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新视野大学英语
2-Unit8

Unit 8

Section A

Pre-reading Activities

First Listening

Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some
questions.

Second Listening
Listen to the tape again. Then answer the following questions with your
own experiences.
1) How do young students and older teachers see the role of education
differently?
2) What is
3) According to the writer, what must educators prepare students for?

There's a Lot More to Life than a Job

It has often been remarked that the saddest thing about youth is that
it is wasted on the young.
Reading a survey report on first-year college students, I recalled the
regret,
The survey revealed what I had already suspected from informal polls of
students
both
in
Macon
and
at
the
Robins
Resident
Center:
if
it
(whatever
it may be) won't compute and you can't drink it, smoke it or spend it,
then
According to the survey based on responses from over 188,000 students,
today's college beginners are
than at any time in the seventeen years of the poll.
Not surprising in these hard times, the students' major objective
to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a
meaningful philosophy of life.
course is not literature or history but accounting.
Interest
in
teaching,
social
service
and
the
humanities
is
at
a
low,
along
with
ethnic
and
women's
studies.
On
the
other
hand,
enrollment
in
business
programs, engineering and computer science is way up.
That's no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for
a chemical company) was making twice the salary of college instructors
during
her
first
year
on
the
job


even
before
she
completed
her
two- year
associate degree.

tell
them
what
they
can
do
with
their
(music,
history,
literature,

etc.),
to think what she's earning now.
Frankly,
I'm
proud
of
the
young
lady
(not
her
attitude
but
her
success).
But why can't we have it both ways? Can't we educate people for life as
well as for a career? I believe we can.
If we can not, then that is a conviction against our educational system

kindergarten, elementary, secondary and higher. In a time of
increasing specialization,
a time when
90 percent of
all the scientists
who
have
ever
lived are
currently
alive, more
than
ever,
we
need
to know
what is truly important in life.
This
is
where
age
and
maturity
enter.
Most
people,
somewhere
between
the
ages
of
30
and
50,
finally
arrive
at
the
inevitable
conclusion
that
they
were meant to do more than serve a corporation, a government agency, or
whatever.
Most
of us
finally
have
the
insight
that quality
of life is
not entirely
determined by a balance sheet. Sure, everyone wants to be financially
comfortable, but
we
also
want
to
feel we
have
a
perspective on
the
world
beyond
the
confines
of
our
occupation;
we
want
to
be
able
to
render
service
to our fellow man and to our God.
If it is a fact that the meaning of life does not dawn until middle age,
is it then not the duty of educational institutions to prepare the way
for that revelation? Most people, in their youth, resent the Social
Security
deductions
from
their
pay,
yet
a
seemingly
few
short
years
later
find themselves standing anxiously by the mailbox.
While it's true all of us need a career, preferably a prosperous one,
it is equally true that our civilization has collected an incredible
amount
of
knowledge
in
fields
far
removed
from
our
own.
And
we
are
better
for
our
understanding
of
these
other
contributions


be
they
scientific
or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of
others, we learn how to think. More importantly, perhaps, education
teaches
us
to
see
the
connections
between
things,
as
well
as
to
see
beyond
our immediate needs.
Weekly we read of unions that went on strike for higher wages, only to
drive
their
employer
out
of
business.
No
company,
no
job.
How
shortsighted
in the long run.
But
the
most
important
argument
for
a
broad
education
is
that
in
studying
the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw
a cartoon recently which
depicts a group of businessmen looking
puzzled
as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on the
intercom:
can distinguish right from wrong?
In the long run that's what education really ought to be about. I think
it can be. My college roommate, now head of a large shipping company in
New York, not surprisingly was a business major. But he also hosted a

classical music show on the college's FM station and listened to Wagner
as he studied his accounting.
That's the way it should be. Oscar Wilde had it right when he said we
ought to give our ability to our work but our genius to our lives.
Let's hope our educators answer students' cries for career education,
but
at
the
same
time
let's ensure that
students
are prepared
for
the
day
when
they
realize
their
shortsightedness.
There's
a
lot
more
to
life
than
a job.
Words: 821

NEW WORDS

formal
a. 1. following accepted rules of behavior
正式的;合乎礼仪的

2. in appearance; by name only
形式上的,名义上的


informal
a. not formal
不正式的,不拘形式的,随便的


poll
n. 1. [C] a survey of public opinion
民意测验,民意调查

2. (also pl.) the giving of written choices at an election
选举投票


resident
a. 1. having a home in a place
居住的,居留的

2. attached to and working regularly for a particular organization

校的,住院的,住在任所的

n. [C] a person who lives or has his/her home in a place
居民,定居者


▲compute

v. count (sth.); work (sth.) out
估算,算出,计算


■consumeristic

a. believing in spending money and buying goods
消费主义的


accordingly
ad. 1. for the reason; so
因此,所以

2. in a manner that is suggested by what is known or has been said

照所说的情况


▲humanity

n. 1. (pl.) subjects concerned with human culture
人文学科(尤指文学、
语言、历史和哲学)

2. [U] human beings as a whole; people
人的总称,人类


3. [U] kind-heartedness
仁慈,仁爱,善心


▲ethnic

a. of a national or racial group that has a common cultural tradition
(有共同文化传统的)民族的,种族的;部落的


▲enroll

v. become or make (sb.) a member (of sth.)
(使)成为……的成员,注册


enrollment
n. 1. [C] the number of people enrolled
注册或登记的人数

2. [U] enrolling or being enrolled
登记,注册,入会


salary
n. [C] a fixed amount of money given every week, month, or year as pay
for an employee
薪金,薪水


kindergarten
n. [C, U] a school for very young children
幼儿园


elementary
a. 1. of or in the beginning stage; related to primary schools
初级的;
小学的

2. simple or easy; basic
简单的,基本的,基础的


secondary
a. 1. (of education or a school) for children over 11 years old
(教
育、学校)中等的

2. less important than related things
次要的


specialize
vi. (in) give particular attention to (a subject, product, etc.)
专攻,
专门研究(某课题、产品等)


specialization (

specialisation)
n. [U, C] specializing
专业化,专门化


corporation
n. [C] a business company
公司


agency
n. 1. [C] a government organization
政府机构

2. [C] a business or place of business providing a service
经销处,代
理处



confine
n. (pl.) limits, borders
界限,范围

vt. keep sb./sth. within certain limits
把……限制于


occupation
n. 1. [C] a job; employment
工作,职业

2. [C] a way of spending time; an activity done in one's spare time

常活动,消遣


render
vt. 1. give
给予,提出

2. cause sb./sth. to be in a particular state
使得,使成为


institution
n.
1.
[C]
(building
of
an)
organization,
(sometimes)
an
organization
for
helping people with special needs
机构;慈善机构,社会福利机构(如孤
儿院、养老院)

2. [C]
a
custom, system
or
organization
that has
existed
for
a
long
time
and is accepted as an important part of a particular society
制度,习



▲revelation

n. 1. [U] making known sth. that was secret or hidden
泄露,揭示,展


2. [C] sth. which is revealed
所揭露的事,惊人的新发现


preferable
a. preferred; more suitable
更可取的,更合意的,更好的


preferably
ad. rather than anything, anywhere, etc. else
更可取地,宁可


civilization (

civilisation)
n.
[U,
C]
a
human
society
with
its
highly
developed
social
organizations,
or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular
period in time
文明,文化


incredible
a. impossible or very difficult to believe
难以置信的


contribution
n. [C, U] action of giving (money, support, help or ideas) towards a
particular
aim
or
purpose;
sth.
given
towards
a
particular
aim
or
purpose

捐助(物),贡献(物),奉献


artistic
a. 1. of art or artists
艺术的,美术的;艺术家的

2. skillful and attractive
富有艺术性的,精美的,精彩的


wisdom
n. 1. [U] experience and knowledge; quality of being wise
经验与知识,
智慧,睿智

2. [U] good judgment
正确判断,贤明


weekly
ad. once a week or every week
一周一次地,每周地

a. happening once a week or every week
一周一次的,每周的

n. [C] a newspaper or magazine which is published once every week

报,周刊


union
n. 1. [C] a club formed by uniting people or groups; an organization of
employees
协会,俱乐部;工会

2. [C] (the act or instance of) uniting or being united
联合,合并


accumulate
v.
collect
a
large
number
of
things
over
a
long
time;
gradually
increase
in number or amount
累积,积累


cartoon
n. 1. [C] an amusing drawing in a newspaper or magazine
漫画,幽默画

2. [C] a film made by photographing a series of gradually changing
drawings
动画片


▲depict

vt. show (sb./sth.) as a picture; describe (sth.) in words
描绘,描述


puzzle
v. 1. (make one) feel confused or slightly worried because one cannot
understand sth.
(使)困惑,(使)为难

2. (make one) think hard about sth. in order to understand it
(使)
苦思

n.
1.
[C]
a
game
or
toy
in
which
parts
must
be
fitted
together
correctly,
intended to amuse or exercise the mind
智力测验,智力玩具,谜

2. [C] a question that is difficult to understand or answer
难题,难
解之事



conference
n.
[C, U]
(meeting
for)
discussion
or
exchange of
views
会议,讨论(会)


■intercom

n. [C] a system by which one can talk through a machine to sb. in a near
place
内部通话系统


distinguish
vt. 1. recognize the difference between (people or things)
辨别,识别

2. (oneself) behave or perform noticeably well
表现突出


classical
a. (of music) serious and traditional in style
古典的


■FM (abbreviation for frequency modulation)

n. [U] a radio system of broadcasting
调频


PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS
if only
(used to express a strong wish)
(用来表示强烈的愿望)但愿,真希望


according to
as stated by (sb.) or in (sth.)
根据


be well off
be in a good position, esp. financially
经济充裕,富裕


at a low
at a low level or figure
处于低水平(或数字)


be fond of
have a great liking for sb./(doing) sth.
很喜欢,很喜爱


be proud of
take pride in
为……感到自豪


arrive at
reach (sth. such as a place or conclusion)
达成,得出


be meant to do
be supposed to do
应做


read of
find out about (sb./sth.) by reading
通过阅读发现(或查明)

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