通识教育涉及多个不同学科，注重培养学生的综合素质，它跟职业化培训完全不同。近年来，有学校尝试把二者结合，取得了良好的效果。
Liberal arts education and future work
by Starre Vartan
College isn't – and shouldn't be – the equivalent of four years of job-training classes.
equivalent /ɪˈkwɪv(ə)l(ə)nt/ n. 等价物
When you're in the midst of your university career, it can feel like a certain language or science requirement couldn't possibly have anything to do with your future job or your ability to get one. But if you ask people about that once they've hit mid-career, they'll often point to how those "pointless" required classes turned out to be important because it taught them to see the world differently.
midst /mɪdst/ n. 中间、当中
career /kəˈrɪə(r)/ n. 事业、职业生涯（这里university career指大学期间的学习）
requirement /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/ n. 要求（由require加后缀-ment变成名词）
not have anything to do with = have nothing to do with 跟…没有关系
hit /hɪt/ v. 到达
mid- 前缀，意思是“在…中间”（mid-career指整个职业生涯的中间段）
pointless /ˈpɔɪntləs/ adj. 没有意义的（由point加上表示否定的后缀-less并变成形容词）
turn out 结果是
That's why the core of the liberal arts idea is smart: Via a variety of subjects, students learn how to think across many disciplines. Taking classes outside your major helps you think in a more mature way – to see, for example, the connections between seemingly disparate（截然不同的） fields like painting and marketing, both of which have visual representation at their core. This is how students learn how to think creatively and broadly.
core /kɔː(r)/ n. 核心
liberal /ˈlɪb(ə)r(ə)l/ arts 人文科学
subject /ˈsʌbdʒekt/ n. （学校的）科目、学科
discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ n. 学科
major /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/ n. 主修课程
mature /məˈtʃʊə(r)/ adj. 成熟的
connection /kəˈnekʃ(ə)n/ n. 联系（由connect加后缀-ion变成名词）
seemingly /ˈsiːmɪŋli/ adv. 看上去
field /fiːld/ n. 领域
marketing /ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ/ n. 市场营销
visual /ˈvɪʒuəl/ adj. 视觉的
representation /ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 表现、描绘
creatively /kriːˈeɪtɪvli/ adv. 有创造力地（由creative加后缀-ly变成副词）
broadly /ˈbrɔːdli/ adv. 宽广地（由broad加后缀-ly变成副词）
It's not wrong to expect colleges to prepare students for a working life, but doing away with the liberal arts framework isn't the way to do that.
do away with 去掉
framework /ˈfreɪmwɜːk/ n. 框架、体系结构
Bates College in Maine is one of the many schools trying to balance the ideals and value of a liberal arts education with the realities of today's economy. They've also added a third challenge, one which many of today's young people prioritize more than previous generations: fulfillment at work.
Maine /meɪn/ n. 缅因州（美国东北部的州）
balance /ˈbæl(ə)ns/ v. 平衡
ideal /aɪˈdɪəl/ n. 理想
reality /rɪˈæləti/ n. 现实、事实（由real加后缀-ity变成名词）
economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ n. 经济
prioritize /praɪˈɒrɪtaɪz/ v. 优先考虑（由priority加后缀-ize变成动词）
generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 一代人
fulfillment /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/ n. 成就感、满足感（由fulfill加后缀-ment变成名词）
Bates President Clayton Spencer calls the idea "purposeful work". It combines the mind-broadening ideas of a liberal arts education with support for job-seeking students as well as how to find work that is personally meaningful.
president /ˈprezɪd(ə)nt/ n. 大学校长
purposeful /ˈpɜːpəsf(ə)l/ adj. 有目标的（由purpose加后缀-ful变成形容词）
combine /kəmˈbaɪn/ v. 组合、合并
broaden /ˈbrɔːd(ə)n/ v. 变宽、拓宽（由broad加后缀-en变成动词）
support /səˈpɔːt/ n. 支持
seek /siːk/ v. 寻求
as well as = and also
personally /ˈpɜːs(ə)n(ə)li/ adv. 就个人而言（由personal加后缀-ly变成副词）
meaningful /ˈmiːnɪŋf(ə)l/ adj. 有意义的（由meaning加后缀-ful变成形容词）
"The source of personal happiness and fulfillment has to be around meaning, and not the psychology of happiness," Spence said. "You find meaning by thinking and acting in the world in a way that aligns with your talents and interests and brings you joy, and makes a social contribution of some kind."
source /sɔːs/ n. 来源、源头
psychology /saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ n. 心理学
act /ækt/ v. 行动
align /əˈlaɪn/ v. 对齐、使一致
talent /ˈtæl(ə)nt/ n. 才华、天赋
joy /dʒɔɪ/ n. 欢乐
contribution /ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n/ n. 贡献（由contribute加后缀-ion变成名词）
What does that look like when applied to classes? In a psych class about infancy, students not only attend lectures with a psych professor, but also hear from nurses, new parents and others involved in infant care. The real-life application of the psychology they are learning about and how it applies to these various jobs and roles are explored. It helps students understand what the point of the class is – a lens through which to see the world.
apply /əˈplaɪ/ v. 应用
psych /saɪk/ = psychology
infancy /ˈɪnfənsi/ n. 婴儿期、幼儿期
lecture /ˈlektʃə(r)/ n. 讲课
infant /ˈɪnfənt/ n. 婴幼儿
real-life 现实生活中的
application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 应用
explore /ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/ v. 探究、探讨
lens /lenz/ n. 镜头
So far, students like and recommend the classes that incorporate the "purposeful work" paradigm, which makes sense – they're more aware than anyone that a tricky, rapidly changing world of work awaits them. They'll need all the preparation they can get to find success in it.
incorporate /ɪnˈkɔːp(ə)reɪt/ v. 包含
paradigm /ˈpærədaɪm/ n. 范例
make sense 是合理的
aware /əˈweə(r)/ adj. 知道的
tricky /ˈtrɪki/ adj. 棘手的、难对付的（由trick加后缀-y变成形容词）
rapidly /ˈræpɪdli/ adv. 快速地（由rapid加后缀-ly变成副词）
await /əˈweɪt/ = wait for
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