2011年12月英语四级作文优秀范文:私立学校和培训学校

 　　Private Schools and Training Schools

　　1.现在，社会上存在着各种各样的私立学校和培训学校

　　2.私立学校和培训学校的存在有利有弊

　　【精彩范文】

　　Private Schools and Training Schools

　　Education determines the destiny of individuals and of a nation. That’s why China has experienced tremendous boom in education amid its 3-decade reform and opening campaign. Apart from universities and colleges rapidly expanding their scale, private schools and training schools have also mushroomed, attracting large number of students.

　　Private schools and training schools have proliferated¹ because they can considerably² compensate³ for the deficiencies inherent in government-established institutions. They are closely geared to the changing demands for the talents valued by the labor⁴ market and are most sensitive to introduce adjustments, in keeping with those evolving needs. Without the rigid⁵ bureaucracy and executive interference usually associated with government-supported institutions, they are much more efficient in administration and in providing the kind of education catering⁷ to the individual needs of students.

　　However, those schools are not without their flaws. They are almost invariably driven by commercial purposes. The fees they charge are forbidding, disproportionate with the limited education and training they provide. They tend to lack standardized⁸ curriculum and the faculty⁹ there are of varying quality. The legitimate¹⁰ rights and interests of students cannot be fully¹¹ guaranteed, especially when some of them go bankrupt. In view of all those possible negative consequences, it is all the more important that students choose the right school at the right time.

　　【参考译文】

　　私立学校与培训学校

　　教育决定着个人的命运，也决定着国家的命运，这就是为什么伴随着三十多年的改革开放运动，中国的教育事业经历了高度的繁荣。除了高等院校飞速地扩大其规模，私立学校与培训学校也似雨后春笋般地涌现，慕名而来的学生门庭若市。

　　私立学校与培训学校之所以数量激增，因为它们在相当程度上弥补了官办学府所固有的某些不足之处。此类学校紧密地切合劳动力市场不断变化着的对有价值人才的需求，并且依据这些不断变化着的需求， 能敏锐地作出调整。没有了那些常常与官助学府相联系在一起的僵硬的官僚主义及行政干预，它们无论在教学管理方面， 还是在向学生提供可满足其个性需求的教育方面，都来得远为高效。

　　然则，此类学校也并非完美无缺。它们几乎毫无例外地都受着商业目的的驱动。它们收取的费用常常令人望而生畏，与它们所提供的有限的教学与培训不成比例。它们往往缺乏规范的课程设置，那里的师资也良莠不齐。学生们合法的权益无法获得充分的保障，尤其是当其中的一些学校关门倒闭的时候。鉴于所有这些有可能存在的负面后果，学生们在恰当的时机，选择恰当的学校，就显得尤为重要。

　　【值得熟记的句式与短语】

　　1. the destiny of individuals and of a nation个人的命运和国家的命运

　　2. tremendous boom高度的繁荣

　　3. reform and opening campaign改革开放运动

　　4. Apart from…除了……

　　5. compensate for弥补

　　6. government-established institutions官办学校

　　7. be geared to适应……的需要

　　8. be most sensitive to introduce adjustments能敏锐地做出调整

　　9. in keeping with与……协调；与一致

　　10. rigid bureaucracy and executive interference僵硬的官僚主义及行政干预

　　11. cater⁶ to满足……的需要，迎合

　　12. be driven by commercial purposes受着商业目的的驱动

　　13. disproportionate with与……不成比例

　　14. be of varying quality良莠不齐

　　15. The legitimate rights and interests of students cannot be fully guaranteed学生们合法的权益无法获得充分的保障

　　16. go bankrupt破产

　　17. In view of all those possible negative consequences鉴于所有这些有可能存在的负面后果

　　18. all the more important愈加重要

1 proliferated   

激增( proliferate的过去式和过去分词 )； （迅速）繁殖； 增生； 扩散

参考例句：

• Books and articles on the subject have proliferated over the last year. 过去一年以来，论及这一问题的书和文章大量涌现。
• Influenza proliferated throughout the country. 流感在全国蔓延。

2 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

3 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

6 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。

7 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

8 standardized   

adj.标准化的

参考例句：

• We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
• The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。

9 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

10 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

11 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。