2. If we can go to a more concrete level, avoiding the metaphysics contemplation of the essence of
education, just like what we’re going to discuss today.
3. Renaissance man博学之人? Leonardo Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin
4. Knowledge is not memorization, but organization; knowledge is not data, but the structure that relate
data. 【Suslick】[Chemistry Professor]
5. 【教育目的】 During an age of function worship, it’s not surprising that students tend to convert
education into currency.
6. 【教育目的】The purpose of education is to allow the student’s discovery of the furthest reach of the
world and also the discovery of the furthest reach within himself or herself.
? 【平等话题】
1. useful words: abolish, abolishment, bereave/deprive (of)剥夺, civil right民权, monopoly垄断,
discriminate歧视, segregate隔离, gender discrimination性别歧视, individualism个人主义, humanistic人道主义, topple/overthrow推翻 2. All men are created equal.
? 【科学技术话题】
1. theme: side effect (double edge sword) & science evolution (destructive technology) 2. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
3. Cars, with the most famous Ford’s model-T assemble line, is a modern invention that symbolized the
second wave of human society called industrial revolution.
4. 【艺术与科技话题】Unlike science, which is intended for the discovery of the furthest reach of the
world, art is leading to the discovery of the furthest reach within ourselves, to help us to discover the hidden iceberg under the ocean.
5. 【食品话题】Science and technology has transformed almost every aspect of the society, and even
food, the most essential craving of human, according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs（马斯洛需求层次，所有需求类的都可以用）, cannot be immune from this trend.
6. Breeze/Wind of change driven by science and technology spreads to every reach of human society/all
walks of life.
7. 【食品话题】However, counter arguments, held by some specialists and layman alike, exist to deny the
positive effect of science and knowledge on food choices.
8. 【食品话题】Some embrace that this will lead to a great improvement in food availability and
accessibility, in both quality and quantity.
9. 【开头】When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, his word--that’s one small step for man, one giant
leap for mankind--became an immortal statement with a historical echo. Space travel is of course the fruit of the science and technology progress and prosperity of man, while some areas that closely related to our daily life is also influenced.
10. That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. 【Neil Armstrong】
11. 【食品话题】However, some people think otherwise: it is not a blessing for our diet with the influence of
science, though it may not be a curse, either.
? 【图表作文】
1. graph, table, flow chart
2. 注意：只描述数据，不加任何个人评论和理解 3. 思维：P1图标主题?P2、3描述图表
4. 周期性的现象只需要把最高、最低点描述就ok，不需要讲趋势 5. when the calendar turn to 2008….. 6. the value/data/statistics…
7. the situation was completely reversed 8. the pie chart was composed of two groups 9. there exists 92% differences 10. a tool is employed to make bottles
Section 5 ---- Words and Expressions
? ether以太?eternal
? Crying doesn’t help, why not smile.
? subordinate下属 white lie善意的谎言 country man同乡 ? It’s my treat//It’s on me. 我请客。
? jewelry珠宝 auditorium大礼堂 bistro小饭店
? cruel—brutal dominate—govern—rule derive from = stem from ? zealous supporters热心的支持者 minor nationality小数民族 crisp脆 ? relevant issues相关的话题 steamed-bread馒头 taboo禁忌 ? judge?judgment acknowledge?acknowledgment ? President Election Campaign总统大选
? criterion[单]—criteria[复] = benchmarks = standards ? unanimous agreements一致同意 regime政体 ? control = manipulate
? vague模糊 zen禅 eradicate铲除 surreal超现实的 adamant坚定 ? to slack off = procrastinate 逃课
? Terracotta Warrior兵马俑 acupuncture针灸 abacus算盘 Mahjong麻将 ? pesticides杀虫剂 pension养老金 hassle of激烈的争论 ? financial affairs = economic situation
? One nation cannot have two queens. 一山不能容二虎。
? enigmatic神秘的 superficial肤浅的 mansion宅邸、大厦 villa别墅、庄园 ? pretentious自负的、自命不凡的 masquerade假面舞会 franchise特许权、经销权 ? courtship求爱、求婚 etch（用酸在金属上）蚀刻 truth or dare真心话大冒险 ? look somebody in the eyes
? embed镶 fable story寓言故事 interdependence相互依赖 ? bank on = depend on ? tells no borders无边界
? integration of global economy = merging of global economy 全球经济整合
? paradigm范式（解释很多问题的理论） fallen creatures坠落天使 accolade表扬 ? metaphysics形而上学 weave a story编故事 assertion断言 liberal art文科