University students should be required to take history courses no matter what field they study.
學習任何學科的大學生都應(yīng)該被要求學習歷史課,是否認同?
(2013年9月29日 = 2009年6月13日)
思路拓展:
歷史學習的利好:
1. 閱讀本身就是快樂的,學習本身就是一種成長。閱讀經(jīng)典史書,無論是典故,傳記,還是語錄,都是一種開拓視野,豐富知識,增加文化底蘊的過程。
2. 很多精英,無論是文體明星,還是商業(yè)巨子,他們的成功的重要因素之一就是大學期間博覽群書,鉆研歷史。學習歷史不僅增強了他們的文化底蘊,更加教會他們以史為鑒,理性思考。換言之,他們不斷借鑒史書,積累成功的方法,學習失敗的經(jīng)驗。當他們走出校園,搏擊商海,拓展事業(yè)的時候,從歷史學習中汲取精神力量幫助他們避免犯類似的錯誤,危機中做出明智選擇。
為何不學習歷史:
我承認,有人也許對于我的立場持懷疑態(tài)度。
有人認為,大學所有專業(yè)的學生都被要求學習歷史也許不可取,因為不是人人都對歷史感興趣,歷史學習不一定對于每個專業(yè)的學生都有實際的利好。例如,對于植物學專業(yè)的學生而言,學習歷史可能耽誤時間,分散精力,因此,積累歷史知識對于未來的就業(yè)可能影響不大。
但是,我想反駁的是:對于歷史學習的興趣是可以培養(yǎng)的,通過學習歷史獲得的精神樂趣,培養(yǎng)的辯證思維對于每個人的未來都是有利好的影響。
【基礎(chǔ)語料庫】
1. instill confidence into oneself
v灌輸自信
解析:instill v灌輸……
2. foster one’s rational thinking and critical thought
v培養(yǎng)理性思維和批判思維
3. get a clear perspective of oneself
v了解自己
4. make sound judgment on
v對于……做出理性的判斷
解析:sound adj理性的;健康的
5. enhance one’s literacy
v增強一個人的讀寫能力
6. avoid making similar mistakes
v避免犯相似的錯誤
7. enlarge one’s scope of knowledge
v增加知識面
8. broaden one’s mental horizons
v拓寬視野
拓展: expand one’s mind v開拓視野(口語推薦)
9. exert a positive impact on the future
v對于未來有積極影響
10. learn the relevant experiences from the historical events
v從歷史事件中學習相關(guān)經(jīng)驗
11. learn the methods of addressing the problems
v學習解決問題的方法
12. if one’s major is totally irrelevant to history
如果一個人的專業(yè)和歷史完全無關(guān)
解析:such as botany or zoology 例如動物學和動物性
13. to learn history will distract one’s energy and waster one’s time
v學習歷史會分散精力,浪費時間
14. take history as a mirror
v以史為鑒
15. foster one’s analytical, creative and rational thinking
v培養(yǎng)人的分析性思維,創(chuàng)造性思維和理性思維
點評:可以支持歷史,文學,哲學等課程。
16. mature one’s thought
v成熟思想
17. reflect on oneself
v自我反思
18. deepen one’s insight into life
v 加深對于生活的洞察
解析:insight into = understanding about v對于……的洞察
19. brings about a great many benefits to one’s spiritual growth
v給人的精神成長帶來很多利好
20. have nothing to do with our current life
v和我們當前的生活聯(lián)系不大
解析:is irrelevant to v和……的關(guān)系不大
點評:讓步段使用
【原創(chuàng)語料庫】
1. People have been debating for many years whether or not the college students as a whole should be required to study history without reaching any consensus
人們在爭議是否大學生應(yīng)該被鼓勵學習歷史,沒有達成共識。
2. All university students, regardless of their majors,are supposed to spend some time learning history-related courses.
每個大學生,無論學習何種專業(yè),都應(yīng)該花點時間學習和歷史相關(guān)的課程。
3. College students of all fields ought to know some common sense about the past.
學習任何學科的大學生都應(yīng)該對于過去有些基本常識。
4. The pleasure of acquiring history knowledge lies in the process of reading itself.
學習歷史知識的樂趣在于閱讀本身。
5. To travel in the ocean of history-related books, no matter what one reads such as stories, biographies or analects,is a good way to expand one’s mental horizons,enlarge one’s scope of knowledge and strengthen one’s cultural deposits.
閱讀經(jīng)典歷書,無論是典故,傳記,還是語錄,都是一種開拓視野,豐富知識,增加文化底蘊的過程。
6. Examples from many fields could be quoted to justify my stand. A lot of social elites ranging from top stars to eminent entrepreneurs all take a keen interest in studying history-related courses and reading extensively, which conduces to their later achievements in personal career.
很多精英,無論是文體明星,還是商業(yè)巨子,他們的成功的重要因素之一就是大學期間,鉆研歷史, 博覽群書。
7. The acquisition of history knowledge not only strengthens their cultural deposits, but also fosters their rational mode of thinking, for they have learnt to take history as a mirror.
學習歷史不僅增強了他們的文化底蘊,更加教會他們以史為鑒,理性思考。
8. In other words, they constantly benefit form the past histories by means of learning successful figures and mirroring the experiences of failure.
換言之,他們不斷借鑒史中,積累成功的方法,學習失敗的經(jīng)驗。
解析:mirror = reflect v反思
9. After finishing university life, they dived into bossiness world or expanded personal career, what they spiritually gained from history learning helps them avoid committing blunders and make sound judgment.
當他們走出校園,搏擊商海,拓展事業(yè)的時候,從歷史學習中汲取精神力量幫助他們避免犯類似的錯誤,危機中做出明智選擇。
10. Admittedly, some people might take skeptical attitude towards my standpoint.
我承認,有人也許對于我的立場持懷疑態(tài)度。
11. Someone might argue that it is not feasible to inspire students of all fields to study history because not every individual can be attracted by the idea of knowing the past and the energy spent in history might fail to benefit their future directly.
有人認為,大學所有專業(yè)的學生都被要求學習歷史也許不可取,因為不是人人都對歷史感興趣,歷史學習不一定對于每個專業(yè)的學生都有實際的利好.
12. Confronted with the tremendous pressure of academic study , only few students will allocate energies and time to history learning
學習壓力大,學生們不愿意學習歷史.
解析:allocate to v分配……
解析:allocate time to doing sth = is unwilling to do sth = is reluctant to do sth v不愿意做……
13. One’s interest in history can be cultivated
對于歷史學習的興趣是可以培養(yǎng)的.
14. The mental pleasure and dialectical thinking deriving from history learning could impose a proud influence on one’s future.
通過學習歷史獲得的精神樂趣,培養(yǎng)的辯證思維對于每個人的未來都是有利好的影響。