2017硕士研究生英语二Text3
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Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. After all, if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn't it? And after going to school for 12 years, it doesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn't academic.
今天,在一个快节奏的世界里对于上大学和不断增加高期望的普遍的社会压力导致学生完全忽视了参加间歇年的机会。毕竟,如果你认识的每个人都将会在秋天上大学,而你在这个时候留一年纪,这个看起来难道不是很愚蠢吗?并且在12年的求学之后,花一年的时间做学习之外的事也让人感觉不正常。
gap year:n.空缺年(常指中学毕业后上大学前所休的一年假期,用于实习或旅游); widespread:adj. 分布(或散布)广的;普遍的 pressure:n. 压力;压强;心理压力;紧迫,催促;大气压v. 对…施压 immediately:adv. 立即, 马上, 即刻, 紧接 conj. 即刻, 一…就 in conjunction with: 连同,共同;与…协力,同时发生, 与…一起 (做、用) increasingly:adv. 越来越多地, 不断增加地 expectations:n. 期待,期望,预期 causes:n. 原因, 事业, 病因, 理由 v. 导致, 使, 引起, 产生 overlook:v. 俯视,眺望;忽略,忽视 possibility:n. 可能性,可能;潜力;机会 After all:phrase. 毕竟,终究;究竟 in the fall:在秋天;在秋季;坠落走马灯 silly:adj. 愚蠢的, 不明事理的, 没头脑的, 傻的 n. (常用于向孩子指出其愚蠢行为)傻孩子 to stay back a year: 留级一年, natural:adj. 自然的, 天然的, 正常的, 意料之中的 n. 有天赋的人, 擅长做某事的人, 本位号(书写符号为 L) academic:adj. 学术的; 普通文化课的; 教学的, 教务的; 学校的; 学院的; 大学的; 纯理论的 n. 高等院校教师, 高校科研人员; 学者; 学会会员
But while this may be true, it's not a good enough reason to condemn gap years. There's always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpetuated "race to the finish line," whether that be toward graduate school, medical school or lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits-in fact, it probably enhances it.
即使这些都是真的,这些也不足够当成谴责间隔年的理由。人们总是害怕在社会上永久不变的“冲向终点”的比赛中落后于其他人,无论是在考研、考医学院还是竞争高薪职业方面均是如此。但是尽管存在一些普遍的误解,间隔年并不会阻碍学业上追求成功,实际上他很可能助人成功。
condemn:v. 谴责,指责;宣判,判处(某人刑罚) perpetuated:v. 使永久化, 使持久化, 使持续 racen:人种, 种族, 赛跑, 竞争, 民族v. (和…)比赛, 参加比赛, 使比赛, 让…参加速度比赛 toward:prep. 对, 朝, 朝向, 为了 adj. 有利的, 〈古,罕〉正在进行中的, 〈古,罕〉顺利的 lucrative:adj. 赚大钱的, 获利多的 misconceptions:n. 错误认识, 误解 hinder:v. 阻碍, 妨碍, 阻挡 adj. 后面的 pursuits:n. 追求;追赶n. 追踪,追捕n. 爱好;消遣;事业 enhances:v. 提高;增强;增进 constant:adj. 连续不断的;不变的,始终如一的n. 常数,恒量
Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not. Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes-all things that first-year students often struggle with the most. Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.
来自美国和澳大利亚的学生中那些参加间歇年的普遍准备和表现得比不参加间歇年的学生要好。而不是把学生拉回来,一个间歇年推动他们为了独立,新的责任、环境改变、那些在第一年学生经常痛苦挣扎的事提前准备。间歇年的精力可以减轻当他们进入学校调整过程中和被扔进一个全新的环境时的打击。使他们容易关注在学习和活动而不是在使用过程中犯下错误。
generally:adv. 一般地, 通常地; 普遍地, 广泛地 be prepared for 准备好,有所准备 pulling:v. 拉, 拉动, 拖, 吸引n. 拉, 吸引力, 拽, 扯 ahead:adv. 提前, 前面, 领先, 未来 struggle against意思是…为反对……而斗争,表示在艰苦环境下的的奋起反抗。 struggle with意思是…与……争斗,表示征服对方。 lessen the blow:减轻打击 thrown: 投 ; 掷 ; 抛 ; 扔 ; 摔 ; 丢 ; 猛推 ; 使劲撞 ; throw的过去分词 brand new :全新的 ; 崭新的 acclimation:n. 风土驯化, 驯化作用, 适应环境, 气候适应 blunders:n. 大错v. 酿成大错;踉跄地走 acclimation blunders 适应问题,适应过程中犯下的错误。
If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once. This isn't surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of themselves listing one major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game. At Boston College, for example, you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department. Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.
如果你不相信花费一年的时间去寻找自己的兴趣的内在价值,那么你可以考虑一下它对未来学业选择的经济影响。根据国家教育中的统计:接近80%的大学学生最终选择改变他们的专业至少一次。这并不意外,考虑到必修基础的高中课程让学生对他们的大学申请上列出的专业的了解太少,但是当他们上了大学的课程后改变成另一专业。这并不是一个坏事,这个依赖于学校,改变专业太晚的话对于弥补学分可能会非常昂贵。例如:在波士顿大学,从一个系改成护理学院,你需要去完成一个额外的学年。参加一个间歇年一开始就想清楚一些事情可以帮助你预防压力和节省钱。
convinced:adj. 确信, 深信, 坚信, 坚信不移的v. “convince”的过去分词和过去式 inherent:adj. 内在的,固有的 impact:n. 撞击, 冲击力, 冲撞, 巨大影响v. 冲击, 撞击, 有作用 end up :phrase. 结束,告终phrase. 死亡phrase. 竖起phrase. 最后来到;到头来 end up (to be) 最终成为…… end up doing sth: 结果 mandatory:adj. 强制的, 法定的, 义务的n. 同“mandatary” curriculum:n. (学校等的)全部课程 listing one major:选了一个专业 taking college classes:上大学课程,参加\听过大学课程 nursing:n. 护理, 看护adj. 领养(孩子)的v. “nurse”的现在分词 figure:n. 图形, 人物, 身材, 身影, 人影, 体形, 数字, 金额, 图表v. 认为, 是重要部分, 是…的部分, 计算(数量或成本) initially:adv. 最初, 开始, 起初
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