题目要求:
Higher education can be funded in several ways including the following three:
1. All costs are paid by the government.
2. All costs are paid by the student.
3. All costs are paid by the student using loans from the government that must be repaid after graduation. Discuss the benefits of each option. Which is the best one?
题目讲解:
语料库:
1. the higher education = college education 高等教育
2. the students’ loans = educational loans 学生贷款
3. work one’s way through college 半工半读
4. apply for the scholarship 申请奖学金
5. potential risk of refusing to repaying the loans 拒绝还款的风险
6. impose much pressure upon a nation economically 增加了政府的经济压力
7. come from the remote rural areas
8. subsidize = sponsor = finance 资助
9. economic support 经济支持
10. finish college education 完成高等教育
11. resolve more pressing social issues 解决更加紧迫的民生问题
12. stimulate one’s study motivation under the pressure of …… 在压力下激发学习动力
13. cherish the learning opportunities 珍惜学习的机会
14. face the risk of dropping out of school 面对辍学的风险
15. embark on part-timers 做兼职工作
文章词汇表达丰富,学术词汇积累做的也很棒;可适当增加从句和复杂句使用;文章结构不够严谨,应增加过程性词汇的使用。
Higher education is the best choice for most of the youths who want to prepare for a bright prospect. And one of the concerns about attending a specific university is how is it funded. Because different funding patterns may have different advantages. Most public university are usually funded by the government. Some European countries like Sweden and Finland and Denmark have a long tradition of free higher education. The obvious benefits are the equal opportunities for every high school graduate to receive higher education. Besides, schools receive stable financial support from the government which can guarantee the education quality. But this may bring some negative impacts. Once the support from the government decreased, the school may face finance burden, which may pose some threat to the teaching quality. Free education also turn some students into slackers, who doesn't appreciate the chance offered by the government. Some famous universities around the world are private universities. For instance, Harvard University and Cornell University. These universities mainly receive funds from the students' tuition or private donation. Because of that, these universities are eager to improve their teaching quality and to follow the social demands to attract students and private investment. That means they collect the best faculty and facility to attract the best students and get their investment paid off. From the students' perspective, they will learn harder in order to be responsible for their tuition. Either in public or in private universities, some students from a less well-off family may be taken care of by the government loan. Which means they will be more appreciated for the opportunities, and in order to be responsible for the government trust and their future, they will work harder both in college and after graduation. Based on above points, I think the students' loan may be the best one. It have the advantages of both reducing the university's financial burden and bringing students motivation to do their job.