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Unit13

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ducationisadifferentstory.

Hereyelidssankfromlackofsleep,butTeresa’xamswerealwaysperfect,herwritings

longerthanrequired,yedtheviolin

andthepiano,volunteeredatthehospital,participatedinvariousschoolclubsandenjoyednoneof

edthatshewasborntosucceedandwasmorethanwillingtosacrificeherlfinthe

eresa’sgraduationday,she

worethevaledictorymedal,buthereyeswereempty.

Manystudentstodaydisplayaworryingtendencytochoouniversities,fieldsofstudyand

ge1989surveyofcollegestudentsalloverthe

U.S.,72percentofthestudentsreportedthattheirprimarygoalinattendingcollegewastomake

sshow

thatthemajorityofbabyboomersattendedcollegetodevelopthemlves,theircriticalthinking

skillsandtheirpersonalphilosophiesoflife.

Nationally,thenumberofstudentsgoingintobusiness-relatedfieldshassharplyincread,and

thisrihasb,

economicsisnowthemostpopularmajor,attractingnearly15percentoftheundergraduates,

yearsagothe

situationwasreverd,witheconomicandbusinessadministrationmajorstogetherbeing8.7

percentoftheundergraduatesandalmost12percentoftheundergraduatesdeclaringthemlves

berofEnglishmajorshasalsodecread,from9percentin1969to5.5

percenttoday.

Degreesineconomicsarepopularandlikelytooffertheirholdershighsalarieswithoutthe

enthegoalsofthecollegestudentsofthis

generation,suchoptionsareattractive.

Butcertainly,iswrongideaofeducation,studentsconvince

themlvesagainandagainthatlearningisamechanismbywhichonereachesothergoals.

Havingacceptedthisidea,studentslearntodemandlittlefromtheircours,littlefromtheir

esatisfiedwiththegameofinstitutionalized

education–playbytherules,cheatintheexams,winthedegree.

Educationaladministrationencouragesthisattitudewithanoveremphasisongradesand

legeadmissionprocess,animperfectscience,canrarelydistinguish

betwult,the

lectionprocessoftenunintentionallyreinforcesthisoveremphasisonconcreteindicatorsof

environmentstudentsareremindedthatthemeasureofsuccessintheGPA,

andthattheirenergiesarebestspentinpursuitofthegoalratherthananexploratorypursuitfor

tenthannot,theydestroythemlvesintheprocess.

Despiteallthefactsabove,gnsofidealismhavebeen

foundinthisgeneration,andstrongindividualswithdeepdesirestolearnremaincalmbythe

tudentswhocuriositycannotbesatisfiedarefew,buteasyto

arnforthesakeoflearning,askquestionsonanysubjectandregard

eachexperienceasanopportunityforamentaladventure.

Itisbothidealisticandpracticaltosuggestthatuniversitiesshouldencouragea“lifeofthe

mind”.Thepersonwholikestogotoworkinthemorningwillbemoreproductiveandmore

creative,ingjoyintheirwork,manyindividualsteach

byexample,andthoaroundthemdeveloparespectforeducationandanabilitytofindvalue

andenjoymentinanysituation.

tandingthis

canhelpfindpotentialhappinessineverymoment,whilefocusingonlyontheresultprovidesvery

shorthappinessuponachievement.

Intreatinglearningasameanstoanend,thisgenerationhasdamagedthequalityoftheir

educationandconquently,eandunashamed,somestudentsare

sacrificingtheirlovesandtheirinnerlivestopursuesuperficialgoals,thereby,reinforcingsocial

abnormalitieswhichwillpersistuntileveryTeresatakesresponsibilityreversingthetrend.

重点句子：

1．由于睡眠不足，特丽萨的眼睑松垂，但她考试成绩总是出类拨萃，作文写得比要求的长，

数学题目要再做一遍，以保证卷面整洁。

Hereyelidssankfromlackofsleep,butTeresa’xamswerealwaysperfect,herwritingslonger

thanrequired,andhermathproblemsrewrittentoensurecleanness.

2．好像她天生就是为了取得成功，甘心情愿地把自己牺牲在成就名声当中。

Itemedthatshewasborntosucceedandwasmorethanwillingtosacrificeherlfinthename

ofachievement.

3．当今许多学生表现出一种让人不安的倾向，他们基于将来能挣多少钱的考虑来选择院校、

研究领域和职业。

Manystudentstodaydisplayaworryingtendencytochoouniversities,fieldsofstudyand

careersonthebasisofearningpotential.

4．这一增长主要是由于教育和职业重点的转变所致。

Therihasbeenattributedprimarilytothechangeineducationalandcareeremphas.

5．在杜克大学，经济学是现在最热门的专业，吸引了大约整个学校15%的本科生，而历史

学系的学生仅占整个本科生比例的5%。

AtDuke,economicsisnowthemostpopularmajor,attractingnearly15percentofundergraduates,

whilehistorymajorsareonly5percentoftheundergraduatepopulation.

6．三十年前，情况恰恰相反，主修经济学和商业管理的学生仅占本科生比例的7%，而几

乎12%的本科生是主修历史学的。

Thirtyyearsagothesituationwasreverd,witheconomicandbusinessadministrationmajors

togetherbeing7percentofundergraduatesandalmost12percentofundergraduatesdeclaring

themlveshistorymajors.

7．经济学学位现在很是吃香，很有可能让毕业生拿到高薪，也不用像攻读医学或法律那样

需要付出更多的努力。

Degreesineconomicsarepopularandlikelytooffertheirholdershighsalarieswithouttheadded

effortofmedicalorlawschool.

8．从当代大学生的目标来看，经济学类确实很吸引人。

Giventhegoalsofthecollegestudentsofthisgeneration,suchoptionsareattractive.

9．由于这种错误教育观点的误导，学生们更加相信学习是个机械的手段，通过它可以实现

其他目的。

Withthiswrongideaofeducation,studentsconvincethemlvesagainandagainthatlearningisa

mechanismbywhichonereachesothergoals.

10．大学录取的过程并不完备，很难区分哪些学生是致于学问研究，哪些学生是想实现其他

目的。

Thecollegeadmissionprocess,animperfectscience,canrarelydistinguishbetweenthostudents

committedtolearningandthocommittedtootheraims.

11．他们把绝大部分精力花在了追求目标而不是探求知识的理解上。

Theirenergiesarebestspentinpursuitofthegoalratherthananexploratorypursuitfor

understanding.

12．虽然有各种不利的现实，但仍能看到希望之所在。

Despitetheunfavorablefacts,thereisstillhopetoretain.

13．他们为什么而学习，提问的问题涉及各学科，把每一次经历都看做思维探险的机会。

Theylearnforthesakeoflearning,askquestionsonanysubjectandregardeachexperienceasan

opportunityforamentaladventure.

14．理解了这一点，就可以在每时每刻发现潜在的欢乐，而仅仅注重结果只会在完成任务的

瞬间有即逝的快乐。

Understandingthiscanhelpfindpotentialhappinessineverymoment,whilefocusingonlyonthe

resultprovidesveryshorthappinessuponachievement.

15．当代人把学习当作是实现某一目的的手段，这损害了他们所受教育的质量，他们生活的

质量也受到损害。

Intreatinglearningasameanstoanend,thisgenerationhasdamagedthequalityoftheir

educationandconquently,thequalityoftheirlife.

TextB

SaveMoneyforCollegeonMyOwn

sittingonthestairsdescendingintothebament,puttingmyheadin

myhandsandcryingoutindespairtomyparentsthatIwouldneverbe

ntstriedtoconsoleme,

butitemedimpossibletosave$64,268,thecostfortheprivate

institutionthatIdesperatelywantedtoattend.

NowletmetellyoutheamazingstoryofhowIearnedthissumof

money.

ItallbeganwithapaperrouteinAnkeny,delivering

thatroute,butwasdeterminedtostickitoutforsixmonthsuntilmy

familymovedtoWausau,ewmeagerdollarsfrommypaper

route,jobwaswithanathletic

ings

methefallofmyjunior

yearofhighschool,andIbegantoworkasawaitressatarestaurant.

Itwashardwork,butthemoneybegantorollinandthisjobpaidat

leasttwiceasmuchmoneyperhour.

Bythetimemynioryeararrived,Ihadsavedaconsiderable

ncouraging,butIknewthatIwouldalsoneed

somehelp,mes

,myfirst

scholarshipoffercamein,$2,only

asmalldentataschoolthatcostsapproximately$14,000ayear,but

lotheracademicscholarshipsalsocamemywayand

soonmyscholarshipswereupto$9,escholarshipsandmy

savings,Ihadenoughmoneyformyfirstyear!

testingoutof

ganxiouslytothemailboxinanticipationofmytest

mentmountedastestafter

ssingresultsavedme

approximately$1,000intuitionandthenenabledmetograduateayear

uldsaveroomandboardexpensaswell.

Finally,eofmycarefulsavings,

,summercameandit

nuedworkingasawaitressat

night,instructedtenniscampsveralmorningsaweekandworkedasa

littleoverzealous,

assatthe

communitycollegesavedme$nexhaustingsummerandmade

meanxioustoreturntomyrelativelyeasylifeatcollege.

Duringmycondandthirdyearsofundergraduateschooling,I

decidedtoworkaboutfivehoursperweekinthecampusadmissionsoffice

ovidedalittlespendingmoneyandkeptmefrom

rallsituationlookedhopefulasIapproached

mynioryearaslongasIcouldmakeasmuchmoneyasIhadtheprevious

dtogotoIsraeltostudyfor3weeks,butIhesitated

inmakingthisdecisionbecauitwouldcostme$1,600moretogetthe

woweekslatermyMomcalledtotellmethat

Ihad$1,600inthebankthatIhadforgottenabout!Oneofmyconcerns

aboutthistripwasnotonlythecost,butthelossoftimetomakemoney;

however,ImadeasmuchthatsummerinthetenweekswhenIwasathome

asIhadmadeduringthefourteenweekswhenIwasathomethesummer

everythingworkedtogethertomakethistripfeasible

wasoneofthemostexcitingthingsthathaveeverhappenedtome.

Finallymynioryearofcollegecameandtokeepthings

satisfactory,uslydidnothavealotof

moneytospendonacarandyetIwantedsomethingreliabletomakethe

hedmany

newspaperadsandmyfatherandIbeganarchingforgoodudcars.

IwacstaticwhenIfoundacrashedcarthathadbeenfixedupforonly

$4,200.

Then,Ialsoattendedaneight-weekcouromarriageandfamily

sanincredibleexperiencethattaughtmeagreat

experiencewasalsoverycostly,$4,rpridtofindthat

Ihadgraduatedwithnodebtandsomanyremarkablejourneysalongthe

way.

st

g

longhoursdidalottomoldmycharacterandhelpedmelearnthevalue

mademelearnhowtocraftcreativesolutionsto

difficultdilemmas.

WheneverIamoverwhelmedorafraidofthefuture,Icanremember

my$64,268miracle.