Final essay

文章大意

两位学生与教授讨论期末论文的研究方法。教授要求包含一手、二手和三手资料，建议组织焦点小组访谈而非大规模问卷。研究主题限定为澳大利亚背景下的成长经历，涉及天性vs教养的争论，有学生找到200多名学童参与。

题目与答案

1. 21 What kind of research method does the professor recommend?
   • interview
   • observation
   • questionnaire

   答案：interview

   原文定位：You could design a questionnaire, but you'll soon find that distributing a questionnaire on such a large scale is somewhat troublesome;No. Ideally, I would like you to form one or two focus groups and interview them

   同义替换：「research method」↔「design a questionnaire」，「recommend」↔「I would like you to」

2. 22 What is the project based on?
   • a study they did before in Australia
   • a similar angle someone has done before
   • an Australian study

   答案：an Australian study

   原文定位：No, I'm afraid not. This will be a strictly Australian study. However, you can choose which angle you'd like to take, so long as it remains within the realm of anthropology

3. 23 What does the professor advise Douglas to do about the formation of the focus groups?
   • strengthen the group in size
   • reduce the number of children in each group
   • build more than 3 groups

   答案：reduce the number of children in each group

   原文定位：Well done for finding that many willing children, but you definitely don't need that many for the study you're going to undertake. I'd say you need no more than five children per group and no more than three groups, so fifteen children altogether

4. 24 To do the project best, the professor suggests the students
   • interview various people or sectors
   • not be too ambitious
   • work hard enough

   答案：not be too ambitious

   原文定位：My advice for you is don't be too ambitious and try to include as much information about various people or sectors

   同义替换：「suggests」↔「advice」

5. 25 To gather data, the professor asks Jane
   • to replace other people's advice
   • to simplify the textbook
   • to practice using the date table

   答案：to practice using the date table

   原文定位：Moreover, you should try to practice using the data table provided in your course handbook

6. 26 The reason why Douglas hasn't read enough reference books is that
   • he doesn't have enough time
   • he thinks there are too many books to read
   • he hasn't spent time in the library

   答案：he doesn't have enough time

   原文定位：Professor, I don't know about everyone else, but I'm having trouble reading the books. I had a really big assignment for another course, and I've been spending all my time on that

   同义替换：「hasn't read enough reference books」↔「having trouble reading the books」，「doesn't have enough time」↔「spending all my time on」

7. final report
   • Jane will do
   • Douglas will do
   • They will do together

   答案：They will do together

   原文定位：If you like, we can work together on the research and data collection side of the project and doing the final writeup

   同义替换：「report」↔「writeup」

8. sheet preparation
   • Jane will do
   • Douglas will do
   • They will do together

   答案：Douglas will do

   原文定位：I should be able to prepare some sheets and a list of questions that can be used during the focus group sessions

9. letter
   • Jane will do
   • Douglas will do
   • They will do together

   答案：Jane will do

   原文定位：Do you think we'll need to write a letter to send to the participants telling them the time and place for the interviews;Positive. I can take care of that

10. transcript
    • Jane will do
    • Douglas will do
    • They will do together

    答案：They will do together

    原文定位：I forgot about the transcript. That'll likely be a big job. So let's do half each. I'll do one of the groups, and you can do the other