现代大学英语第二版精读2 unit 1 课文翻译
大学英语精读2 中英对照
没人能呼吸这种空气而生存。”
“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”
“这对我们的飞蝶计划意味着什么呢？”
从此卫星便一直不断地发回信号和照片。
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan
卫星被发射到一个叫曼哈顿的地区
(named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan,
based on last week's satellite landing ,”Prof. Zog said,
根据一周进行的卫星地球着陆，”佐格教授说，
that there is no life on Earth.”
地球上不存在生命现象。”
“How do you know this?”
For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth,
那里的科学家首次成功地将一颗卫星送上了地球，
and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.
“何以见得呢？”
the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.
《现代大学英语精读》(第二版)1课文翻译
《现代大学英语精读》（第二版）1课文翻译导言本文是对《现代大学英语精读》（第二版）第一课的翻译。
该课程是现代大学英语教材中的重要组成部分，旨在提高学生的阅读和理解能力。
本文将对第一课文进行详细的翻译，并使用Markdown文本格式进行输出。
以下是对课文的翻译内容。
课文翻译Title: The Importance of Education正文：教育在现代社会中起着至关重要的作用。
它是一种获取知识和培养技能的过程，可以帮助人们实现自己的潜力并为社会做出贡献。
在现代社会中，教育被视为一种基本权利，每个人都应该有平等接受教育的机会。
通过教育，人们可以获得专业知识和技能，为将来的工作做好准备。
教育还可以帮助人们培养思考和分析问题的能力，提高他们的创造力和创新能力。
教育也对个人的发展和成长至关重要。
通过接受教育，人们可以发展出他们的潜能，掌握新的技能和知识，从而实现自我成长和进步。
教育可以帮助人们提高自信心，培养积极的态度，并为实现个人目标做好准备。
除了个人和社会的发展，教育还可以对整个国家的发展起到重要的推动作用。
一个教育水平高的国家往往更加繁荣和发达。
教育可以培养高素质的人才，提高国家的整体竞争力。
教育还可以帮助国家解决各种社会问题，促进社会和谐与稳定发展。
然而，尽管教育的重要性被广泛认可，但仍然存在一些挑战和问题。
例如，教育资源不平衡问题导致了教育机会的不公平分布。
一些地区和家庭可能缺乏适当的教育资源，导致教育的质量和效果不尽如人意。
此外，教育过程中的压力和竞争也对学生产生了巨大的压力，可能影响他们的身心健康。
为了解决这些问题，社会应该加大对教育的投入，提高教育资源的平衡性，并为学生提供更好的学习环境和条件。
同时，教育系统也需要不断改革和创新，以适应日益变化的社会和经济需求。
总的来说，教育是现代社会不可或缺的一部分。
它对个人的发展、社会的进步以及国家的发展都起着重要的作用。
我们应该重视教育，为每个人提供平等的教育机会，并共同努力建设一个更加公平和繁荣的社会。
现代大学英语精读2第二版课文翻译
UNIT1 又一学年——为了什么？约翰·切阿迪1.给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好像在说：“好吧，教我一些东西。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，“看，”他说，“我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？”由于没有随身带着自己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那本。
2.虽然我是位新老师，我本来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
我本来可以指出，他考入的不是制药技工培训学校而是大学，而且他在毕业时，应该得到一张写有理学学士而不是“合格的磨药工”的学位证书。
这证书会证明他专修过药剂学，但它还能进一步证明他曾经接触过一些人类发展史上产生的思想。
换句话说，他上的不是技能培训学校而是大学，在大学里学生既要得到培训又要接受教育。
3.我本来可以把这些话都告诉他，但是很明显，他不会待很长时间，说了也没用。
4.但是，由于我当时很年轻而且责任感也很强，我尽量把我的意思这样表达出来：“在你的余生中，”我说，“平均每天24小时左右。
谈恋爱时，你会觉得它有点短；失恋时，你会觉得它有点长。
但平均每天24小时会保持不变。
在其余的大约8个小时的时间里，你会处于睡眠状态。
5.“然后在每个工作日8个小时左右的时间里，我希望你会忙于一些有用的事情。
假设你毕业于一所药科大学——或工程大学，法学院，或者其他什么大学——在那8个小时时间里，你将用到你的专业技能。
作为一个药剂师，你要确保氯化物没有和阿斯匹林混在一起；作为一个工程师，你要确保一切都在你的掌控之中；作为一个律师，你要保证你的当事人没有因为你的无能而被处以电刑。
这些都是有用的工作，它们涉及到的技能每个人都必须尊重，而且它们都能给你带来基本的满足。
无论你还干些什么，这些技能都很可能是你养家糊口的本领。
现代大学英语精读2（第二版）翻译Unit1-10、Unit12
5. Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can't recall what it is. In any case, it is a Russian folk song.
6. Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. It's really terrible.
3. We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never
become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends. 4. Informa on is now easily available. An average computer can store the informa on of a small
大学英语精读第二册第一、二课课文翻译
Unit1 The Dinner Party关于男人是否比女人更勇敢的一场激烈争论以一种颇为出人意料的方式解决了The dinner party晚宴1. I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true—though any naturalist would know it couldn’t be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down.我最初听到这个故事是在印度，那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像确有其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。
后来有人告诉我，在第一次世界大战之前不久，一家杂志曾刊登过这个故事。
但登在杂志上的那篇故事以及写那篇故事的人，我却一直未能找到。
2.The country is India.A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests—officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist—in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda.故事发生在印度。
某殖民地官员和他的夫人正举行盛大的晚宴。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读（2）》（第2版）学习指南【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】
目 录Unit 1一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 2一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 3一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 4一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 5一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 6一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 7一、练习答案Unit 8一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 9一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 10一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 11一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 12一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 13一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 14一、练习答案Unit 15一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 16一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 1一、词汇短语Text Adisaster [di5zB:stE] n.灾难，灾祸；不幸【例句】These difficulties are caused by natural disasters. 这些困难都是由自然灾害造成的。
【助记】dis（不，没有）+aster（星星）→星星消失了，难道预示着灾难的来临？谐音“点扎死他”，灾难。
semester [si5mestE] n.学期；半年【例句】His writing has improved greatly in this semester. 这学期他的写作有了很大进步。
【助记】seme（看作semi半）+s+ ter（看作terra学期）→半学期beanpole [5bi:npEul] n.（插在地上供豆茎攀缘的）支竿，瘦长之人【例句】Li Ling’s elder sister is short and overweight while her younger sister is a beanpole.李玲的姐姐是个矮胖墩儿，可她妹妹却是个细高个儿。
现代大学英语精读2翻译
现代大学英语精读2(第二版)翻译1-10(总5页)-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1-CAL-本页仅作为文档封面，使用请直接删除Uint11.It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. Wemust expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealingwith them as responsible citizens.2.As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved ininternational affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always existdifferent views and interests among nations.3.We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we mustnever become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.rmation is now easily available. An average computer can store theinformation of a small library.5.That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They donot have any legal document to certify that they have the necessaryexpertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres. 6.These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideasand penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.7.The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to havebeen modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.8.Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy aschildren, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.9.Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, andthat person or group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."10.Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to be moreimportant and useful compared with all other pursuits.Unit21.You know what All things considered, it's not a bad idea to be a teacher. As amatter of fact, I think it is an excellent idea.2.I don't like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seemto be implying all the time that I am a good-for-nothing.3.It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me. I mustsay I am very lucky. Not many people have such a terrific father.4.You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you doneed money. I don't see what's wrong with students earning some moneyduring their spare time.5.Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can't recall what it is. In anycase, it is a Russian folk song.6.Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homeworkto do tomorrow. It's really terrible.7.To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off ourForeign Minister's visit indefinitely.8.It's getting dark. The next town is still two hours' drive away. We might aswell camp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleepbefore we continue our journey tomorrow.9.I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating atexams shameful. Isn't that the most shameful thing that we have beenincapable of feeling ashamed?Unit31.Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences.We cannot justify a policy that denies medical care to the large populationliving in the country.2.They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all nations.3.I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle on his farm.When asked to get rid of the weeds in the rice fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.4.Why go there today I'd much rather we stay until the snow ceases.5.Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that evenif we use our water sparingly, the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.6.There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer leanon exports for economic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis onhome consumption.7.Today's tendency is to give little kids too many tests and exams until they areno good for anything but taking exams.8.It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papersannually regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einsteinwould not have been able to meet.Unit41.The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crash made him anational hero.2.Of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowningchildren to shore, two never returned.3.The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe thisto their eating habits/the composition of their diet, which contains a lot offish products.4.I know Harris. I couldn't imagine a man like him making such stupid remarks.5.After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the mostdangerous task.6.I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on that occasion.Whatever did he actually say?7.That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear to everybody.But no one regretted this move.8.As accidents go/As far as accidents are concerned, there was nothing out ofthe ordinary: a crazy young man drives a car on a university campus and killsa young woman student. What is unusual is the fact that the man dares tochallenge the people who want to take him to court, because his father is alocal police officer.9.Every time/Whenever we decide on a financial policy, we have to make aclear distinction between short-term interests and long-term interests.10.Although it was early October, people could already be seen driving acrossthe frozen river.Unit51.The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on theeconomy before it speeds out of control.2.Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere We must notignore the fact that what people here need most is clean water and clean air.3.They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as toexplore the great canyon in Tibet.4.She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person,educated and greatly revitalized.5.There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore allpossibilities and move one step at a time.6.All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits thathave taken so long to form can't be expected to disappear overnight.7.Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classicChinese music with Western music.8.I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn'tknow what to say.9.The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.10.I'll go there with you if you insist. But really I won't be much help to you.Unit61. — I suspect that he has not told us the whole truth. /I doubt he has told usthe whole truth.— Why do you doubt it?2. Nobody would have suspected him. A suspect wouldn't usually look so appealing. But finally the police identified him to be the true murderer through aDNA test.3. Huangdi is regarded as the very first farmer in our history while his wife wasthe first weaver.4. Please give my best regards to my friends there. I really miss them all.5. Whenever possible young people prefer to earn their own living than live offtheir parents.6. The North demanded the military exercise be called off, but the South refused.Instead they demanded an open apology from the North for the gun fire.7. This place has earned itself quite a reputation for developing a greeneconomy.8. Being young, they are often inclined to look at things from the bright side.9. Scientists have identified the frozen body as a young hunter who lived aboutsix thousand years ago.10. Although she is a second-generation Chinese American, she still values herChinese cultural identity.Uint71.As a child, he was exposed to great works of literature, for both his parentswere wellread2.The military announced that they had succeeded in developing a new stealthfighter.3.They’re t rying tocome up with practical ways to reduce production costs forthis4.Most people think that all things considered , life is much better today than itwas 30 years ago.5.Success doesn’t only depend on what you do. What you don’t do is equallyimportant.6.H ow do you account for the company’s high staff turnover?7.Most of the buildings in the town were reduced to to rubble in theearthquake.8.How can I concentrate on my work with my roommates talking and laughing9.We admire the way he answered awkward questions at the press conferencewith wit and facts.10.The moment he entered the conference room, he a feeling that somethinghad gone wrong.Uint81.If it hadn't been for one man's courage and wisdom, the Shenzhen SpecialEconomic Zone could never have succeeded.2.— Sorry I cut you off just now. You were saying...— I was saying that it is noteasy to break down the resistance of those conservatives. But we must go atthem step by step.3.The government knows only too well that it cannot increase taxes at willwithout hurting home consumption. But to shift the emphasis from export todomestic consumption takes time.4.Even with all these home appliances, it is impossible to do awaywith/eliminate domestic labor completely.5.Our town must have looked this way three hundred years ago. Many oldbuildings were about to fall in ruins. Some of our leaders wanted to tear them down and put up new tall buildings in their place. But due to lack of money, the plan had to be abandoned. Looking back that was actually a blessing. Today our town has become a tourist attraction.6.Ironically, sometimes the more we increase production, the more wedecrease profit.7.This project has occupied too much of my time. I could not launch a newproject even if I wanted to.8.To tell the truth, I'm more worried about social stagnation than economicslowdown. Of course, you may not share my view.9.Sadly enough, not everyone realizes that if we do not improve oureducational standards, we will lag behind other countries for ever.Unit91.Mr. Lin has always concerned himself with the desertification problem. I fullyagree with him that this is a serious concern as regards our environmentalprotection.2.The government spokesman expressed our deep concern for the twoChinese engineers who were recently taken hostage by the pirates.3.It is hard to visualize how we can protect the dam from enemy attack.4.Freedom of religion means not only that people can pursue different faiths. Italso means that they have the right not to have any religion.5.We teachers usually meet once every week to compare notes about ourteaching.6.The situation of this area is very delicate. No country should be allowed todo anything to threaten the precarious balance.7.To be adequate as a translator, we must have a good command of both theforeign language and Chinese. And I consider myself terribly inadequate inthis respect.8.However we differ in our opinion, we must face the challenge together.9.The way I define a good education is that, when you get through it, you notonly know how to make a living, but you also know how to live.Unit101.There is a popular children’s story, which describes the adventures of awooden puppet that comes to life as if by magic.2.Your humorous analysis of the situation made the discussion lively.3.This ancient building has been restored to its original beauty.4.You know, for me, to go and live up in the mountains is to recapture myhappy childhood.5.This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold inCanada.6.The fruit growers were all happily expecting a good harvest this year whenthe terrible snow storm struck, doing great damage to the ripening fruits.7.Too much sugar will not do you any good. To begin with, it will do damageto (or damage) your teeth. In fact, it will do you harm (or harm you) in manyways.8.His utter devotion to the Chinese people filled me with admiration.9.He insisted that everything should be in place before we knocked off, beforefive-thirty, to be exact.10.He knew that he would have to redouble his efforts to carry out this plan,and he was anxious to plunge into the work as soon as he went back. But he never knew that a disaster was lying in store for him.11。
现代大学英语精读2(第二版)课文译文
第一课又一学年——为了什么？约翰·切阿迪1.给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好像在说：“好吧，教我一些东西。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，“看，”他说，“我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？”由于没有随身带着自己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那本。
2.虽然我是位新老师，我本来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
我本来可以指出，他考入的不是制药技工培训学校而是大学，而且他在毕业时，应该得到一张写有理学学士而不是“合格的磨药工”的学位证书。
这证书会证明他专修过药剂学，但它还能进一步证明他曾经接触过一些人类发展史上产生的思想。
换句话说，他上的不是技能培训学校而是大学，在大学里学生既要得到培训又要接受教育。
3.我本来可以把这些话都告诉他，但是很明显，他不会待很长时间，说了也没用。
4.但是，由于我当时很年轻而且责任感也很强，我尽量把我的意思这样表达出来：“在你的余生中，”我说，“平均每天24小时左右。
谈恋爱时，你会觉得它有点短；失恋时，你会觉得它有点长。
但平均每天24小时会保持不变。
在其余的大约8个小时的时间里，你会处于睡眠状态。
5.“然后在每个工作日8个小时左右的时间里，我希望你会忙于一些有用的事情。
假设你毕业于一所药科大学——或工程大学，法学院，或者其他什么大学——在那8个小时时间里，你将用到你的专业技能。
作为一个药剂师，你要确保氯化物没有和阿斯匹林混在一起；作为一个工程师，你要确保一切都在你的掌控之中；作为一个律师，你要保证你的当事人没有因为你的无能而被处以电刑。
这些都是有用的工作，它们涉及到的技能每个人都必须尊重，而且它们都能给你带来基本的满足。
无论你还干些什么，这些技能都很可能是你养家糊口的本领。
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Let me tell you one of the earliest disasters in my career as a teacher. It was January of 1940Kansas City. Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came into my class, sat down, folded his arms, and looked at me as if to say "All right, teach me something." Two weeks later we started Hamlet. Three weeks later he came into my office with his hands on his hips. "Look," he said, "I came here to be a pharmacist. Why do I have to read this stuff" And not having a book of his own to point to, he pointed to mine which was lying on the desk.给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好像在说：“好吧，教我一些东西。
”两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，“看，”他说，“我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？”由于没有随身带着自己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那本。
New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things. I could have pointed out that he had enrolled, not in a drugstore-mechanics school, but in a college and that at the end of his course meant to reach for a scroll that read Bachelor of Science. It would notmankind has generated within its history. That is to say, he had not entered a technical training school but a university and in universities students enroll for参加both training and education. 虽然我是位新老师，我本来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
我本来可以指出，他考入的不是制药技工培训学校而是大学，而且他在毕业时，应该得到一张写有理学学士而不是“合格的磨药工”的学位证书。
这证书会证明他专修过药剂学，但它还能进一步证明他曾经接触过一些人类发展史上产生的思想。
换句话说，他上的不是技能培训学校而是大学，在大学里学生既要得到培训又要接受教育。
I could have told him all this, but it was fairly obvious he wasn't going to be around long enough for it to matter.twenty-four hours. They will be a little shorter when you are in love, and a little longer when you are out of love, but the average will tend to hold. For eight of these hours, more or less, you will be asleep."但是，由于我当时很年轻而且责任感也很强，我尽量把我的意思这样表达出来：“在你的余生中，”我说，“平均每天24小时左右。
谈恋爱时，你会觉得它有点短；失恋时，你会觉得它有点长。
但平均每天24小时会保持不变。
在其余的大约8个小时的时间里，你会处于睡眠状态。
"Then for about eight hours of each working day you will, I hope, be usefully employed. Assume you have gone through pharmacy school —or engineering, or law school, orclient doesn't go to the electric chair as a result of your incompetence. These are all useful pursuits. They involve skills every man must respect, and they can all bring you basicyour table, supports your wife, and rears your children. They will be your income, and may it always suffice."“然后在每个工作日8个小时左右的时间里，我希望你会忙于一些有用的事情。
假设你毕业于一所药科大学——或工程大学，法学院，或者其他什么大学——在那8个小时时间里，你将用到你的专业技能。
作为一个药剂师，你要确保氯化物没有和阿斯匹林混在一起；作为一个工程师，你要确保一切都在你的掌控之中；作为一个律师，你要保证你的当事人没有因为你的无能而被处以电刑。
这些都是有用的工作，它们涉及到的技能每个人都必须尊重，而且它们都能给你带来基本的满足。
无论你还干些什么，这些技能都很可能是你养家糊口的本领。
它们会给你带来收入；但愿你的收入总能够用。
”"But having finished the day's work, what do you do with those other eight hours Let's say you go home to your family. What sort of family are you raising Will the children ever be exposed tosome contact with the great democratic intellect Will there be a book in the house Will there be a painting a reasonably sensitive man can look at without shuddering Will the kids ever get to hear Bach"“但完成一天的工作后，剩下的8小时你做什么呢？比如说你可以回家，和你的家人待在一起。
你所供养的是一个什么样的家庭呢？孩子们在家里能接触到一点还算是精辟的思想吗？你主持的家庭中有民主气息吗？家里有书吗？有那种一般敏感的人看了不会发怵的画吗？孩子们会听到巴赫的音乐吗？”That is about what I said, but this particular pest was not interested. "Look," he said, "you professors raise your kids your way; I'll take care of my own. Me, I'm out to make money."这差不多就是我所说的，但这个讨厌鬼不感兴趣。
“看，”他说，“你们教授用你们的方法培养孩子；我会以我自己的方式抚养我自己的孩子。
我呀，我会尽一切努力挣钱的。
”"I hope you make a lot of it," I told him, "because you're going to be badly stuck for极力追求something to do when you're not signing checks."“我希望你能赚很多，”我告诉他，“因为你在开支票的余暇会愁没事干的。
”Fourteen years later I am still teaching, and I am here to tell you that the business of the college is not only to train you, but to put you in touch with what the best human minds have thought. If you have no time for Shakespeare, for a basic look at philosophy, for the continuity of the fine arts, for that lesson of man's development we call history —then you have nomechanized savage, the push-button Neanderthal. Our colleges inevitably graduate a number of such life forms, but it cannot be said that they went to college; rather the college went through them — without making contact.14年后的今天，我仍然在教书，在此我要告诉你们，大学的职责并不只是在于培训你，它还要使你接触人类思想的精髓。
如果你没时间看莎士比亚的作品，没时间看哲学入门，没时间欣赏艺术的存续，也没时间学习我们称之为历史的人类发展的课程——那么你就没有必要呆在大学里了。