地道美語聽力播客593:寫小說

Xavier: How's your novel coming along?

澤維爾：你的小說還一直在寫嗎?

Sara: It's not. I abandoned it for now. I think I bit off more than I can chew. Now, I'm working on a short story.

薩拉：沒有，我現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)放棄了。我感覺力不從心，現(xiàn)在我在創(chuàng)作短篇小說。

Xavier: That sounds interesting. Who are the main characters?

澤維爾：聽起來很有趣!誰是主要人物?

Sara: I'm not sure yet. Character development is really important so I need to give the characters themselves some serious thought.

薩拉：我現(xiàn)在還不確定，人物發(fā)展很重要，所以我需要仔細(xì)想想這些人物。

Xavier: Okay, tell me about the general plot. Is it an adventure, romance, horror story —what?

澤維爾：好吧，跟我說說整體情節(jié)，是冒險(xiǎn)，還是浪漫史，還是恐怖故事呢?

Sara: I haven't decided that either.

薩拉：這個(gè)我也還未決定呢。

Xavier: All right. What about the setting? Is it going to be set in the U.S.?

澤維爾：好吧，場(chǎng)景呢?場(chǎng)景要設(shè)在美國嗎?

Sara: Hmm, that's still up in the air, too. I'm thinking of writing a period story, but I'm not sure what time period to choose. That'll help decide the actual setting.

薩拉：唔，這個(gè)也還沒定呢。我想著寫某一時(shí)期的故事，但是我并不確定要選哪一個(gè)時(shí)期。選好時(shí)期就有助于決定場(chǎng)景的選擇了。

Xavier: I'm guessing you haven't decided the point of view of the story either, whether it'll be told in the first person or third person, am I right?

澤維爾：我猜想你也還沒有想好你的寫作視角，是用第一人稱敘述還是用第三人稱，是不?

Sara: You are. I know. I have a lot to think about.

薩拉：是的，我知道，我要想的事情很多。

Xavier: You've definitely got your work cut out for you.

澤維爾：你要使你的作品適合你。

Sara: I know. I'm just waiting for some inspiration.

薩拉：我明白，我只是在等待一些靈感。

Xavier: Good luck with that.

澤維爾：祝你好運(yùn)。