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1、unit 2the humanities: out of date?1 when the going gets tough, the tough take accounting. when the job market worsens, many students calculate they cant major in english or history. they have to study something that boosts their prospects of landing a job.2 the data show that as students have increa

2、singly shouldered the ever - rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and hard skills that they bet will lead to employment. in other words, a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means

3、for human betterment. this is a trend that is likely to persist and even accelerate.3 over the next few years, as labor markets struggle, the humanities will probably continue their long slide in succession. there already has been a nearly 50 percent decline in the portion of liberal arts majors ove

4、r the past generation, and it is logical to think that the trend is bound to continue or even accelerate. once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours. these days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries.4 here, p

5、lease allow me to stand up for and promote the true value that the humanities add to peoples lives. since ancient times, people have speculated about the mystery of those inner forces that drive some people to greatness and others to self-destruction. this inner drive has been called many things ove

6、r the centuries. the famous psychologist, sigmund freud, called it the unconscious mind or, more familiarly, instinct.5 from the beginning of time, this inner aspect of our being, this drive that can be constructive or destructive, has captured our imagination. the stories of this amazing struggle h

7、ave formed the basis of cultures the world over. historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists have captured the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions. these men and women developed

8、 artistic languages that help us understand these aspirations and also educate generations. this fertile body of work from ancient times, the very foundation of civilization, forms the basis of study of the humanities.6 studying the humanities improves our ability to read and write. no matter what w

9、e do in life, we will have a huge advantage if we can read complex ideas and understand their meaning. we will have a bright career if we are the person in the office who can write a clear and elegant analysis of those ideas!7 studying the humanities makes us familiar with the language of emotion an

10、d the creative process. in an information economy, many people have the ability to produce a useful product such as a new mp3 player. yet, very few people have the ability to create a spectacular brand: the ipod. most importantly, studying the1humanities invests us with great insight and self -aware

11、ness, there by releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner.8 perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is the scope of possibilities that are widely open to us. did you know that james cameron, world -famous director of the movie, titanic, graduated with

12、 a degree in the humanities? so did sally ride, the first woman in space. so did actors bruce lee, gwyneth paltrow, renee zellweger and matt damon. dr. harold varmus, who won a nobel prize for medicine, studied the humanities. even michael eisner, chairman of the disney company, majored in the human

13、ities. famous people who studied the humanities make a long list indeed. its easy to see that the humanities can prepare us for many different careers and jobs we can undertake, whether medicine, business, science or entertainment. if we study only mathematics, its likely we will be a candidate only

14、 for jobs as a mathematician. if we include studying the humanities, we can make breakthroughs on many barriers and are limited only by our effort and imagination.9 of course, nowadays, if we study the humanities alone, we are liable to miss many opportunities. each one of us needs to become as tech

15、nically and professionally skilled as possible to help meet the needs of modern life. in fact, increasingly a pairing of technical knowledge and inner insight is seen as the ideal in the establishment of a career. if i were the dean of admissions at a medical school and two people applied to our sch

16、ool, both having the required basic scientific courses, one a philosophy major and the other solely a pre-med student, the philosophy applicant would be chosen.10 in summary, the humanities help to create well -rounded human beings with insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams com

17、mon to all humanity. the humanities, the ancient timeless reservoir of knowledge, teach us to see things differently and broaden our horizons. they are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they have always been. doesnt it make sense to spend some time in the company of the humanities, our out

18、standing and remarkable treasure of knowledge? who knows how famous you might become!translation人文學(xué)科:過時(shí)了嗎?1 當(dāng)形勢變得困難時(shí),強(qiáng)者會(huì)去選學(xué)會(huì)計(jì)。 當(dāng)就業(yè)市場惡化時(shí),許多學(xué)生估算 著他們不能再主修英語或歷史。他們得學(xué)一些能改善他們就業(yè)前景的東西。 2 數(shù)據(jù)顯示,隨著學(xué)生肩負(fù)的學(xué)費(fèi)不斷增加,他們已從學(xué)習(xí)人文學(xué)科轉(zhuǎn)向他們相 信有益于將來就業(yè)的應(yīng)用科學(xué)和 “ 硬” 技能。 換言之,大學(xué)教育越來越被看成是 改善經(jīng)濟(jì)而不是提升人類自身的手段。這種趨勢可能會(huì)持續(xù),甚至有加快之勢。 3 在未來幾年內(nèi),由

19、于勞動(dòng)力市場的不景氣,人文學(xué)科可能會(huì)繼續(xù)其長期低迷的 態(tài)勢。在上一代大學(xué)生中,主修文科的學(xué)生數(shù)跌幅已近 50%。這種趨勢會(huì)持續(xù)、 甚至加速的想法是合情合理的。 人文學(xué)科曾是大學(xué)生活的重要支柱,而今在學(xué) 生們的大學(xué)游中卻只是一個(gè)小點(diǎn)綴。現(xiàn)在,實(shí)驗(yàn)室要比圖書館更栩栩如生、受人 青睞。4 在這兒,請?jiān)试S我為人文學(xué)科給人們的生活所增添的真實(shí)價(jià)值進(jìn)行支持和宣2傳。 自古以來,人們一直在思索人類自身具有什么神奇的內(nèi)力使一些人變得崇 高偉大,而使另一些人走向自我毀滅。 幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來,這股內(nèi)力被稱作很多東 西。著名的心理學(xué)家西格蒙德弗洛伊德稱之為“潛意識(shí)”,或更為人熟知的“本能”。 5 從一開始,人類這股可以

20、是建設(shè)性也可以是毀滅性的內(nèi)在驅(qū)動(dòng)力,就令我們心 馳神往。這些驚人的、充滿內(nèi)心掙扎的故事形成了世界文化的基礎(chǔ)。歷史學(xué)家、 建筑師、作家、哲學(xué)家和藝術(shù)家們以故事、音樂、神話、繪畫、建筑、雕刻、風(fēng) 景畫和傳統(tǒng)的形式,捕捉到了這些撞擊心靈的文字、形象及內(nèi)涵。 這些男男女 女創(chuàng)造出了具有藝術(shù)性的“語言”,幫助我們了解人類的這些強(qiáng)烈愿望,并用以教 育一代又一代人。從古時(shí)起開始的這些充滿想象的大量作品,正是文明的底蘊(yùn), 它奠定了人文研究的基礎(chǔ)。6 學(xué)習(xí)人文學(xué)科會(huì)提高我們的閱讀和寫作能力。 無論我們這一生中從事什么職 業(yè),如果我們能讀懂復(fù)雜的思想并理解它們的內(nèi)涵,我們都會(huì)受益匪淺。 如果 我們是在辦公室里能對這些思想寫出既明確又簡潔的分析的人,我們會(huì)有光明的 職業(yè)前景。7 學(xué)習(xí)人文學(xué)科會(huì)讓我們熟悉表達(dá)情感的語言及進(jìn)行創(chuàng)造的過程。 在信息經(jīng)濟(jì) 中,很多人都有能力創(chuàng)造出一個(gè)如新的 mp3 播放器那樣的有用產(chǎn)品。 然而,僅 有很少的人具有能力創(chuàng)造出一個(gè)如 ipod 那樣的精彩品牌。 最重要的是,學(xué)習(xí)人 文學(xué)科使我們具有偉大的洞察力和自我意識(shí),從而以積極和建設(shè)性的方式來發(fā)揮 我們的創(chuàng)造力和才藝。8 也許,支持人文學(xué)科的最好論點(diǎn)是,人

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