北外高级口译高级口语 第40课:考试是焦虑的制造者
日期:2013-07-02 16:07

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Examinations Are Anxiety-makers


As anxiety-makers, examinations are second to none. That is because so much depends on them. They are the mark of success or failure in our society. Your whole future may be decided in one fateful day. It doesn't matter that you weren't feeling very well, or that your mother died. Little things like that don't count: the exam goes on. No one can give of his best when he is in mortal terror,or after a sleepless night, yet this is precisely what the examination system expects him to do. The moment a child begins school, he enters a world of vicious competition where success and failure are clearly defined and measured. Can we wonder at the increasing number of "drop-outs": young people who are written off as utter failures before they have even embarked on a career? Can we be surprised at the suicide rate among students?

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重点单词
  • competitionn. 比赛,竞争,竞赛
  • measuredadj. 量过的,慎重的,基于标准的,有韵律的 动词me
  • terrorn. 恐怖,惊骇,令人惧怕或讨厌的人或事物
  • viciousadj. 恶毒的,恶意的,凶残的,剧烈的,严重的
  • utteradj. 全然的,绝对,完全 v. 发出,作声,发表
  • definedadj. 有定义的,确定的;清晰的,轮廓分明的 v. 使