感興趣的那些段落。”
I’m Jeri Watson.
我是杰瑞·瓦特森。