和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Six Critical Skills for Today's Global Economy(翻译)

2016-07-13来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. This idea comes from two professors in the U.S. who study how people learn.

come from 源自; 来自某处; 出生于
例句:Dreams come from within, not from the outside.
梦由内心产生,非来自外界。

2. Collaboration: the ability to work with others, to have social-emotional control, and to form communities.

work with 与…在一起干; 从事…工作
例句:His secretaries work with system.
他的几位秘书工作有条不紊。

3. In other words, instead of thinking about how teachers teach best, they tried to think about how people learn best.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句:In other words, menus provide a pedagogic vector.
换句话说,菜单是一条学习的途径。
think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句:I want you to have time alone to think about yourself.
我想让你有机会单独想想自己。

4. The idea, Hirsh-Pasek says, is this: Human beings will never be able to memorize information as well as a computer.

be able to 能够; 能
例句:He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。
as well as 也,又
例句:Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days.
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。

5. Hirsh-Pasek adds that students need to learn to look for experiences that will help them learn.

look for 寻找(某人或某物)
例句:I want Bill to look for Mr. Jones to talk.
我要比尔找琼斯先生谈一谈。

6. She recommends being creative, and above all, not being afraid to mess up.

be afraid to 害怕
例句:Never be afraid to make mistakes.
绝不要怕犯错。
mess up 搞乱; 弄乱,弄糟
例句:They told us not to mess up the room.
他们告诉我们不要把房间弄脏。