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Unit1（28）共九十三个。

1…IwasfreshoutofgraduateschoolstartingmyfirstsemesterattheUniversityofKansasCity.（Para.1）

P:

…IhadjustcompletedmygraduatestudiesandbeganteachingattheUniversityofKansasCity

2,NewasIwastothefaculty,Icouldhavetoldthisspecimenanumberofthings.

P:

ThoughIwasanewteachen,IknewIcouldtellhimwhatauniversitywasfor,butIcouldn’t.

3Icouldhavepointedoutthathehadenrolled,notinadrugstore-mechanicsschool,butinacollegeandthatatehendofhiscoursemeanttoreachforascrollthatreadBachelorofScience

P:

IcouldhavetoldhimthathewasnownotgettingtrainingforajobinatechnicalschoolbutdoingaB.S.atauniversity.

4Itwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.

P:

TheB.S.certificatewouldbeanofficialproofthattheholderhadspecialknowledgeofpharmacy,butitwouldalsobeaproofthathe/shehadlearned/absorbedsomeprofoundideasofthepast

5.Icouldhavetoldhimallthis,butitwasfairlyobvioushewasn’tgoingtobearoundlongenoughforittomatter.

P:

Ididn’tactuallysayallthistohim,becauseIdidn’tthinkhewouldstayatcollegeverylong,soitwouldn’tbeimportantwhetherornotheknewwhatuniversityeducationwasfor

6.Nevertheless,IwasyoungandIhadahighsenseofdutyandItriedtoputitthisway

P:

Insteadoftellinghimtheimportanceofanall-aroundeducation,Itriedtoconvincehimfromaverypracticalpointofview

7..Youwillseetoitthatthecyanidestaysoutoftheaspirin,thatthebulldoesn’tjumpthefence,orthatyourclientdoesn’tgototheelectricchairasaresultofyourincompetence.

P:

Youhavetotakeresponsibilityfortheworkyoudo.Ifyou’reapharmacist,youshouldmakesurethataspirinisnotmixedwithpoisonouschemicals.Asanengineer,youshouldn’tgetthingsoutofcontrol.Ifyoubecomealawyer,youshouldmakesureaninnocentpersonisnotsentencedtodeathbecauseyoulackadequatelegalknowledgeandskilltodefendyourclient.

8..Alongwitheverythingelse,theywillprobablybewhatputsfoodonyourtable,supportsyourwife,andrearsyourchildren.

P:

Inadditiontoallotherthings（suchassatisfaction）theseprofessionsoffer,theyprovideyouwithalivingsothatyoucansupportafamily:

wifeandchildren.

9...Theywillbeyourincome,andmayitalwayssuffice

10..Thoseprofessionalskillswillberewardingforyourcareerandwehopethattheremayalwaysbeopportunitiesoffurtherlearning.

11..Willthechildreneverbeexposedtoareasonablypenetratingideaathome?

P:

Willyourchildreneverhearyoutalkaboutsomethingprofoundathome?

12...Willyoubepresidingoverafamilythatmaintainssomecontactwiththegreatdemocraticintellect

P:

Willyoubeheadofafamilywhobringsupthekidsinademocraticspirit?

13Willtherebeabookinthehouse?

P:

Willyoubereadingseriousbooks（notjustpopularfiction）?

14Willtherebeapaintingareasonablysensitivemancanlookatwithoutshuddering?

P:

Whatkindofpictureswillyouputupinyourhouse?

Willyouhaveapaintinginyourhousethatshowssometasteonyourpart?

十五：

…toputyouintouchwithwhatthebesthumanmindshavethought

P：

toexposeyouto/makeyouunderstandtheideas,opinionsandthinkingofthebestphilosophers,scientists,writersandartistsinhumanhistory.

十六.IfyouhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forthecontinuityofthefinearts,forthatlessonofman’sdevelopmentwecallhistory—thenyouhavenobusinessbeingincollege.

Paraphrase：

Ifyoudon’twanttoimproveyourmindandbroadenyourhorizonbystudyingalittleliterature,philosophyandthefineartsandhistory,youshouldn’tbestudyinghereatcollege

17.Youareonyourwaytobeingthatnewspeciesofmechanizedsavage,thepush-buttonNeanderthal.

Paraphrase：

Youwillsoonbecomeanuneducated,ignorantpersonwhocanonlyworkmachinesandoperatemechanicalequipment

18：

Ourcollegesinevitablygraduateanumberofsuchlifeforms,butitcannotbesaidthattheywenttocollege;ratherthecollegewentthroughthem—withoutmakingcontact.

Paraphrase：

Anumberofsuchpush-buttonsavagesgetcollegedegrees.Wecannothelpthat.Butevenwiththeirdegrees,wecan’tsaythatthesepeoplehavereceivedapropercollegeeducation.Itismoreaccuratetosaythattheycomethroughcollegewithoutlearninganything.

19：

Noonegetstobeahumanbeingunaided.

Paraphrase：

Noonecangrowuptobeacivilizedpersonwithoutthehelpofothers.

20：

Thereisnottimeenoughinasinglelifetimetoinventforoneselfeverythingoneneedstoknowinordertobeacivilizedhuman.

Paraphrase：

Tobecomeacivilizedperson,youneedtoacquiretheknowledgeanddevelopthecultureacivilizedsocietyneeds.Onelifetimeistooshorttocreateanenvironmentforhimtobecomecivilized.

21：

Youknowmorebecausetheyleftyouwhattheyknew,becauseyoucanstartfromwhatthepastlearnedforyou.

P:

Allhumanknowledgehasbeenaccumulatedbypeoplelivinginthepastandhasbeenpassedontous.Youlearnallthisbeforeyoudoanyoriginalresearch,oranyresearchofyourown.

22:

Asthisistrueofthetechniquesofmankind,soitistrueofmankind’sspiritualresources

P:

Thisisthewaywelearnanddevelopthetechniquesofmankind.Thisisalsohowweinheritandadvancemankind’sspiritualresources.

23:

Foragreatbookisnecessarilyagift;itoffersyoualifeyouhavenotthetimetoliveyourself,andittakesyouintoaworldyouhavenotthetimetotravelinliteraltime.

P:

Becauseagreatbookissomethinggiventoustoenrichourlives.Itpresentstoyouakindoflifeyoudon’thaveachancetoexperienceyourself,anditdescribesforyouplacesyoudon’thavetimeactuallytovisit.

24:

Acivilizedmindis,inessence,onethatcontainsmanysuchlivesandmanysuchworlds

P:

Basically,aculturedandeducatedpersonshouldknowaboutsuchgreatvarietyoflivesandworlds

2五：

Ifyouaretoomuchinahurry,ortooarrogantlyproudofyourownlimitations,toacceptasagifttoyourhumanitysomepiecesofthemindsofAristotle,orChaucer,orEinstein,youareneitheradevelopedhumannorausefulcitizenofademocracy.（Para.12）

P：

Ifyouaretooanxioustomakemoney,tooignoranttoseeyourlimitations,thenyoucouldn’tregardthosegreatpeople’smindsasagifttoyourhumanity,andthusyoucan’tbeadevelopedhuman。

2六：

Hemighthavesaidthatnoonewouldevermanagetobecomehumaniftheyhadn’treadaboutit

P：

Hemighthaveaddedthatapersonwouldn’tdeservetobecalledahumanbeingiftheyhadn’treadaboutit.

27：

Auniversityhasnorealexistenceandnorealpurposeexceptasitsucceedsinputtingyouintouch,bothasspecialistsandashumans,withthosehumanmindsyourhumanmindneedstoinclude.

P：

Nomatterwhoyouare,aspecialistoracommonperson,iftheuniversitycannotmakeyoumaintaincontactwiththebestcivilizationofthehistorythatyoushouldknowitcannotbecalleduniversity,andhasnoreasontoexist.

28：

Thefaculty,byitsveryexistence,saysimplicitly:

“Wehavebeenaidedbymanypeople,andbymanybooks,inourattempttomakeourselvessomesortofstorehouseofhumanexperience.”（Para.14）

Paraphrasing:

Theexistenceofthefacultyoftheliteralartscollegeitselfsaysclearly:

‘Inourefforttomakeoutfacultyaplacewhereourstudentscanexperiencevarietyoflifetheydonothavetimetolivethemselves,wegetalotofhelpfrommanypeopleandbooks,presentandpast.

Unit3（13）

1，Androotcropsespeciallyarehardtotellapart,whenstore-bought,fromourown.

P:

Itisreallyhardtorecognizethedifferenceofrootcropswebuyfromstoresandthosewegrow.

2，Asitis,though,IcannotdenythatwhenAprilcomesIfindmyselfgoingouttoleanonthefenceandlookatthatmiserableplotofland,resolvingwithallmyrationalpowersnottoplantitagain.

P:

However,inreality,IhavetoadmitthatwhenAprilcomesIleanedonthefenceandlookatthispatchpainfullyandreasonablymadeupmymindnottogardenanymore.

3,Butinevitablyamorningarriveswhen,justasIamawakening,ascentwaftsthroughthewindow,somethinglikeearth-as-air,ascentthatseemstocomeupfromtheverycenterofthisplanet.

P:

ButinevitablyjustasIamwakingupinamorning,apleasantsmellfloatsupandpourinthoughthewindow.Itsmellslikeearthanditseemstorisefrominsidetheearth.

4,…thewormsaredeliciouslywormingtheirwaythroughthemeltingsoil.

P:

Thebirdsstarttocryreallyloudly.Wearethinkingthesamething:

thesoilisbecomingsoftandthedeliciouswormsaremovingacrossthesoil.

6.Butblackplasticlookssoindustrial,sounromantic,thatIhavegraduallymovedovertohaymulch.（Para4）

Paraphrase:

Butblackplasticlookssounnatural（becauseitismadeinfactories）anduglythatIhavegraduallyshiftedtohaymulch.

7.Keepingagardenmakesyouawareofhowdelicate,bountiful,andeasilyruinedthesurfaceofthislittleplanetis.

Paraphrase:

Ifyoukeepagarden,itwillhelpyourealizehowgenerousthelandoftheearthistousandhoweasilydamageditis.

9.Isupposeifyouloadedthesoilwithchemicalfertilizerthesedifferenceswouldbelessnoticeable,butIuseitsparinglyandonlyinrowsrightwhereseedsareplantedratherthanbroadcastoverthewholearea.（Para5）

Paraphrase:

Isupposeifyouusealargequantityofchemicalfertilizeronthesoil,thesedifferenceswouldnotbesoobvious（wouldbec