2023年6月英语六级听力真题 卷一 对话2

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对话2

W:Welcome to our program Book Talk. Our guest today is Frank Jones, a critic of our education system and the author of a new book, How to Reform Our Universities.

W：欢迎来到我们的节目“读书讲座”。 我们今天的嘉宾是弗兰克·琼斯(Frank Jones)，他是我们教育体系的批评家，也是一本新书《如何改革我们的大学》的作者。

M: Hello, Susan.

M：你好，苏珊。

W:Frank, you support radically changing universities in America?

W：弗兰克，你支持彻底改变美国的大学？

M:Yes, I believe that the purpose of higher education is to prepare young people to enter the workforce, and that our current system fails to do this.

M：是的，我相信高等教育的目的是让年轻人为进入劳动力市场做好准备，而我们目前的系统未能做到这一点。

We're allocating too many resources to disciplines that don't match the needs of employers.

我们将太多资源分配给不符合雇主需求的学科

W:I think your attitude to education is a bit cynical, Frank. Surely the purpose of university is to prepare young people to participate fully in civic life, rather than just to find well-paid jobs.

W：我觉得你对教育的态度有点愤世嫉俗弗兰克。当然，上大学的目的是让年轻人做好充分参与公民生活的准备，而不仅仅是找一份高薪的工作。

M:Susan, many young graduates struggle to find any job, let alone a good one.

M：Susan，许多年轻的毕业生很难找到任何工作，更不用说好工作了。

The job market is grim, particularly for students who study the arts.

就业市场是严峻的，特别是对于学习艺术的学生。

W:I agree that it isn't easy for young people to find work, but you propose closing down all departments that aren't directly related to science and technology. Is that really the solution?

W:我同意年轻人找工作并不容易，但你建议关闭所有与科技没有直接关系的部门。这真的是解决问题的办法吗？

M:You're overstating my point. My argument is that we need to use more of our budget on areas like science and engineering.

M：你夸大了我的观点，我的论点是，我们需要把更多的预算用于科学和工程等领域。

To do that, we need to take money from subjects like literature and music.

要做到这一点，我们需要从文学和音乐等学科中拿钱。

W: But the arts have value. They're an important part of our culture.

W:但是艺术是有价值的。它们是我们文化的重要组成部分。

Studying literature or music or sculpture might not result in a job in that area,

学习文学、音乐或雕塑可能不会带来这方面的工作，

but it helps young people to think about the world in a deeper way, which makes them better citizens and makes for a better society.

但它能帮助年轻人更深入地思考这个世界，从而使他们成为更好的公民，创造一个更好的社会。

M:I agree that the arts are valuable to society, but it's naive to think that not only the most talented, but all students should study them at university level.

M：我同意艺术对社会是有价值的，但是认为不仅是最有天赋的人，而且所有的学生都应该在大学水平上学习艺术是天真的。

The arts are very competitive, and most graduates will end up with a great deal of debt, obtaining a degree that has little value on the job market.

艺术是非常有竞争力的，大多数毕业生最终会负债累累，获得一个在就业市场上没有价值的学位。

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

问题 5 到 8 基于您刚刚听到的对话。

5. What do we learn from the conversation about the man?

5.我们从关于这个人的谈话中学到了什么？

6. What does the man believe is the problem with the current American system of higher education?

6.这个人认为美国现行高等教育制度的问题是什么？

7. How should the education budget be allocated according to the man?

7.教育预算应如何按人分配？

8. What does the woman say the arts can do?

8.那位女士说艺术能做些什么？

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