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综合英语(二)welveThingslWishTheyTaughtatSchool CarlSagan LearningGuide 俗话说:“活到老,学到老。”人的一生就是不断学****不断丰富和充实自己的过程。青少年阶段,尤其是中学阶段,无疑是学****的最佳时期。中学教育的重点应放在什么地方?美国著名科学家和科普作家萨根批评中学只抓各个学科具体内容的做法,他认为中学要注重对青少年的宏观教育,使他们建立起唯物的世界观和宇宙观,使他们能够正确对待自己,关心周围的世界——人类生存的环境和自己的地球同胞。 1Iattendedjuniorandseniorhighschool,publicinstitutionsinNewYorkandNewJersey,.①,I''velearnedishowmuchthereistolearn,②andhowmuchIdon'tyetknow.③;theonlythingIeverheardinschoolaboutNapoleonwasthattheUnitedStatesmadetheLouisianaPurchasefromhim.④(wheresome95%oftheinhabitantsarenotAmericans,theonlyhistorythatwasthoughtworthteachingwasAmericanhistory.)Inspelling,grammar,thefundamentalsofmath,andothervitalsubjects,'ssomuchelseIwishthey'dtaughtus. ①ThefacilitiesandskillsoftheteacherswereprobablywellaboveaveragefortheUnitedStatesatthattime. 学校的设施、教师的水平在当时的美国大大高于一般的水平。 above/average:高于或低于一般的标准水平。well:adv相当地,大大地 Thefacilitiesandskillsoftheteacherswereperhapsmuchbetterthanthoseinmostschoolsin…. ②…..howmuchIdon'tyetknow. 我所学到的最重要的一点,就是要学的东西实在太多,而我还没有学到的东西也太多了。 howmuchIdon'tknowuptillnow. ③SometimesIthinkhowgratefulIwouldbetodayifIhadlearnedmorebackthenaboutwhatreallymatters. 有时候,我想那时要是能多学点真正的东西,今天我会多么地心存感激。 IwouldbegratefultodayifIhadlearnedmoreathighschoolaboutthingsthatarereallyimportant. ④wheresome95%oftheinhabitantsarenotAmericans,theonlyhistorythatwasthoughtworthteachingwasAmericanhistory. 在一个约95%的居民不是美国人的星球上,学校当局认为只有美国历史才值得讲授(这里作者委婉地批评了美国教育部门的狭隘与偏见) wheresome95%oftheinhabitantsarenotAmericans:是定语从句, thatwasthoughtworthteaching:也是定语从句,修饰theonlyhistory ountsforonlyabout5%