熊海虹主编研究生英语综合教程下-B翻译.pdfVIP

Unit 1 To have a mind to do a thing is to foresee a future possibility; it is to have a plan for its accomplishment; it is to note the means which make the plan capable of execution and the obstructions in the way--or,if it is really a mind to do the thing and not a vague aspiration it is to have a plan which takes account of resources and difficulties. ——John Dewey 用心去做一件事，就是要预见未来的可能性，要为成功制定一个计划，要找到实 计划、避开障碍的方法——或者是一颗真正做事的心，而不是一个模糊的愿望，是 考虑了所有资源和困难的计划。 ——约翰·杜威 The Good Mind Is Flexible 优秀的头脑是灵活的 Edgar Dale 埃德加•戴尔 1For many years we have talked about education in a changing society but have done little to educate for uncertainty. Perhaps the best insurance we can offer for this uncertainty is the presence of a good mind. To develop a good mind the student must learn how to learn and develop a taste for learning. The world of tomorrow needs flexible individuals, intellig ently mobile individuals, individuals who can land on their feet when their jobs become technologically obsolete, individuals who can cope with the unexpected. 1 多年来，我们一直在讨论日新月异的社会中的教育问题，却没有采取切实行动来 教育人们如何应对变化。或许面对变化，我们的最佳保障是拥有优秀的头脑。要培 养优秀的头脑，学生需要掌握学习方法，培养学习兴趣。未来的世界所需要的人才 应该具备很强的适应能力，而且他们灵活而机敏，当其所从事的工作技术上落伍时， 他们依然能够于逆境之中站稳脚跟，而且他们有能力应对突发的意外。 2To educate for flexibility we must distinguish between training and education. To train is to emphasize fixed responses, to stress immediate goals to the neglect of long-term growth . To educate, however, is to foster limitless growth, lifelong learning, to develop the good mind. 2 要培养灵活的头脑，我们需要区别什么是训练，什么是教育。训练就是加强固定 的反应，重视即时目标，而忽略长远发展。教育则旨在促进无限的成长，鼓励终生 的学习，培养优秀的头脑。 3Mark Twains story about the cat is in order here. H