Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

一、Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福听力原文：

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托福听力中文翻译：

旁白：听一个学生和她的创意写作教授之间的对话。女学生：你好。汤姆森教授。我能和你谈一会儿吗？男教授：噢。你好劳拉。上节课我们想念你。女学生：是的。我病了几天。嗯，我想知道…我错过了很多工作吗？男教授：让我们看看……好吧，我们讨论了你被分配在课堂上阅读的故事。尤多拉·韦尔蒂的《记忆》…然后…我们听了韦尔蒂采访的录音。这段录音在图书馆保留。你需要听听。那幺…你有机会读这个故事吗？女学生：是的。我做了。男教授：你觉得怎么样？女学生：嗯，我有点惊讶……我的意思是……不管怎样，我第一次读它的时候。男教授：什么让你吃惊？

女学生：你知道，这个故事好像什么都没有发生。我的意思是，一个女孩只是坐在海滩上想着她的一段回忆。同时，她也在观察海滩上的其他沐浴者，并在思考他们在做什么。这就是发生的一切！所以在故事的结尾，我想，就这样？！男教授：我知道你的意思。没有像欧·亨利的故事《魔术师的礼物》或福克纳的《熊》那样的大冒险那样令人惊讶的结局。所以你不喜欢这个故事？女学生：嗯，事实上，当我第二次读它的时候，我意识到你不需要惊喜或兴奋就能写出一个好故事。这个女孩的记忆和她看着海滩上的其他人时所想的东西真的很有趣。你知道，这让我想到，当我写我的故事，我们必须为这节课写的故事时，我也许可以用我自己的记忆来开始。男教授：嗯，事实上，我希望你能看到。当然，故事有很多层次。但我真正想让全班从中受益的是，当你写故事的时候，你不需要写关于这个激动人心的世界。甚至写关于记忆的东西也能起作用。女学生：就像我可以写下我小时候在树林里散步的一次。男教授：没错！你知道，随着你的故事到期日的临近，我听到很多学生说他们很担心，因为他们没有足够激动人心的东西可以写。但韦尔蒂在我们听到的采访中以及在她的自传中说，她最糟糕的故事是她试图写的关于她不熟悉的人或地方的故事。这就是为什么她的很多故事都是以她来自的密西西比州为背景的。韦尔蒂强调，对她来说，熟悉她的主题是成功故事的关键。女学生：熟悉。这是有道理的。谢谢汤姆森教授。男教授：没问题。现在，别忘了听录音。

三、Discuss Welty's Writing Style托福听力问题：

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托福听力答案：

A1:正确答案：B

A2:正确答案：C

A3:正确答案：A

A4:正确答案：C

A5:正确答案：D