VOA慢速英语:What is the Value of a Liberal Arts Degree?

短语讲解：

1. But studying several different subjects in addition to a student’s chosen major is the main idea behind a liberal arts education.

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter.
除了拖拉机，我们又添了一台插秧机。

2. The school also requires them to take a number of classes in several unrelated subjects, like the arts or languages.

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句：Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。

3. In fact, information on the pay for some careers seems to support this idea.

in fact 事实上; 实际上
例句：You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties
你不得不承认，你事实上是陷入了困境。

4. The company found that on average, recent graduates with liberal arts degrees make less than those with degrees directly related to a specific career.

on average 平均起来
例句：American shares rose, on average, by 38%
美国股票价格平均上涨了38%。

5. However, more and more experts suggest that a liberal arts education has greater value than most people realize.

more and more 越来越; 日益; 越来越 ...
例句：The city is becoming more and more prosperous.
这个城市越来越繁盛了。

6. He felt he had been lied to about what to expect from a liberal arts degree after college.

expect from 期望（某人做某事）；对(某人)有…期望
例句：This is what every woman would love and will expect from you.
这是每个女人都喜欢的和期待你的。

7. It taught me to think about the world, the people in it, how our systems work in a different way.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句: I'll have a think about that
我会考虑考虑的。

8. The report showed that 60 percent of employers want graduates to have knowledge and skills directly related to a specific field as well as more general skills.

as well as 也，又
例句：They visited some factories, hospitals as well as the school.
他们参观了这所学校，还参观了工厂和医院。