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精彩文摘7 高中和大学之间需要间隔年吗？ Agree or DisagreeDo you agree or disagree with the following statement?Students should take at least a year to work or travel before beginning college.你是否同意以下说法？学生上大学前应该至少花一年时间去工作或旅行。观点提示Agree· You can meet new people and expand your network by working or traveling in your gap year. 在间隔年里，你可以通过工作或旅行结识新朋友，扩大人脉。 · Many students and their families worry that those taking a gap year will lag behind their peers. 许多学生和他们的家人担心，休间隔年的学生会落后于同龄人。· A gap year offers students new and exciting ways to learn about the world. 间隔年为学生提供了新的、令人兴奋的了解世界的方式。Disagree· Students taking a gap year may have difficulty applying for college. 经历间隔年的学生可能很难申请大学。· Taking a gap year will give you a better sense of self, making you more independent and more mature. 经历间隔年会让你对自己有更好的认识，让你更独立、更成熟。· One year off could turn into many more and that students won’t return to campus. 间隔年可能演变为休学多年，学生将不再回归校园。词汇提示□ 空档年，间隔年 gap year□ 效仿 follow the lead□ 虚度青春 idle away youth□ 暂停，休息 time-out□ 值得 deserve□ 紧张的 stressful□ 适应 adapt to□ 开阔视野 broaden one’s horizons□ 遇到 encounter□ 加深……的理解 deepen one’s understanding□ 不可取的 undesirable□ 有益的，值得做的 rewarding□ 蒙混过关，混日子 muddle through□ 决策 decision-making□ 自主，自主权 autonomy□ 异国情调的 exotic□ 大学录取 college admission□ 推迟入学 defer enrolment□ 缓解压力 cope with stress□ 高度竞争的 highly competitive□ 机会成本 opportunity cost□ 弥补 make up范文与译文 ［√ Agree］①It has been a popular trend for western high school graduates to take a break, the so-called gap year, to work or travel around before college. ②Over recent years, some Chinese students follow the lead. ②However, this practice may not be well accepted by many Chinese, especially the parents, who see it as a waste of time. ④I don’t agree with them; I believe taking a gap year is of great value to high school graduates.①In my opinion, taking constructive time-out, during which one can do anything they like or plan, has a special meaning for Chinese high school graduates. ②For 12 straight years, they’ve been attending school and they deserve a good break after finishing the three most stressful years. ③During high school they focus on how to perform well in the National College Entrance Examination in order to enter an ideal college, leaving few time to develop their own interest. ④I think they need to stop to experience something new before continuing their study.①Taking a gap year working or traveling can benefit students in many ways. ②First, it helps young students learn to be more independent, making them adapt to college life more easily. ③During past school years, most students rely heavily on their teachers and parents. ④Once they go out to work or travel, they need to plan on their own and manage their time and money by them-selves. ⑤This adjustment enables them to fit into college life quickly. ⑥Second, working or traveling around can broaden students’ horizons and improve their problem-solving ability. ⑦Meeting people from all walks of life and encountering new things can deepen their understanding of the world as well as other people, and this will help them overcome difficulties on the way.①Though one year’s break or longer seems undesirable to the majority of people, it’s worthy and rewarding. ②Given what they have experienced during that period, students can reflect on themselves and have a clear idea of what they want in the future. ③After stepping into college, they will know how to move on instead of getting lost and muddling through the three or four years ahead.①高中毕业生上大学之前花一年时间去工作或旅行，即所谓的间隔年，这在西方国家已颇为流行。②近年来，一些中国学生也效仿这一做法。③但这种做法在中国并不被普遍接受，尤其是学生家长，他们认为这是在浪费时间。④我并不赞同他们的看法，我觉得间隔年对高中毕业生意义重大。①我认为给自己一次积极的休息对中国的高中毕业生有特殊意义，在此期间，他们可以做任何自己喜欢或打算做的事情。②他们已连续上学12年，经过高中三年紧张的学习后，他们值得好好休息一阵。③高中时，为了能进入理想大学，他们全心备战高考，几乎没有时间发展自己的兴趣。④我认为他们需要停下来，经历一些新的事情，然后再继续学习。①在间隔年工作或旅行能让学生受益良多。②首先，学生可以变得更加独立，从而能够更快适应大学生活。③在过去的学校生活中，大部分学生严重依赖老师和家长。④一旦出去工作或旅行，他们需要自己规划并管理自己的时间和钱财。⑤这一调整能让他们快速融入大学生活。⑥第二，工作或旅行能够拓宽他们的视野,增强他们解决问题的能力。⑦遇见各行各业的人和新事物可以加深他们对世界和对他人的理解，帮助他们克服未来的困难。①尽管对大多数人来说，休息一年或更久不太可取，但这是值得的，也是很有益的。②鉴于他们在此期间的经历，学生可以自我反省，明确自己对未来的想法。③进入大学后，他们将知道如何继续生活和学习，而不会迷失方向，得过且过地度过三四年大学时光。