析经济学人，习高分作文/09

做学生就多考分，做成人就多挣钱，这样尊严才可以多一点。

——我离托福考试只剩17天。

周三早上好，今天来看一道托福口语题，也可以当作文题来做。

Some people believe it is important for universities to provide funding for student entertainment, such as movies or concerts on campus. Other believe that university money should only be used for academic purposes. Which view do you agree with? Explain why.

有些人觉得大学给学生的娱乐生活比如校园影院和音乐厅提供资金很重要，有些人觉得大学应该把钱花在学术方面。你怎么看？

我现在的内心吐槽是，我们学校估计把所有的资金都投放到学术上了——建立实验室，毕竟我们院有两栋实验大楼，可是没有音乐厅没有商业街没有电影院没有....什么你说有山有水有花有小型体育馆游泳馆，恩你说的都对，是已经很不错了....

同类型强相关话题：建议学校怎么花钱、政府怎么花钱、朋友怎么花钱...

Part 1 

（Authentic & Native English Sayings)

What makes a great university 

 VS   

what makes a successful student

What makes a good/great University

• A high concentration of talented teachers, researchers and students： 优秀的人才。
  

- In most cases, world-class universities recruit students and faculty without concern for national borders. This enables them to focus on attracting the most talented people. no matter where they come from, and open themselves to new ideas and apporaches.

- Harvard, for instance, has a student population that is 19% international; Stanford, 21%; Columbia, 23%. At the University of Cambridge, 18% of the students are from outside the European Union. The U.S. universities ranked at the top of these global surveys also hire significant numbers of foreign academics, Caltech, for example, has 37%.

• Sizable budgets： 足够的经费，是一个好大学非常重要的条件。
  

 - The availablity of abundant resources sparks a circular chain of events that allows institutions to attract even more top professors and researchers, and thus even more money.

- Elite institutions have several sources of funding:

* government money for operational spending and research,

* contract research from public organizations and private firms,

 * and earnings from endowments, gifts and tution fees.

- American universities top the list both because they have large endowments, which cover immediate costs and allow the schools to focus on mid-term and long-term institutional priorities, and because their faculty are awarded lots of government research funding.    

 - Per student, the richest private universities in the U.S. receive more than $40,000 in endowment income every year, compared with a mere $10,000-per-student at top Canadian universities. In Asia, though, the National University of Singapore has been successful managing its endowment, with a current portfolio of $774 million amassed through fundrasing.

• Combination of freedom, autonomy and leadership：自由、民主、自治
  

- World-class universities thrive in an environment that fosters competitives ness, unrestrained scientific inquiry, critical thinking, innovation and creativity. Institutions that complete autonomy are also more agile, because they aren't bound by clunky bureaucracies and externally imposed standards. As a result, they can manage their resources efficiently and quickly respond to the demands of a rapidly changing global market.

- Finally, it is important to note that elite universities are not labelled by self-declaration; rather, their status is conferred by the outiside world on the basis of international recognition. The competition to be a world-class university, then, will continue to be a case where many are called but few are chosen.

What makes a successful student:

• Pusue passion, not A's & Positive thinkingskills.： 成绩并不重要，与其追求高分，好的学业成绩，不如去发现自己的激情、兴趣和爱好。

- College student should be moved by curiosity, interest and fascination, not by making the highest on a test. As an adult, no one ever asks you what your grades were. Grades become irrelevant. Ambition and innovation are things that trump grades every time.

- College is not going to be easy; if it was easy, everyone would be walking around with a college degree. The best things in life are the things you have to work hard for and achieve on your own.

- It is really easy to slip into a pattern of negative thoughts, like the test was too hard, there is too much reading or there is no way to get everything done. You must change from negative thinking to positive, solution-oriented thinking. Instead of thinking you are to fail the test, think about how the test is going to be challenging and think of ways to prepare.

• Take time to study：不要太在乎学习成绩，不代表不需要学习 - Learn & Study & Digest & Master. 任何技能、水平、知识方面的成长，都离不开学习。
  - Success in college relies on students preparing outside of class, so students should spend time reviewing notes and reading the textbook for each session. When you study, find a quiet space and cut off outside distractions. A good rule of thumb is to spend two hours studying for each hour you spend in class.
  

• Avoid procrastinating & Organise your time：避免拖延。

 - No professor ever complained about her students finishing an assignment early. Setting aside time tocompelete one task will give ease your stress level, and make it more likely to compete others on time. On occassion, you may need to stay up all night to finish an assignment. Procrastinating will only make doing so more likely, and doing work early can help you get more regular sleep.

 - Try to avoid guilting yourself into your work. Extrinsic motivation, such as "I ought to do this so my parents don't get mad at me," isn't as strong as intrinsic motivation, such as "I want to do well on that exam so that my good grades will help me get into medical school." Setting positive goals for yourself and reminding yourself that your work will help you achieve them can help crushprocrastination.

 - Unlike in high school, no one will be tracking you and your activities in college, so you will have to do that yourself. Give each event and assignment a priority based on timing, and its importance to achieving your ultimate goals. Your shedule should not just be about academic work, so include time for personla activities and interests.

• Get involved in a team or club & Attend on-campus events：参加集体活动。

 - You won't always be able to follow your passions in the classroom. Find groups and activities that you enjoy, or maybe involve practical applications for your academic work. These events are also a great way to meet new people and make friends.

- Colleges have access to a nearly unmatched variety of cultural, intellectual and atheletic events that are avaliable to students. Take advantage of these, and take part in the cultural life of the school, some of which you may never have the oppotunity to do again.

Part 2 

（The recommended/easiest way to deal with/crack this topic)

• 首先，表明观点：相比于学习，方便、丰富学生们的娱乐活动也至关重要，因为适当的放松可以帮助学生更为高效的学习。
  

 - If students are provided with more and better entertainment facilities, they migh have an easier access to relaxtion, which is definitely gonna be good for their study efficiency.

• 其次，展开段子 - Relax:

- College students nowdays have a lot of assignments and projects to deal with, and they have so many requirements to fullfil, so a lot them might encounter the problem of getting stressed out. Providing them with more ways to entertain themselves can always help them get a better academic performance.

- For example, as a student, I may have a lot of pressure since I have to work really hard everyday so that I can get the required score in the TOEFL exam for my dream school and further my study someday in the future. And whenever I feel very tired after a long time stressful study, I would go to some conert to help me temporarily escape from the pressure. And usually I can have a better study efficiency before I go back to my study again.

• 结论：So I think funding for student entertainment definitely outweighs funding for academic purposes.

Part 3 ( sample )    

Assertion：

Personally speaking, I think if students are provided with more and better entertainment facilities, they might have an easier access to relaxation, which is definitely gonna be good for their study efficiency.

Reason1：

First of all， college students nowdays have a lot of assignments and projects to deal with, and they have so many requirements to fulfil, so a lot them might encounter the problem of getting stressed out. Providing them with more ways to entertain themselves can always help them get a better academic performance.

Reason2:

For example, as a student, I may have a lot of pressure since I have to work really hard everyday so that I can get the required score in the TOEFL exam for my dream school and further my study abroad someday in the future. And whenever I feel very tired after a long time stressful study, I would go to some concert to help me teporarily escape from the pressure. And usually I can have a better study efficiency before I go back to my study again.

So I think funding for student entertainment definitely outweighs funding for academic purposes although students' academic performance is also very important.

声明：以上所有英文资料，完全参考姚飞虎的独立口语话题解析，视频可在其个人网站和优酷上找到，其中 part 2 内容有删减。

这么多内容，源于一个26分钟的视频讲解，我昨夜刷了所有的视频，不知道看了多少，醒来已经是五点半了，然后爬上床上一头蒙到八点半。这个视频大概看了三四遍吧，但是听过后印象不深，想记笔记手写有太潦草，截屏录屏又跟复习内容不沾边，所以想到还是一字一词打出来吧，然后早上读读背背。

以上打字两个小时，下面才开始进入正题。

▁▂▃▅▆ ▊▷/A〓

But lashing out against international schools could prove risky.

lash: to criticize someone or something angrily

打这个句子的时候，我想的是 be 也可以，但 prove 能更好说明，用事实来证明的意味。

▁▂▃▅▆ ▊§/B〓

Laoshan is a case in point.

举例子的短语有很多：

For example

For instance

Take ... as an example

such as

say

speak of 

▁▂▃▅▆ ▊¶/C〓

A provincial forestry official in south-weatern Yunnan province——the site of many protected areas——privately predicts that infighting will persist and that progress towards a more orderly system will be slow.

infighting: 内讧

读到这句话觉得写得很好，虽然不是非常棒的句型，但是可以使用于集体的话题。

▁▂▃▅▆ ▊◆/D〓

Since the election the S&P 500 index of shares has jumped 3%, led by stocks like banks and retailers that soar and sink with the economic cycle.

TE 特别喜欢用押韵的单词，头韵比如有 make and matain, friend and foe, wax and wane.

今天读到一句话: Merry to meet, melt and mint.

▁▂▃▅▆ ▊★/E〓

But there are three main reasons to doubt that a big boom will materialise.

boom: 

a similar increase in the activity of a particular industry or part of a country’s economy

materialise:  

1.happen or to become 

2. appear suddenly and unexpectedly

把模糊的单词具体化，是把句子写好的一个关键点。

今日总结：

... could prove risky

... is a case in point

... infighting will persist and progress will be slow

soar and sink

... will materialise

推荐阅读：如何通过阅读外刊积累英文写作句型？（3）

上篇文章：析经济学人，习高分作文/08

祝你好运。