Unit 2 Study Online课文翻译大学体验英语一

Unit 2 Study Online

Passage A Internet and Education

Education plays a very important role in everybody's life. We go to school because we

want to know more about the world around us and at the same time extend our horizons

of thinking. The typical classroom used to be the place where teachers and students were

working

and exploring

the

wonderful world

of

knowledge

together,

but

now

everything

has changed. Technology is taking over those interactions and introducing us to a whole

new approach of learning.

The Internet is one of those approaches. Learning via the Internet is a new style that

many

people

believe

is

more

successful

than

the

conventional

form

of

teaching.

The

Internet allows schools to develop a large amount of learning material that is accessible

for students online anytime. There are so many choices of courses and subjects or time

frames that completing a program is not an issue for students anymore. We found that

online education gives us excellent sources of information, saves our time, money and it

is extremely convenient.

Not

long

ago

we

used

to

go

to

the

library

every

time

we

needed

information

and

spent hours searching for the right sources. Today there is a

is available 24 hours a day. From my personal experience, as a first time mother, I found

that using information online is very helpful. While I am at home with my baby, I am still

able to connect to the world and search for any educational materials I need. I am also

able to exchange thoughts, opinions and information with my classmates without leaving

my house.

The Internet is not only a big information provider but also saves us money and time.

People

are

predicting

that

education

will

be

much

cheaper

in

the

future

because

of

Internet

access

to

information.

The

cost

of

land,

buildings

and

wages

for

teachers

are

continuously

increasing

and

that

makes

conventional

education

more

expensive

than

online education. In addition, regular courses (offline) depend heavily on books and other

traditional

paper-based

materials

while

online

education

posts

lectures,

notes,

and

assignments electronically and that saves thousands of dollars every year. There is also no

need

for

the

classroom

itself

because

most

programs

online

require

participation

in

discussion and group projects via e-mail.

The

Internet

classes

and

courses

are

also

very

convenient

because

there

are

no

physical restrictions as in conventional education like space and time limitations. First, in

classroom-based

education

there

is

a

limitation

on

the

number

of

students

that

are

allowed

in

each

class

while

Internet

education

is

available

to

everyone

because

a

classroom is not an issue there. Students don't have to struggle in order to register for the

classes they like. In addition, there is no time limitation so students can repeat exercises

as many times as they need.

Education will spread out more and more online and students will have more choices

on how and when to take their courses and classes. They will easily be able to take the

classes they want and repeat material on the Internet as many times as they need.

The

Internet is a wonderful opportunity to have a good time but also to learn something in a

convenient

and

less

expensive

way.

In

my

opinion

online

life

in

the

future

is

simply

inescapable.

A

篇

因特网与教育

教育在每个人的生活中都扮演着一个非常重要的角色。

我们上学是因为想了解周围的 世

界，

同时也拓宽自己的视野。

过去，

传统的教室常是老师和学生共同研究和探索美妙的知识

世界的场 所，

但现在，

一切都发生了改变。

先进 的技术正逐步取代这些交互式的活动并给我

们带来一种全新的学习方式。

国际因特网便是其中的方式之一。

通过因特网学习是一种新的学习方式，