選擇性必修4Unit4NevertoooldtolearnReading:LearningforlifeThemoreIlearn,thebetterIknowhowmuchthereisstilllefttolearn.AsIjourneythroughmylife,Ihavebecomeawarethatacquiringknowledgeisnotonlyameansbywhichyoucanbetterunderstandtheworldbutalsoawayofappreciatinghowmuchasanindividualyoudonotknow.Theabilitytoadmitthisshouldnotbeperceivedasaweakness,butasastrength.Ioncehadanartteacher,pointingoutthatitisnotonlywhatyoucanseethatisimportant,butalsowhatyoucannotsee.WhenIdrewastilllifeitwasimpresseduponmethattheblankspacesbetweentheobjectswerejustasvitaltothesuccessofthecompositionastheactualobjectsthemselves.Also,asthegreateducatorConfuciusstated,“Whenyouknowathing,torecognizethatyouknowit;andwhenyoudonotknowathing,torecognizethatyoudonotknowit-thatiswisdom."journeythrough經(jīng)歷Acquiringknowledgeisnotonlyameansbywhichyoucanbetterunderstandtheworldbutalsoawayofappreciatinghowmuchasanindividualyoudonotknow.獲得知識(shí)不僅是更好地理解世界的方式，也是作為個(gè)體理解你有多少不知道的知識(shí)的方式。Itisnotonlywhatyoucanseethatisimportant,butalsowhatyoucannotsee.不僅是你看到的很重要，你看不到的也重要。Whenyouknowathing,torecognizethatyouknowit;andwhenyoudonotknowathing,torecognizethatyoudonotknowit-thatiswisdom.知之為知之，不知為不知,是知也。Itisvitaltoremainlifelonglearnersinarapidlychangingworld.Asyouprogressthroughlife,youmaystudyandworkinnewenvironments.Consequently,youwillbeexposedtomanynewideas,beliefs,practicesandlearningexperiences.Furthermore,theproductionofknowledgeisboundtogrowrapidly.Newknowledgeisconstantlybeinggeneratedandwhatyoualreadyknowisbeingrevisedallthetime,totheextentthatitcanbedifficulttokeeppacewiththelatestdevelopments.Indeed,youmayonedaydojobsthatdonotyetexistusetechnologiesthatarenotyetdevelopedandresolveproblemsthatarenotyetproblems!Thisisnottosuggestthatthereisnoneedforyoutostudyinschoolbuttoacknowledgethatrefreshingyourknowledgethroughlifelonglearningisbothessentialandbeneficial.vital≈critical≈crucial≈essentialrapidly≈swiftly≈quickly≈fastconsequently≈therefore≈thus≈asaresultbeexposedto暴露于，接觸furthermore≈additionally≈moreover≈besidesbeboundto≈besuretoconstantly≈≈≈keeppacewith跟上indeed≈certainly≈definitely≈undeniablyThisnottosuggestthatthereisnoneedforyoutostudyinschoolbuttoacknowledgethatrefreshingyourknowledgethroughlifelonglearningisbothessentialandbeneficial.這并不是說(shuō)你沒(méi)有必要在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)，而是要承認(rèn)通過(guò)終身的學(xué)習(xí)來(lái)更新你的知識(shí)是有必要的而且有益的So,howcanyouproceed?Firstly,lifelonglearningisanattitude.Lifelonglearnersarethosewhohaveanopenmind.Beobjectiveandmakeyourselfopentonewknowledgeandideas.Donotcriticizethemorrejectthemsimplybecausetheydifferfromwhatyouknoworbelieve.Atthesametimeyouneedtodevelopcriticalthinkingskillssothatyoudonotblindlyacceptnewideas.Insteadyoushouldinquirefurthertoassessthetruthofwhatyouarebeingtold.Secondly,takeadvantageofopportunitiesforlifelonglearning—forexampleyoucouldregisteronlineandsubscribetoe-learningcourseswhichhavebecomeincreasinglypopularinrecentyears.Youcouldalsovisitthelocallibrarywhereresourcesarerichanddiverse.Finally,understandthatitisnotsufficienttosimplyknowsomethingortounderstandwhatyouknow,becauseforknowledgetohaveconcretevalue,itmustbeapplied.Importantly,ceed≈carryon≈advance≈progressinquire≈ask≈findout≈queryassess≈measure≈evaluate≈weighregisteronlineandsubscribetoe-learningcourses在線注冊(cè)，訂閱在線課程increasinglypopular≈enjoyincreasingpopularitysufficient≈adequate≈enough≈abundantconcretevalue核心價(jià)值areviewprocessofanalysisevaluationandimprovementcomprehension≈conception≈command≈understandingacontinuousprocess持續(xù)的過(guò)程Insummary,inaworldofconstantchangeoneshouldneverceasetolearn.Lifelonglearningwillhelpyoudevelopyourskillsandfurtheryourcareerandwillboostyoursenseofself-worthandkeepyourmindactive.Therefore,knowwhatyouknowanduseit;knowwhatyoudonotknowandembraceit;knowthatyouwillneverknowallthereistoknowandwonderatit.cease≈stop≈quit≈endLifelonglearningwillhelpyoudevelopyourskillsandfurtheryourcareerandwillboostyoursenseofself-worthandkeepyourmindactive.Therefore,knowwhatyouknowanduseit;knowwhatyoudonotknowandembraceit;knowthatyouwillneverknowallthereistoknowandwonderatit.終身學(xué)習(xí)將有助于培養(yǎng)你的技能，延伸你的職業(yè)生涯，提升自我價(jià)值意識(shí)并保持你的思維活躍。因此知己所知，知其所用；知所不知，并欣然以待。知知之無(wú)盡且嘆之。GrammarUsageVocationaleducationisnotanewidea.Itgenerallypreparespeopletoworkinaspecificoccupationbyteachingtheoryintheclassroomandofferinghands-ontrainingintheworkplace.Vocationaleducationisnolessimportantthanacademiceducationbecauseitcanqualifyapplicantstoworkinaparticularfield.Intoday’srapidlydevelopingsocietyvocationaleducationisbecomingmoreandmorevaluableanditgivesapplicantsanadvantageinthejobmarket.vocationaleducation職業(yè)教育generally≈normally≈usually≈commonlyaspecificoccupation特定的職業(yè)qualify≈measureupaparticularfield特定的領(lǐng)域Onceajobhasbeensecured,thosewithvocationalqualificationsoftenhavebetterprospectsofpromotionwithinthecompany.Forexample,motorrepairisonefieldthatallowsforsuchcareerdevelopment.Mostmotorrepaircompanieshavetheirowntrainingprogrammesforspecificjobsandworkerscanstartoffintrainingpositions.Pspectsofpromotion晉升前景Itiscertainthateducationalinstitutionsandcompanieswillcontinuetoadvocatevocationaleducationandtraining.Accordingtoonevocationalschoolstudenttheyarenowencouragedto“l(fā)earnbydoing"and“l(fā)earnthroughtrialanderror",andtheyfocusmoreonhowtocompleteanassignmentratherthanjustmemorizingwhatteacherssayinclass.advocate≈encourage≈back≈promotecompleteanassignment完成任務(wù)ExtendedReading:MyuniversitylifeIhadbeenwaitingwithmyfellowgraduatingstudentsforthemomentwhenIwouldwalkoutontothestagetoreceivemydegreecertificate.Iwashappyandrelieved,yetworriedandanxiousaboutthefuture.Whatwasmyfirstjobgoingtobelike?Thisshortwalkwasgoingtolaunchmeintoawholenewworld.HowwouldImanage?WouldIbeabletocarveoutacareerformyself?MynamewascalledandImovedintothelights.Iheardtheapplause.IknewmyparentswouldbewatchingandsmilingateachotherandItriedtorelax.Iheldmycertificateagainstmybreastandsmiledatthecamera.BeforeIknewittheceremonywasoverandthecurtainhadcomedownonmyuniversitylife.Wherehadthetimegone?Fouryearshaddisappearedinaflash.Istoodwithmycertificateinhandandreflectedonthosefouryears.carveout開創(chuàng)Thecurtainhadcomedownonmyuniversitylife大學(xué)生活落下帷幕Fouryearshaddisappearedinaflash四年一晃而過(guò)。Irememberedarrivingatuniversityonmyveryfirstdaypausingatthegatetolookdownthelongdrive.IcouldfeelmyhandssweatingslightlyandIhadtoholdontighttomysuitcase.WouldIbeabletofitin?DidthisnewphaseofmylifemeanthatIwasnowmatureenoughtobeentirelyresponsibleformyownsuccessesandfailures?Itookafewsecondstocomposemyselfandtotakeinthescenethatwaslaidoutbeforeme.Thecampuswasalivewithpeople.Anxiousparentsandexcitedstudentsweretalkinginsmallgroups,carryingsuitcasesorwalkinginandoutofdormitorybuildings.Iwonderedifthefirstdayofschoolwasalwayssuchacircus.Itookadeepbreathandcarriedonintotheheartofthecampus.LittledidIknowthatIwasabouttoexperiencethebestfouryearsofmylife.sweatslightly微微出汗holdontighttomysuitcase緊握住我的行李箱mature≈experienced≈ripe≈establishedentirely≈completely≈wholly≈totallyacircus馬戲團(tuán)，此處指熱鬧的場(chǎng)景LittledidIknowthatIwasabouttoexperiencethebestfouryearsofmylife.幾乎沒(méi)有想到我要經(jīng)歷人生中最美好的四年時(shí)光。Irememberedworkingonmyfirstassignment.Itwasa3.000-wordessayongeometryandIwasn'tevensurehowtobeginthefirstparagraph.Insteadofseekinggoodadvice,Ikeptputtingitoff.Ratherunwisely,Ileftittothelastminute.AsthedeadlineapproachedIhadtostayupallnightworkingonmylaptoptocompleteit.ThenextdayIfeltdizzyandstartedcoughingandsneezing.Unsurprisingly,itwasn’taverygoodessay.However,thistaughtmeavaluablelesson.AssoonasIreceivedthenextassignment.IheadedstraightforthelibrarytofindthereferencebooksIneededformyresearchandthencreatedanoutlinefollowedbyadraft.Aftercarefuleditingandpolishing,theresultwasamuch betteressaythanthelast,anditwasreadyinmydeskdrawerdaysbeforethedeadline.Iwouldsticktothisapproachforthedurationofmystudies.ratherunwisely很不明智的是dizzy≈faint≈giddy≈dazedcoughandsneeze咳嗽及打噴嚏headstraight直奔stickto堅(jiān)持Irememberedcooperatingwithmyclassmatesongroupprojects.Everyonewouldbeassignedaspecifictask,andmyrolewasusuallytoproducethepresentation.Wewouldmeetintheschoolcafeteriatobounceideasoffeachotherandwouldlaughandargueandlaughsomemoreaswelearnttoworktogetherasateam.Irealizedthatlearningdidn'thavetobeasoloeffortandthatworkingwithotherpeoplecouldbemuchmorestimulatingandproductivethanworkingalone.bounceideasofeachother交流彼此的想法asoloeffort單獨(dú)努力stimulatingandproductive振奮人心及有效Irememberedvisitingmyfavouriteprofessoratallgentlemanwithhisbeardandhairgoinggreyduringhisofficehoursforthefirsttime.Initially,Ifoundhis strictnessintimidating,butquicklycametoadmire