在英国的利兹，有人把双层巴士改造成了流动的教室，教授一些文化类课程。这是一次在文化教育方面的新尝试。
A new idea on cultural education
by Catherine Love
On board a double-decker in Holbeck, a small revolution in cultural education is brewing. In this corner of Leeds, locals are learning on a bus that has been converted into classrooms. Inspired by the education programmes that used to be run by the Women's Institute and working men's clubs, the Cultural Community College offers classes free at the point of use, without any obvious instrumental（工具性的） purpose.
on board 在车上、在船上
double-decker /ˌdʌb(ə)lˈdekə(r)/ n. 双层巴士
revolution /ˌrevəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ n. 革命
cultural /ˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l/ adj. 文化的（由culture加后缀-al变成形容词）
brew /bruː/ v. 酝酿
Leeds /liːdz/ n. 利兹（英国中部城市）
local /ˈləʊk(ə)l/ n. 当地人、本地人
convert /kənˈvɜːt/ v. 转变、转化
inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/ v. 启发、给予灵感
programme /ˈprəʊɡræm/ n. 项目、计划
run /rʌn/ v. 经营、管理
institute /ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ n. 学院
community /kəˈmjuːnəti/ n. 社区
point of use 使用地点、使用时间（free at the point of use就是使用时免费）
The college is the brainchild of theatre company Slung Low and was born out of the company's own experience of learning new skills. "What we found is that when we learned stuff – no matter what it was – we were generally more confident about everything," says artistic director Alan Lane. And the company wondered if they could pass that confidence on to others.
brainchild /ˈbreɪntʃaɪld/ n. 创意、原创发明（由brain和child组成）
generally /ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)li/ adv. 一般来说、总体而言（由general加后缀-ly变成副词）
confident /ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt/ adj. 自信的
artistic /ɑːˈtɪstɪk/ adj. 艺术的
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns/ n. 信心、自信
"We had this idea that we could open a college that would not be in any way useful for anyone's occupation," Lane explains. "We would teach as broad a cultural offer – from stargazing to blacksmithing and everything in between – as we could possibly finance."
occupation /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 职业
stargazing /ˈstɑːɡeɪzɪŋ/ n. 看星星（由star和gaze的动名词组成）
blacksmithing /ˈblæksmɪθɪŋ/ n. 打铁
finance /ˈfaɪnæns/ v. 提供资金
And that's just what the company has done. In its first term, the Cultural Community College has taught Holbeck residents how to make everything from vegetarian Indian food to furniture to documentary films. There have been courses on art as activism and CPR, as well as the stargazing and blacksmithing.
resident /ˈrezɪd(ə)nt/ n. 居民
vegetarian /ˌvedʒɪˈteəriən/ adj. 素食的、素的
Indian /ˈɪndiən/ adj. 印度的
furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/ n. 家具
documentary /ˌdɒkjuˈment(ə)ri/ n. 纪录片
activism /ˈæktɪvɪz(ə)m/ n. 积极行动主义（指通过人们的积极行动来改变社会）
CPR 心肺复苏（包括人工呼吸和体外心脏按压）
as well as = and also
It's an eclectic（兼容并蓄的） mix and one that – quite deliberately – pushes at the edges of what's usually considered "cultural". In Lane's view, "there needs to be as much high culture as there is low, and vice versa".
deliberately /dɪˈlɪb(ə)rətli/ adv. 故意地、刻意地
high culture 高雅艺术（相对应的low culture就是通俗艺术）
vice /vaɪs/ versa /ˈvɜːsə/ 反之亦然
The Cultural Community College has an offer that's distinct from the instruction provided by schools, universities and the education departments of theatres. Slung Low want to bring in people who may be put off by traditional learning environments, so they've been thinking carefully about how and where their courses take place – hence the bus, aboard which some of the lessons are taught.
distinct /dɪˈstɪŋkt/ adj. 明显不同的
instruction /ɪnˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/ n. 指导、传授
department /dɪˈpɑːtmənt/ n. 部门
put off 拒绝、阻止
traditional /trəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj. 传统的（由tradition加后缀-al变成形容词）
hence /hens/ adv. 因此
aboard /əˈbɔːd/ prep. 在（车、船、飞机等）上
"There is a failure of imagination going on at every possible level of society," Lane suggests, "and that's starting with children in schools, where we have decided that to learn to remember things is more important than to imagine things." He adds that "this college is a kind of response to that failure of imagination, but it's also very aware of not trying to replicate an arts education".
failure /ˈfeɪljə(r)/ n. 失败、未做某事（由fail加后缀-ure变成名词）
imagination /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 想象、想象力（由imagine加后缀-ation变成名词）
level /ˈlev(ə)l/ n. 层级
suggest /səˈdʒest/ v. 提出
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ v. 想象
response /rɪˈspɒns/ n. 回答、回应
aware /əˈweə(r)/ adj. 知道的、意识到的
replicate /ˈreplɪkeɪt/ v. 复制
arts /ɑːts/ n. 文科
For Lane, and for Slung Low, cultural learning is about confidence, citizenship and empathy. The real question is not what arts education can do for the nation's finances, but what it can do for people and communities. "Does it make better citizens, and does that have any impact on all our lives?"
citizenship /ˈsɪtɪz(ə)nʃɪp/ n. 公民身份
empathy /ˈempəθi/ n. 同理心
finance /ˈfaɪnæns/ n. 财政
citizen /ˈsɪtɪz(ə)n/ n. 公民
impact /ˈɪmpækt/ n. 显著影响
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