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因?yàn)楫?dāng)你讀到一個(gè)感人的故事,或者你了解到歷史上某個(gè)重大的事件,這會(huì)幫助你,設(shè)身處地體驗(yàn)別人的感受,了解他們的奮斗經(jīng)歷。追求浮華不講實(shí)質(zhì)的文化告訴我們,生活的目標(biāo)是尋求娛樂(lè),你可以只為出名而出名。你需要知道如何搜集材料,對(duì)信息進(jìn)行判斷。 多媒體視聽(tīng)口譯 ? ? 美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬談教育重要性 ? Through education, you can also better yourselves in other ways. You learn how to learn — how to think critically and find solutions to unexpected challenges. I remember we used to ask our teachers, “Why am I going to need algebra?” Well, you may not have to solve for X to get a good job or to be a good parent. But you will need to think through tough problems. You’ll need to think on your feet. You’ll need to know how to gather facts and evaluate information. So, math teachers, you can tell your students that the president says they need algebra. ? Education also teaches you the value of discipline — that the greatest rewards e not from instant gratification but from sustained effort and from hard work. This is a lesson that’s especially true today, in a culture that prizes flash over substance, that tells us that the goal in life is to be entertained, that says you can be famous just for being famous. You get on a reality show — don‘t know what you’ve done — suddenly you’re famous. But that‘s not going to lead to lasting, sustained achievement. And finally, with the right education, both at home and at school, you can learn how to be a better human being. For when you read a great story or you learn about an important moment in history, it helps you imagine what it would be like to walk in somebody else’s shoes, to know their struggles. The success of our economy will depend on your skills, but the success of our munity will depend on your ability to follow the Golden Rule — to treat others as you would like to be treated. ? 通過(guò)教育,你們還能夠在其他方面完善自己。以下是 BBC記者 Daniel Sanford 發(fā)回的報(bào)道。 預(yù)測(cè)訓(xùn)練 The clock change crisis has prevented international train ticket sales in Russia. 聽(tīng)譯 ? Imagine trying to tim