英语口语教程:电影对“教育”的启发
编者按:作者就这些主旨相关的词汇词汇,与专四,专八写作,四六级口语写作,雅思口语写作相关的“幸福“与”成功“话题,综合在了一起,编辑为本篇教程!下面我们来看看吧!
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电影对“教育”的启发
如果你看过“死亡诗社”,你也许会有这样一种感觉:电影的设定虽然是在1959年的美国一所重点高中,为什么会与今天的中国的很多高中迷之相似呢?
这就要涉及到电影的key word 啦~
Conformity
先来看看conformity的定义
conformity[英][kənˈfɔ:məti][美][kənˈfɔ:rməti]n.符合; 一致; 遵从; 依照; 复数:conformities
[例句]The prime minister is, in conformity with the constitution, chosen by the president.依照宪法,首相由总统选定。
也就是说conformity,指的是在1959年的美国,由于二战之后经济蓬勃的发展,人民生活变得越来越富裕,人们对物质财富的需求越来越高,而对于文化往往采取的是很保守的态度——人们对于幸福的定义是非常相似的,即工作稳定,收入稳定,家庭稳定。而电影中的welton高中也是以培养这样的人才为目标。
而我们今天中国也常常见到这种现象“一致性”
比如在大学课堂上,老师鼓励大家发言,但是很多同学都会选择冷漠脸
又比如很多同学都认为找到“稳定”的工作,就有美好的未来,而不考虑这份工作是否真的适合自己~
这样的例子真的很多,我们今天每个人多多少少都在追求着conformity~
那我们如何用英语来表达这个现象呢?
1 At Welton, students are trained to obey authorities and internalize whatever knowledge their teachers deem fit to pass on to them.
词汇:
internalize 内化
obey 服从
authorities 权威的人或事
同类词汇:
Rote memorization 死记硬背
Blind obedience 盲目服从
Blind emphasis on sameness and repetition 盲目强调同样性和反复
2 Education is a way for students to go to a good college and later get a good job.
Ultimately, the point of following the rules/ conformity is to achieve success, but only in the narrow and material sense.
教育就是让学生们进入重点大学,找到好工作的方法。
而遵从这些规则的终极目的是取得成功,这种成功是狭隘的,物质层面的。
狭隘的,物质层面上 in the narrow and material sense
3 School forces students to aspire for the same kind of success and essentially to become the same people.
aspire for 渴望
学校强迫学生渴望同样的成功,成为同样的人。
有没有感觉以上的这些句子,分分钟可以被用在我们自己平时的写作和口语练习中,比如描述“应试教育”的缺点和弊端,人们过于追求成功的隐患等等话题哇~
我会在下文以及素材包中,把这些话题再做详细解释哦~(素材包获取方式见文末)
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成功和幸福的关系
1Conformity has no psychological or spiritual “payoff”—it just produces more conformity.
你是不是很想问:追求别人眼中的“成功”,意义是什么?
答案是没有意义
psychological or spiritual 心理或精神上
payoff 回报
conformity 只能产生更多的conformity,无法带来心理上或精神上的收获呢~
2 Students are trained to achieve “success for the sake of success,” not for their own happiness.
那成功到底是什么呢?
其实很多情况下,如果不清楚自己的内心,那么成功也仅仅是为了成功而成功,而不是自己的幸福
For the sake of 为了...
3 The most famous quote in Dead Poets Society is “carpe diem,” which means “seize the day” in Latin.
“carpe diem” 这也是电影最有名的一句话,在国外很多人甚至把它当作座右铭,纹身在身上呢~
它的意思就是Seize the day—— 抓住自己的生活
4 Professor John Keating delivers these words to his students on the first day of school, symbolizing his desire to inspire his students to “make their lives extraordinary.”
Inspire somebody to do something 启发某人做某事
make one’s lives extraordinary 让生活不同凡响
那么问题来了,我们如何才能让自己的生活不同凡响呢?
5 A good life should resist sameness and blind conformity.
Resist 抗拒
答案很简单,主动抗拒这种“大众的成功”,利用好自己的时间,追求自己喜欢的事情~
Because life is all-too short, students should make the most of their time on the earth.
make the most of their time 最大化的利用好自己的时间
6 The best way to make the most of life is to be creative and original—to seize the day—and not simply to repeat one’s parents’ and grandparents’ lives.
这句话,我多想说给之前的很多毕业的学生们听哇~很多学生毕业了,仍然对自己未来很迷茫,所以他们常常挂在嘴边的一句话就是“我妈说,我以后要..."或者“我爸说,我以后要..." 我多么想告诉他们,要听从自己内心的声音啊。
be creative and original 有创造力
repeat one’s parents’ and grandparents’ lives 重复别人的生活
7 In short, Keating’s goal as an educator is to teach his students to think for themselves, to explore their passions and live accordingly.
Think for oneself 为自己着想
explore one’s passions 发掘自己的热情
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题目自测
以上,就是我们今天的内容哦~下面有几道题,你可以自测一下,如何运用上面学过的词汇和表达方式进行回答哈
以下题目常见于“雅思”,“四六级”口语,写作中
1 Is your idea of success same as your parents idea of success?
2 Do you think people focus too much on appearing to be successful?
3 Why do you think money is the most common way of seeing success?
4 Do you think money can buy happiness?
5 How much pressure do your parents put on you to be successful?
6 Will you put any pressure on your children to be successful?
再来一道写作题目啵~
Happiness is considered very important in life.
Why is it difficult to define?
What factors are important in achieving happiness?
作者:Cindy
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