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Unit 7 College Life I单元导读 经典引用 Genius without education is like silver in the mine. . Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 未受教育的天才，犹如矿中之银。 本杰明?富兰克林 (1706-1790) 思考问题 How do we make the most of college life? 我们如何充分利用大学生活？ You may ask yourself the following questions: Is it necessary to take a national exam to get into a university? How are colleges different from high schools? Is there any way to truly balance academic life with social life? What should be the aim and purpose of university education? Can the virtual university （虚拟大学）replace the bricks and mortar（灰泥）campus? Are extracurricular activities essential to college life? Is it possible for college teachers and students to be friends? 相关链接 The Work of the University This book is a collection of speeches and essays by Richard C. Levin published on the occasion of his tenth anniversary as president of Yale University. The book, divided into seven sections, explores what the purposes of the university education are, how the university intersects with local and global communities and why a liberal education matters. The following are some insightful remarks quoted from the book. “In Yale time, the day (at least the weekday) has four parts: classes, extracurricular activities, study, and hanging out. Each part of this daily cycle is an essential element of the Yale experience.” “I believe that the essence of liberal education is to develop the freedom to think critically and independently, to cultivate one’s mind to its fullest potential, to liberate oneself from prejudice, superstition, and dogma.” 本书是耶鲁大学校长Richard Levin演讲和论文集，出版在他当校长的第十周年。书分七大部分，探讨了大学教育的目标，大学和当地社区和全球的关系，以及文科教育为何重要。下面是选自书中有关大学教育的闪光论述： “在耶鲁，一天（至少是周一至周五）由四部分组成：上课，课外活动，学习，这一循环是耶鲁经历的主要成分。” “我相信，文科教育的宗旨是自由地、批判的、独立地思考，将人的智慧发挥得淋漓尽致，将他从偏见、迷信、教条中解放出来。” 外教点评 When students leave for college at age 17 or 18, many of them have never been away from home and their family. The transition（过渡）to