职称英语综合类阅读理解第十八篇goalofamericaneducation逐句翻译.pdf

职 称 英 语 综 合 类 阅 读 理 解 第 十 八 篇 Go a l o f A me r i c a n E d u c a t i o n 逐 句 翻 译 ( 共 6 页 ) --本页仅作为文档封面，使用时请直接删除即可 -- -- 内页可以根据需求调整合适字体及大小 -- Goal of American Education 美国教育的目标 Education is an enormous and expensive part of American life. 教育是美国人的生活中很重要的一部分，花销也大。 Its size is matched by its variety. 其规模宏大，种类多样。 Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone — not just for a privileged elite. 与其他大多数国家相比，美国教育的不 同在于美国教育是为每一个人设置的 ~ 不只是为享 有特权 的优等生。 Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability, 学校是要满足每个孩子的需要，不 论其能力如何， and also the needs of society itself. 同时也要 满足社会本身的需 求。 This means that public schools offer more than academic subjects. 这意味着公立学校提供的教育 不只限于学术方面的课程。 It surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as typing, sewing, radio repair, computer programming or driver training, along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics, history, and languages. 很多人来到美国之后会 吃惊地发现， 高中除了提供传统课程，例如：数学、历史 2 和语言之外，他们还提供一些课程如打字、缝纫、无线电 修理、计算机课程或驾驶训练课程。 Students choose their curricula depending on their interests, future goals, and level of ability. 学生选择课程是根据个人喜好、目标以及能力水平。 The underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities, 美 国教育的 潜在目标是将每一个孩子的能力最充分地发挥出来， and to give each one a sense of civic and community consciousness. 培 养每一个孩子的公民和社区觉悟感。 School