第一段
“The Heart of the Matter,” the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. Regrettably, however, the report's failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.
单词&词组搭配
affirm [əˈfɜːrm] v.确认，证实
address 地址、演讲 [熟词僻义] 解决、处理
prosperity [prɑːˈsperəti] 兴旺、繁荣、成功
Contemptuous [kənˈtemptʃuəs] adj.轻蔑的，鄙视的
liberal democracy（自由民主制）
liberal education（人文教育）
本段翻译
美国人文与科学院刚刚发布的报告《问题的核心》值得赞扬，因为它肯定了人文与社会科学对美国自由民主体制安全和繁荣的重要性。然而，令人遗憾的是，该报告未能指出人文教育所面临危机的实质，其结果可能弊大于利。
第二段
In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences asking that it identify actions that could be taken by "federal, state and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors and others" to "maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education."
In response, the American Academy formed the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences, with Duke University President Richard Brodhead and retired Exelon CEO John Rowe as co-chairmen. Among the commission's 51 members are top-tier-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and business executives, as well as prominentfigures from diplomacy, filmmaking, music and journalism.
单词&词组搭配
congressional [kənˈɡreʃənl] adj. 代表大会的，国会的
benefactor [ˈbenɪfæktər] n.捐助人，施主
foundation [faʊnˈdeɪʃn] n.地基，基金会
scholarship [ˈskɑːlərʃɪp] n.奖学金，学术研究
commission [kəˈmɪʃn] n.委员会，佣金
prominent [ˈprɑːmɪnənt] adj.突出的，杰出的
figure n.数字，人物；v.认为
diplomacy [dɪˈploʊməsi] n.外交
take action（采取行动）
top-tier（顶尖的，一流的）
business executive（企业高管）
本段翻译
10年，国会民主党和共和党要员向美国人文和科学院发函，要求其界定出能被“联邦/州/地方政府、大学、基金会、教育工作者、私人捐助者等”采取的行动，以维护国家在人文与社会科学学术研究及教育领域的卓越地位。作为回应，美国人文与科学院成立了人文与社会科学委员会。该委员会的51名成员中，有顶尖大学的校长、学者、律师、法官和企业高管，以及来自外交、电影制作、音乐和新闻界的杰出人物。
第三段
The goals identified in the report are generally admirable. Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry, the report supports full literacy; stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies.
To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day. The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.
单词&词组搭配
admirable [ˈædmərəbl] adj.值得赞扬的
presuppose [ˌpriːsəˈpoʊz] v.假设，预先设定
citizenry [ˈsɪtɪzənri] n.公民
innovation [ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn] n.创新，新思想
craft [kræft] n.手艺，工艺；v.精心制作
coherent [koʊˈhɪrənt] adj.合乎逻辑的，连贯的
curricula [kəˈrɪkjələ] n.课程
bring sth. to bear on sth.（用某物对某人事施加影响）
representative government（代议制政府）
本段翻译
报告所定目标总体值得赞扬。因为带一只政府预设知情公民，所以报告支持全民教育，强调历史政体学习，尤其是美国美国历史、美国政体，鼓励新数字技术使用。为鼓励创新和竞争，报告呼吁加大科研投资、精心制定协调一致的课程以提高21世纪学生解决问题及有效沟通的能力。增加对教师赞助。鼓励学者应用自己学识来应对当今巨大挑战。报告还提倡加大对外语和国际事务的研究力度、扩展留学项目的规模。
第四段
Unfortunately, despite 2 ½years in the making, "The Heart of the Matter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.
The commission ignores that for several decades America's colleges and universities have produced graduates who don't know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits. Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for disseminating "progressive," or left-liberal propaganda.
单词&词组搭配
illiberal [ɪˈlɪbərəl] adj.狭隘的；缺少人文教育的
deprive [dɪˈpraɪv] v.剥夺，剥夺
vehicle [ˈviːəkl] n.交通工具；工具，传播媒介
progressive [prəˈɡresɪv] adj.先进的，开明的，进步的propaganda [ˌprɑːpəˈɡændə] v.宣传、鼓吹
at home（驾轻就熟）
in the making（在发展中）
本段翻译
不幸的是，虽历时两年半才拟定完成《问题的核心》并未初级问题的核心：我们顶级高等院校中人文教育“非人文”的本质。人文与社会科学委员会忽视了这样一个事实：几十年来，美国高等院校培养出了毕业生并不知道人文教育的的内涵和特征，因此也无法从中获益。令人痛心的是，一度在校园中盛行的探索精神已经被“将人文和社会科学用作宣传'革新的'或者说左翼自由思想的工具”取代。
第五段
Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas—such as free markets, self-reliance and a distrust of central planning—as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.
单词&词组搭配
routinely [ruːˈtiːnli] adv.例行公事
portray [pɔːrˈtreɪ] v.描述，描绘
boundary [ˈbaʊndri] n.界限
investigation [ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn] n.调查，学术研究
liberal idea（人文思想）
self-reliance（自力更生）
本段翻译
如今，教授们通常将历史的革新性解读以及革新性公共政策视为合适的研究课题，而将传统或古典人文思想——如自由市场或自力更生——描述为超出常规界限，有时甚至被描绘为超出正当的学术研究范畴。
第六段
The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge that congress asked it to illuminate.
单词&词组搭配
display [dɪˈspleɪ] v.展示，显露
obscure [əbˈskjʊr] v.使隐晦，掩盖
illuminate [ɪˈluːmɪneɪt] v.照，阐明
set back（阻碍）
the depth and breadth of（....的深度和广度）
本段翻译
美国人文与科学院虽然对人文教育表现极大的热情，但其报告由于掩盖了国会对它阐明的挑战的深度和广度，极有可能阻碍改革。
五道题
36. According to Paragraph 1, what is the author’s attitude toward the AAAS’s report?
[D] Tolerant
37. Influential figures in the Congress required that the AAAS report on how to
[A] retain people’s interest in liberal education
[B] define the government’s role in education
[C] keep a leading position in liberal education
[D] safeguard individuals rights to education
38. According to Paragraph 3, the report suggests
39. The author implies in Paragraph 5 that professors are
40. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
[A] Ways to Grasp “The Heart of the Matter”[B] Illiberal Education and “The Heart of the Matter”[C] The AAAS’s Contribution to Liberal Education[D] Progressive Policy vs. Liberal Education
参考答案
ACCDB。
