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
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With regard to the third choice, the prominent upside may lie with the students’ strong motivation to learn. In comparison with their counterparts, they shoulder more financial pressure and this would help them fully concentrate on their study so as to be more competitive for a job position. In this regard, there is a higher possibility for them to have a more promising career prospect.