詞器廠話題口語(yǔ)文本college dropouts

1、Some college students drop out of college in pursuit of their dreams. Would you consider it a good thing?1. 如今，越來(lái)越多的大學(xué)生心癢難耐，沒(méi)畢業(yè)就輟學(xué)，想快點(diǎn)尋找大好前途。(be tempted, in search of, sooner rather than later)1.Nowadays, more college students than everaretemptedto leave school without earning a college degreein sea

2、rch ofa bright futuresooner rather than later.2. 很多人認(rèn)為自己就是下一個(gè)喬布斯，下一個(gè)比爾蓋茨這兩個(gè)人稱(chēng)得上是世界上最成功的輟學(xué)者。(arguably, dropout)2.Many believe that they will be the next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates,arguablythe most successful collegedropoutsin the world.3. 但是學(xué)生不該沖動(dòng)行事。(on a whim)3.But students should never do thison a wh

3、im.4. 這種改變一生的決定值得謹(jǐn)慎思考。(life-changing decision)4.Instead, such alife-changing decisionis worth serious consideration.5. 例如，我的朋友Jim大二輟學(xué)了，因?yàn)橄氘?dāng)歌手。(drop out)5.For example, one of my friends, Jim,dropped outof college in his second year because he wanted to be a singer.6. 他覺(jué)得他的專(zhuān)業(yè)，市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷(xiāo)，對(duì)他沒(méi)用。(of no use)6.He

4、 thought his major, marketing, wasof no useto him.7. 在當(dāng)?shù)鼐瓢神v唱了幾年，參加了數(shù)不清的唱歌比賽后，他還是沒(méi)什么名氣。(participate in, nameless)7.After spending years singing in local bars andparticipating innumerous singing competitions, he is still anamelesssinger.8. 他家境一般，很快就花完了微薄的積蓄。(born with a silver spoon in ones mouth, run

5、 out of)8.Notborn with a silver spoon in his mouth, he soonran out ofwhat little savings he had.9. 就連老婆也跟他離婚了，因?yàn)樗B(yǎng)不了家。(divorce, provide for)9.His wifedivorcedhim because he could notprovideforthe family.10. 可惜，他對(duì)音樂(lè)的熱愛(ài)并不能說(shuō)明他退學(xué)是正確的。(justify)10.Sadly, his love of music did notjustifyhis decision to dro

6、p out.11. 如果當(dāng)年他拿到文憑，找一份穩(wěn)定的工作，業(yè)余時(shí)間再去追求音樂(lè)夢(mèng)想，可能一切要比現(xiàn)在強(qiáng)。(get a college degree, spare time)11.Things could be easier if he hadgot a college degree, had a stable job and pursued his music dream in hisspare time.12. 我們經(jīng)常聽(tīng)說(shuō)輟學(xué)者的成功故事，這些故事激勵(lì)人心，具有傳奇色彩。(inspiring, legendary)12.We often hear aboutinspiringandlege

7、ndarysuccess stories of dropouts.13. 雖然，蓋茨等人的故事讓人覺(jué)得，從大學(xué)輟學(xué)了，也能成名、賺大錢(qián)，我們卻不能忽略一個(gè)殘酷的事實(shí)：(present cases of, rise to fame and fortune, the hard truth)13.While stories like that of Gatespresent cases ofcollege dropoutsrising tofame and fortune, thehard truthshould not be ignored:14. 大多數(shù)退學(xué)學(xué)生在事業(yè)上都不如有學(xué)歷的學(xué)生。(th

8、e vast majority, fare worse )14.The vast majorityof students who drop outfare worsein careers than those with degrees.15. 根據(jù)國(guó)家教育統(tǒng)計(jì)中心的數(shù)據(jù)，進(jìn)入職場(chǎng)幾年后，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生要比只有高中學(xué)歷的學(xué)生平均多掙兩萬(wàn)美元。(National Center for Education Statistics, an average of, several years into)15.According to data from theNational Center for Educa

9、tion Statistics, college grads earnan average of$20,000 more than those with a high school education when both groups areseveral years intotheir careers.16. 有大學(xué)學(xué)歷的人也更容易在業(yè)內(nèi)立足，發(fā)展空間更大。(establish oneself, career prospects)16.People with a college degree can more easilyestablish themselvesin their jobs and have bettercareer prospects.17. 而且別忘了，喬布斯是從里德學(xué)院退學(xué)的，而比爾蓋茨是從哈佛退學(xué)的，這兩所學(xué)校都是世界知名學(xué)府。(prestigious institutions)17.And dont forget, Steve Jobs dropped out from