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Discussing a Thesis Topic with an Advisor

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ID: 1468 Upper Intermediate
Today's lesson is a must for anyone in higher education in China. Learn how to discuss your ideas, how to make suggestions, and how to hash out a thesis plan and schedule with your advisor.
Tue Aug 03 2010 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
论文 lùnwén thesis
农民工 nóngmíngōng migrant worker
选题 xuǎntí topic
创新 chuàngxīn to be innovative
潘宇，你论文准备写什么？
Pān Yǔ ，nǐ lùnwén zhǔnbèi xiě shénme ？
Pan Yu, what are you preparing to write your thesis on?
我想写关于农民工生活的。
wǒ xiǎng xiě guānyú nóngmíngōng shēnghuó de 。
I want to write about the lives of migrant workers.
农民工生活？这个选题已经有很多人做过了，想创新还是有一定的难度的。
nóngmíngōng shēnghuó ？zhè ge xuǎntí yǐjīng yǒu hěn duō rén zuò guo le ，xiǎng chuàngxīn háishì yǒu yīdìng de nándù de 。
The lives of migrant workers? Too many people have already done this topic. If you want to do something new with it, it certainly won't be easy.
我也觉得这个题目有点老套，不过我之前接触过一些农民工，我觉得可以挖掘一下他们的精神生活。
wǒ yě juéde zhè ge tímù yǒudiǎnr lǎotào ，bùguò wǒ zhīqián jiēchù guo yīxiē nóngmíngōng ，wǒ juéde kěyǐ wājué yīxià tāmen de jīngshén shēnghuó 。
I think this subject is a little worn out as well, but I've come into contact with some migrant workers before, and I think I could dig a little deeper into how they spend their free time.
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