Unit 13 Your College Experience

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Unit13YourCollegeExperienceQuestions1.Whatiscollegeoftenportrayedinbooksandfilms?2.Whatisoneofthedefinitionsofcollege?3.Whatisthemostimportantskillyou’llneedtolearnincollege?4.WhydoestheAmericansocietyvaluehighereducation?5.Whydoescollegeexperiencemakeachievingthe“Americandream”morepossible?6.Whatdoesa“criticalthinker”mean?7.Whycollegeisimportantforyouaccordingtothetext?Pleasesummarizethereasonsprovidedbythetext.8.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemoreimportantoutcomeofcollege?Whycollegeisimportantforyou(1)Collegewillhelpyoudevelopcriticalthinkingskills.(2)Collegewillhelpyouexperimentandturnintoanadult.(3)Collegewillprovideyouwithopportunitiesfordevelopingnetworks.(4)Collegewillmakeyoufeelfunny,it’sworthyofreliving.(5)Collegewilldevelopyourabilitybystudyingandworking.(6)Collegewillhelpyouachieveyourownpurpose.(7)Thereasonthatyouenterthecollege.(8)Selectamajorinthecollege.IvyLeague,agroupofcollegesanduniversitiesinthenortheasternUnitedStatesthatarewidelyregardedashighinacademicandsocialprestige.IvyLeagueRelatedInformationHarvard(established1636),Yale(1701),Pennsylvania(1740),Princeton(1746),Columbia(1754),Brown(1764),Dartmouth(1769),andCornell(1865).IvyLeagueTheyaremembersofanathleticconferenceforintercollegiateAmericanfootballandothersportsknownastheIvyLeague.Thoughformallyorganizedonlyin1956,competitionbetweenthecollegesdatesbacktofootballmeetingsinthe1870s.TheIvyLeaguewasdominantintheearlyyearsoffootballintheUnitedStatesuntil1913,asattestedbytheAll-Americateams,butitfadedinthe1920sWordsandPhrases1.Today,newtechnologiesandtheinformationexplosionarechangingtheworkplacesodrasticallythatfewpeoplecansupportthemselvesandtheirfamilyadequatelywithoutsomeeducationbeyondhighschool.今天,新技术和信息爆炸正深刻地改变着工作场所,没有超过高中的更高教育,人们很难养活自己和家人。drastically:extremelyHe'snotgoingtodoanythingdrasticabouteconomicpolicy.他不打算对经济政策作任何重大调整。2.Ivy-coveredresidence常春藤覆盖的住所ivorytower3.Butcollegeisreallyfarmorethananysingleimageyoumightcarryaroundinyourhead.大学远不止是你脑子里所想象的单一的形象。carryaround随身带,携带IknowLondonerswhocarryaroundaLondonA-Zguidebooktohelpthemnavigate!据我所知每个伦敦人都有一个A-Z的地名小册子来告诉他们怎么在这里驾驶!Icarrymemoriesofmyhomelandaroundwithme.对家乡的回忆终日萦绕在我的脑际。4.Forstarters,collegeisanestablishedprocessdesignedbyoursocietytofurtherformaleducation,sothatstudentswhoattendandgraduatewillbepreparedforrolesinwhathasbecomeknownas“theinformationeconomy.”首先,大学是我们这个社会为进一步正规学习所设计的既定进程,以便使进入大学学习,并毕业于大学的学生们能为适应在被称为“信息经济”时代里的角色做好准备。establishedprocess:既定程序,既定进程bepreparedfor:为…做好准备5.upwardsocialmobility:晋升上一阶层6.Acollegedegreeequalizesdifferencesduetobackground,race,ethnicity,nationalorigin,immigrationstatus,familylineage,andpersonalconnection.大学学历可以消除因背景,种族,民族,国籍,移民身份,家族血统,个人关系等等带来的种种不同。equalize:tomakeequalbeofhumblelineage7.Simplyput,collegeparticipationisaboutensuringthatmorepeoplehavetheopportunitytobeevaluatedonthebasisofmeritratherthanbyfamilystatus,money,orotherformsofprivilege.简单地说,上大学就是确保更多的人有机会凭借优点而不是依据家庭地位,金钱或其他形式的特权来得到评价。8.Youwillfindbothformalandinformalnetworkingopportunitiesthatwillhelpyoumakefriendanddevelopallianceswithfacultyandotherstudentswhoshareyourinterestsandgoals.(1)alltheteachersinacollege(2)adepartmentorgroupofrelateddepartmentsinacollegeoruniversity法学院theFacultyofLaw文学院theArtsFaculty9.Youwilltakeadvantageofthemanyopportunities,you’llhavetolearntheskillsofleadership,experiencediversity,exploreothercountriesandcultures,clarifyyourbeliefsandvalues,andmakedecisionsabouttherestyourlife---notjustwhatyouwantto,butmoreimportantly,howyouwanttolive.你将可以利用很多机会,你可以学习领导技能,体验多元化,探知其他国家及其文化,明晰信仰与价值观,对余生作出决定——不仅仅是你想做什么,更重要的是,你将怎样生活。10.Youwilltendtobemoreflexibleinyourviews,morefutureoriented,morewillingtoappreciatedifferencesofopinion,andmoreinterestedinpoliticalandpublicaffairs.你的观点更具灵活性,更注重未来,更愿意接受不同意见,对政治和公共事务更有兴趣。Oriented:givingalotoftime,effort,orattentiontooneparticularthingShe'sverycareerorientated.Thecountry'seconomyisexportoriented.DiscussionWhyiscollegeimportantforyou?

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