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本帖最后由 justdoit! 于 2009-3-18 23:29 编辑
Is practicality our idol (--one which…) which all powers and talents must serve in today's world? This assertion is valuable in the most realms of human endeavor (while this claim has considerable merits with respect to) including education, art and politics. However, I disagree with (take exception with) the assertion when it comes to the directions of scientific research.
To begin with, the practicality can be regarded as (seems to be) the litmus test for today's education. For example, when (right along with表同时关系)the grade-schoolers are learning the skills about reading and writing, they also are required to understand the computer skills. And our senior and junior schools are increasingly reducing(cutting) the art course, whose practicality is less than other subjects on the surface(ostensibly). Moreover, more and more college students are majoring in the technological(technical) discipline in order to (for the purpose of)gain(secure) a better(lucrative) job when graduating from college immediately. Admittedly, many graduated will advance their study(advance to graduate-level study), yet the most popular degree is MBA, after all, the business administration presents thoughts on practicality and pragmatism, which reveals(that is) accomplishment of the work and paying attention to the bottom line.
Furthermore, practicality also dictates what sorts of art will be produced today. Now that most structures are affected (driven)by the factors on function, safety and cost, and only few buildings can be achieved through the blueprint stage. And the content of film and music are completely under the control of(driven) the demographic considerations, which amounts to cater for the tastes of people from 18 to 35 who account for the most CDs and tickets sale. The publishing industry are entirely driven by the potential sale (deliver viable products) of the books in the market, as the books (glut of books …are the evidence that…) on teaching practical method glut among our book store which can prove the point that the publishing industry spares no effort to satisfy the demand on practicality(as well). Nonetheless, it does not mean that the artists cannot create the qualified masterpieces any more, on the contrary there are myriad of independent music labels and filmmakers, it is just that their development does not thrive, and they only constitute(minuscule segment) little share of the market. In the main, today's real-estate developers, entertainment moguls and publishing executives are concerned about(with) practicality and profit instead of the real art value and integrity( not with artistic value and integrity).
Practicality is (the) also the overriding problems in the realm (contemporary politic) of politic. For instance, most politicians are (seem) driven by the interests on being elected and reelected, thereby (rather than by any sense of mission) their short politician career is not some kind of mission, even they cannot feel obligated to their constituency and country. And diplomatic and legal maneuverings and negotiations often seem to meet the need on practicality such as minimizing cost, preserving options and so forth. However, those who agree with the speaker's opinion may claim that the people who sway the masses, incite the revolution and realize the idealism become reality are idealists not pragmatists, considering the America's founders, Martin Luther King, or Mahatma Gandhi and the like are all idealists. And if (had) these idealists only preserved(concerned with) their own short-term interests, not(rather than ) looked for the (notion)belief of a ideal society, it is entirely possible that America and India were British colonies, and African America were still required(relegated) to sit in the back of buses. Although I concede the correctness of this point, these idealists are less ( be few in number) in today's actual occasions.
On the other hand, when it comes to today's scientific research, this claim does not (amount to an overstatement) show practical. In terms of the most common procedures cosmetic, this procedures are completely impractical due to its high risk to our health and the expensive expenditure. Admittedly, today's digital revolution serves the practical concerns, such as communicating and accessing information more quickly and effectively. Moreover, lots of the chemical researches also aim at increasing (providing) the practicality (convenience) and enabling (enhancing) our daily life more comfortable. Yet, in many other areas (respects), the scientific research are not driven by the immediate practicality, but the long-term subjects such as public health, quality of life, and environmental protection.
In sum, practicality may be our idol in the realm of education, art, and politic, but in the case of science field the assertion may not be accepted. At last, query whether the claim begs the question. After all, practicality amounts to far more than meeting the immediate needs, it can also ensure the quality of our future life and our survival as a species.
(注: 以上蓝色的部分是我翻译与北美有出入的部分,就算体现一个用词的对比吧)
小词巧用:表大量的 considerable(会是会,但老是记不得用啊!急)
关于,涉及到 with respect to(不要老用in terms of ,about)
表反对的新词组: take exception with!
seem(感觉和present一样,在某些时候可以替换be动词)
试金石 litmus test( 表判断标准时候不错的用词)
right along with (表同时进行的!)
cut (有时可以替换reduce的啊!)
ostensibly (表面上的) 新词汇啊!
小心technological和technical的区别啊!!
for the purpose of (别老是用in order to, so as to 了!!)
lucrative (形容工作的不错词汇啊!)
advance to( advance 用作动词的短语,想不到哦!)
driven( 表被什么影响时候,记得用啊)
secure(有表获得的意思啊!)
viable ( 好像可以表示受欢迎的意思
minuscule segment( 表示一小部分!)
rather than (表转折或否定时记得用啊,可以很好的增强logic chain的!)
obligate 表责任,别老用duty,mission了
preserve 貌似好像可以引申到保留的意思啊
sway, incite, 很好的“革命性”词汇
notion 观念,看法(别老用belief了)
relegate (表强制要求是可以用的词汇)
amount to overstatement( 表不合实际,不错的词组)
respect( 表方面, realm,area,field, domain,) |
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