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你的研究论文论点太宽泛，于是去教授办公室寻求具体建议。
Hi, come in. How is your research paper coming along?
你好，请进。你的研究论文进展如何？I’ve gathered several sources, but I’m struggling to narrow down my argument.
我已经收集了一些资料，但很难缩小论点范围。come along 用于询问事情的进展。Remind me of your current research question.
提醒我一下你目前的研究问题。I want to examine how green spaces affect university students.
我想研究绿地如何影响大学生。That topic has potential, but ‘affect’ is quite broad. Which outcome interests you most?
这个主题有潜力，但“影响”太宽泛。你最关注哪种结果？I’m particularly interested in stress and concentration during exam periods.
我尤其关注考试期间的压力和专注力。Good. Could you focus on one of those outcomes and one type of green space?
很好。你能否只关注其中一个结果和一种绿地？Perhaps I could study whether short visits to campus gardens reduce reported stress.
或许我可以研究短时间去校园花园是否会降低学生自述的压力。whether... 可用于形成可研究的是非问题。That is much more specific. How will you support the claim?
这就具体多了。你将如何支持这个论点？I found two experimental studies and a survey conducted at another university.
我找到了两项实验研究和另一所大学开展的一项调查。Make sure you distinguish correlation from causation when you discuss the survey.
讨论调查时，要确保区分相关性和因果关系。distinguish A from B 表示区分两者。So I can use the survey for context, but rely on the experiments for stronger evidence?
所以我可以用调查提供背景，但依靠实验来提供更有力的证据？Exactly. You should also address one limitation of each study.
完全正确。你还应该说明每项研究的一个局限。Would it make sense to organise the paper by type of evidence?
按照证据类型来组织论文是否合理？Yes. Start with the survey, move to the experiments, and then compare their limitations.
合理。先写调查，再写实验，最后比较它们的局限。That gives me a much clearer structure. I’ll revise my outline before Friday.
这样我的结构就清楚多了。我会在周五前修改提纲。That gives me... 可用于反馈建议带来的帮助。Academic conversations become productive when a broad topic is converted into a testable question. Restating advice in your own words also shows whether you have understood the distinction between different kinds of evidence.
当宽泛主题被转化为可检验的问题时，学术对话才会富有成效。用自己的话复述建议，也能检验你是否理解了不同证据类型之间的区别。
托福校园交流要能抓住信息层级，并用复述确认理解。
Language Notes 语言点
We need to narrow down the research question.我们需要缩小研究问题的范围。
Distinguish correlation from causation.区分相关性与因果关系。
Vocabulary
本课核心词汇
argument
/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/The argument is still too broad.
outcome
/ˈaʊt.kʌm/Which outcome interests you?
causation
/kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/Correlation does not prove causation.
limitation
/ˌlɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/Every study has a limitation.
Pronunciation Focus
英式发音
重读 narrow、specific、evidence 和 limitation，让听者抓住结构变化。
That topic is too BROAD. Let’s make the question more SPECIFIC.面对复杂信息，先把问题缩小，再区分证据强弱，最后确认下一步。这也是工作中高质量求助的基本结构。
“I’ve gathered several sources, but I’m struggling to narrow down my argument.”
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I’ve gathered several sources, but I’m struggling to narrow down my argument.
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